And I promise, this story will become relevant in just a minute. That name seems to have worked just fine. Finally, Robbie Robertson noted that Dylan always had just referred to them as, "the band." Since their lineup was the same, minus one Robert Zimmerman, why not just go by that? For a while they were The Honkies, and then The Crackers - thankfully, neither of those made the cut either. Then, once they branched out on their own, they found themselves without a name. When Rick Danko, Levon Helm, Garth Hudson, Richard Manuel, and Robbie Robertson first started playing together, they weren't playing in a band of their own, but rather, as sidemen for various artists, including Ronnie Hawkins, Cathy Smith, Sonny Boy Williamson, and most notably Bob Dylan. Barry Mitterhoff - currently a member of Hot Tuna
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