“Wonderful”: In 1983, Bob Weir witnessed the greatest live act of his lifeBehind the success of every great musician, there’s a great talent scout. In fact, behind a lot of the greatest artists of the 20th century was the same talent scout. Incredibly, though, despite his faultless and frankly incredible track record, Hammond’s instincts weren’t always understood, appreciated or even respected by his Columbia colleagues. Any time we had a record date or gig with Basie and his band, Frank was extremely happy to be working with him.” Bob Weir caught a Count Basie show in 1983 and was as blown away as anybody, later saying of the night, “A number of years back, I went to see Count Basie.