Contributions by Joshua Coleman, Christine Hand Jones, Kevin C.
Neece, Charlotte Pence, George Plasketes, Jeffrey Scholes, Jeff
Sellars, Toby Thompson, and Jude Warne After performing with Ronnie
Hawkins as the Hawks (1957-1964), The Band (Rick Danko, Garth
Hudson, Richard Manuel, Robbie Robertson, and Levon Helm)
eventually rose to fame in the sixties as backing musicians for Bob
Dylan. This collaboration with Dylan presented the group with a
chance to expand musically and strike out on their own. The Band's
fusion of rock, country, soul, and blues music-all tinged with a
southern flavor and musical adventurousness-created a unique
soundscape. The combined use of multiple instruments, complex song
structures, and poetic lyrics required attentive listening and a
sophisticated interpretive framework. It is no surprise, then, that
they soon grew to be one of the biggest bands of their era. In Rags
and Bones: An Exploration of The Band, scholars and musicians take
a broad, multidisciplinary approach to The Band and their music,
allowing for examination through sociological, historical,
political, religious, technological, cultural, and philosophical
means. Each contributor approaches The Band from their field of
interest, offering a wide range of investigations into The Band's
music and influence. Commercially successful and critically lauded,
The Band created a paradoxically mythic and hauntingly realistic
lyrical landscape for their songs-and their musicianship enlarged
this detailed landscape. This collection offers a rounded
examination, allowing the multifaceted music and work of The Band
to be appreciated by audiences old and new.
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