For as much as I hear and read about The Band being such a great band, I rarely, if ever, talk to anyone who likes them, or knows anything they have ever done.
I know this song, but only after a trip to wikipedia. Before that, couldn't have told you what it was called or who sang it.
My first introduction to members of The Band was on Roger Waters' VHS(!) tape from his performance of The Wall in 1990. A couple old guys sing the chorus to Mother, and poorly, if you ask me. I saw they were members of The Band, which meant nothing to me at the time.