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Hal Leonard Corporation The Band FAQ: All That's Left to Know About the Fathers of Americana
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 ä 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 ä Levon Helm Robbie Robertson Rick Danko Richard Manuel and Garth Hudson ä 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. ÞThe 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 ÊBasement TapesÊ period with Bob Dylan through their emergence as the Band with 1968's landmark album ÊMusic from Big PinkÊ they reigned as one of rock's most popular acts culminating with rock's greatest concert movie ÊThe Last WaltzÊ and their 1980s reunion and ultimate demise with the tragic deaths of Manuel and Danko.ÞÊThe Band FAQÊ digs deep to discuss different facets of the Band's collective and individual stories ä 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.
£16.47
Hal Leonard Corporation I Know Better Now: My Life Before, During and After the Ramones
It's 1982 and the Ramones are in a gutter-bound spiral. Following a run of inconsistent albums and deep in the throes of internal tensions the legendary quartet is about to crash and burn.ÞEnter Richie Ramone.ÞThen a 26-year-old from New Jersey named Richard Reinhardt he's snapped up by the group to be their new drummer and instantly goes from the obscurity of the underground club scene to membership in the most famous punk-rock band of all time revitalizing the pioneering outfit with his powerful precise and blindingly fast beats ä composing classic cuts like the menacing anthem Somebody Put Something in My Drink and becoming the only Ramones percussionist to sing lead vocals for the group. With the Ramones he performs over five hundred shows at venues all around the world and records three storming studio albums ä before abruptly quitting the band and going deep underground. To most fans this crucial figure in the band's history has remained a mystery his tale untold.ÞUntil now.ÞÊI Know Better Now: My Life Before During and After the RamonesÊ is the firsthand four-on-the-floor account of a life in rock 'n' roll and in one of its most influential acts ä straight from the sticks of the man who kept the beat.
£22.50
