Before they became The Band, the five men who made up the group had proven themselves time and again as live performers when supporting others. When it came time for them to make their debut live ...

The Band developed a reputation for the potency and feeling of their live performances. Their delicate interplay set them apart from other acts who just blasted away with little regard for chemistry.

What the Inglewood, Calif. crowd got was a show with 37 numbers sung by about 20 brand-name artists, alone or in combination, each getting anywhere from one to three songs apiece. The except to that ...