A Musical History is the second
box set to anthologize
Canadian-
American rock group
The Band. Released by
Capitol Records on September 27, 2005, it features 111 tracks spread over five
Compact Discs and one
DVD. Roughly spanning the group's journey from 1961 to 1977, from their days behind
Ronnie Hawkins and
Bob Dylan through the departure of
Robbie Robertson and the first disbanding of the group. The set includes highlights from each of the group's first seven studio albums and both major live recordings and nearly forty rare or previously unreleased performances.