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The Band FAQ
All That's Left to Know About the Fathers of Americana
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This book is ideal for music enthusiasts, especially fans of classic rock and roots music, as well as those interested in the history and cultural impact of one of rock's most influential bands.
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In a way that no prior rock act had done, the Band assimilated, remade, and contagiously celebrated the rich, deep tributaries of American vernacular music. Blues, country, jazz, folk, gospel, soul, rock 'n' roll: the members soaked it all up, distilling what they heard and felt into an alchemical brew all their own.
Via this vibrant concoction, the group—Levon Helm, Robbie Robertson, Rick Danko, Richard Manuel, and Garth Hudson—reshaped popular music, creating the genre now known as roots rock and giving us classic songs like "The Weight," "Up on Cripple Creek," and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down."
The Band wove a history that rivals the epic scenes they sang about: from their early years as rockabilly wild man Ronnie Hawkins’ group, the Hawks, and their groundbreaking tours and Basement Tapes period with Bob Dylan, through their emergence as the Band with 1968's landmark album Music from Big Pink, they reigned as one of rock's most popular acts, culminating with rock's greatest concert movie, The Last Waltz, and their 1980s reunion and ultimate demise with the tragic deaths of Manuel and Danko.
The Band FAQ digs deep to discuss different facets of the Band's collective and individual stories, providing intensive analysis of their recordings; highlighting their key concerts, collaborations with Bob Dylan, outside projects, musical and non-musical influences, and their contemporary artists; and examining the group's formidable effect on popular music and their still-thriving legacy.
A host of rare images rounds out the book, which is a must-have for new and longtime fans.
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Book Details
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ISBN: 9781617136139
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 October 2016
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Backbeat Books
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 24.0mm
Width: 154.0mm
Height: 227.0mm
Weight: 635g
Pages: 400
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