Bob Dylan's early back up band became known as "The Band", both around inner circles and professionally. Their debut album, without Dylan (although he wrote 3 of the songs and illustrated the album's cover), was released in 1968 under the name Music From Big Pink; due to the fact they recorded it in a large house with pink siding, that the guys were renting at the time...
The "No Reason To Cry" album from 1976 wasn't one of Clapton's biggest sellers, but sure turned out to be an interesting one. It's notable for Bob Dylan's involvement, along with his old backing band, The Band. It may be unlike any other Clapton album, even with his trusted female vocal duo of Yvonne Elliman and Marcy Levy on board...
Dylan's former back up band eventually became known as, simply, The Band. Striking out on their own, they received praise from critics and peers but never generated that much excitement from the public. One fave still stands out and it's that track, "The Weight", that most people remember them for...