The lineup was Levon Helm, Rick Danko, Richard Manuel, Garth Hudson, Robbie Robertson, joined by [a=Jerry Penfound] and, briefly, [a=Bruce Bruno]. In 1965 the group, as a 5-piece, was recruited to back Bob Dylan. Helm left this tour later the same year and was replaced by, in order, drummers [a=Bobby Gregg], [a=Sandy Konikoff] (also a former member of [a=The Hawks (2)]), and finally [a=Mickey Jones (2)]. Helm would rejoin the group in Woodstock in 1967, and they would rename themselves The Band in 1968.

Later releases credited to "Bob Dylan & The Hawks" should be assigned to the PAN Levon And The Hawks, ANV'd to "The Hawks", and not to Ronnie Hawkins' continuing backing band [a=The Hawks (2)].