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The young musicians encountered tear gas, a one-armed go-go dancer and police dogs during their weeklong residency.

He kicked off first show of new tour with covers of two songs by the Band.

"I wanted to get a little, uh, normal ... and being in a band is anything but normal."

Fellow musicians took to social media to share their tributes.

Co-founder of the Band also had a successful career in film scoring.

He helped lead the Band through the most iconic Thanksgiving celebration in rock history with 'The Last Waltz,' but he's also an artist who's celebrated his Native American heritage on recordings like 'Contact From the Underworld of Redboy.'

It's not just that the Band's classic 1972 live recording 'Rock of Ages' only scratched the surface of what the group did over four concerts during the final week of the previous year at New York City's Academy of Music. Turns out, guitarist/co-producer Robbie Robertson never liked how the original sounded.

Levon Helm singer/drummer founder of  The Band "is in the final stages of his battle with cancer," according to a message Helm's wife, Sandy, and daughter Amy posted on his website.

Rod's daughter Kimberly gave birth to a baby girl last Sunday. Baby Delilah's 66 year old grandfather headed to The Colosseum at Caesars Palace to begin a two year residency at the venue.