At Dylan's Cafe Washington DC December 8, 1987

 Rick Danko and Richard Manuel were key members of

the legendary group of musicians The band. In addition to

being connected with Bob Dylan both recording a number of

albums with him and performing at many concerts The Band

also had a

thriving career of their own. Opening their account with the

groundbreaking album Music From Big Pink in 1968 The Band

would go on to record a further six studio albums before

calling it a day for the first time in late 1976 with a farewell

performance at the Winterland which was filmed and recorded

and subsequently released as The Last Waltz.

During the eighties the various members busied themselves

with sessions and albums of their own however they did

reform as The Band without Robbie Robertson in 1983 and

also performed occasionally in various groupings.

This performance features a solo Rick Danko performance

at "Dylan's Cafe" in Washington on December 8^th 1987.

This double disc set contains both performances from that

night and as such includes a number of tracks from the Band's

catalogue including Stage Fright, The Weight and Acadian

Driftwood. The set also features what was Rick Danko's

sometime showpiece with the band Mystery Train. At the time

of this recording Rick was still performing with the band and

would continue to do so until his death in 1999.

This recording however captures Rick Danko the solo

musician and is a wonderful example of what Rick brought

to the band as a performer and yet made him so special as

a solo artist.

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