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 a 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 a Levon Helm Robbie Robertson Rick
Danko Richard Manuel and Garth Hudson a 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. THThe Band wove a history that rivals the epic
scenes they sang about: from their early years as rockabilly wild
man Ronnie Hawkins's group the Hawks and their groundbreaking tours
and EBasement TapesE period with Bob Dylan through their emergence
as the Band with 1968's landmark album EMusic from Big PinkE they
reigned as one of rock's most popular acts culminating with rock's
greatest concert movie EThe Last WaltzE and their 1980s reunion and
ultimate demise with the tragic deaths of Manuel and Danko.THEThe
Band FAQE digs deep to discuss different facets of the Band's
collective and individual stories a 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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