So Many Roads is a 1965 studio album by John P. Hammond, backed by several musicians who would go on to form The Band.

[3] The group toured in America's East Coast, so they could easily show up at the studio, where the record label only allowed for a single three-hour session.

[4] Hammond wanted the entire line-up—which included drummer Levon Helm, organist Garth Hudson, and guitarist Robbie Robertson, who all appear on the album, as well as bassist Rick Danko and keyboardist Richard Manuel—but he was denied by Vanguard Records, who insisted that veteran jazz bassist Jimmy Lewis appear, having played on previous recordings from Hammond.

[2] Hammond brought in Chicago blues friends Mike Bloomfield and Charlie Musselwhite to round out the recording.

[5] In the months after this album was released, Hammond was informed that a young Jimi Hendrix—who had recently relocated to New York City—was playing songs from So Many Roads.