'' Music from Big Pink '' is the debut studio album by The Band . Released in 1968 , it employs a distinctive blend of country , rock , folk , classical , R&B , and soul . The music was composed partly in " Big Pink " , a house shared by Rick Danko , Richard Manuel and Garth Hudson in West Saugerties , New York . The album itself was recorded in studios in New York and Los Angeles in 1968 , and followed the band 's backing of Bob Dylan on his 1966 tour ( as The Hawks ) and time spent together in upstate New York recording material that was officially released in 1975 as '' The Basement Tapes '' , also with Dylan . The cover artwork is a painting by Dylan
1966 tour
Bob Dylan World Tour 1966
Music from Big Pink