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The Band FAQ: All That´s Left to Know About the Fathers of Americana
Peter Aaron
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Description for The Band FAQ: All That´s Left to Know About the Fathers of Americana
Paperback. The Band FAQ discuss different facets of the Band s collective and individual stories and examines the group s formidable effect on popular music and their still-thriving legacy. Series: FAQ Series. Num Pages: 400 pages, Black and white images throughout. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 155 x 227 x 29. Weight in Grams: 632.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Hal Leonard Corporation
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
FAQ Series
Condition
New
Weight
631g
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
Milwaukee, United States
ISBN
9781617136139
SKU
V9781617136139
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Ref
99-15
About Peter Aaron
PETER AARON (Hudson Valley, NY) is the author of If You Like the Ramones ..., the music editor of Chronogram 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 Village Voice, the Boston Herald, ... Read more
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