{"product_id":"the-band-faq-all-thats-left-to-know-about-the-fathers-of-americana-paperback","title":"The Band FAQ: All That's Left to Know about the Fathers of Americana - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePeter Aaron\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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 \u003ci\u003eBasement Tapes\u003c\/i\u003e period with Bob Dylan, through their emergence as the Band with 1968's landmark album \u003ci\u003eMusic from Big Pink\u003c\/i\u003e, they reigned as one of rock's most popular acts, culminating with rock's greatest concert movie, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Waltz\u003c\/i\u003e, and their 1980s reunion and ultimate demise with the tragic deaths of Manuel and Danko. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Band FAQ\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter Aaron\u003c\/b\u003e (Hudson Valley, NY) is the author of \u003ci\u003eIf You Like the Ramones...\u003c\/i\u003e, the music editor of \u003ci\u003eChronogram\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, the 2005 first-place winner of a New York State Associated Press Writing Award for Arts\/Entertainment Criticism, and the front man of influential New York band the Chrome Cranks. His writing has appeared in the \u003ci\u003eVillage Voice\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eBoston Herald\u003c\/i\u003e, and other publications.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 08, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53476233675059,"sku":"9781617136139","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/the-band-faq-all-thats-left-to-know-about-the-fathers-of-americana-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}