Rags and Bones

An Exploration of the Band

Jeff Sellars, Kevin C. Neece

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University Press of Mississippi
30 December 2022

Series: American Made Music Series

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.

Edited by: Jeff Sellars, Kevin C. Neece
Imprint: University Press of Mississippi
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 228mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 10mm
Weight: 363g
ISBN: 9781496842985
ISBN 10: 1496842987
Series: American Made Music Series
Pages: 277
Publication Date: 30 December 2022
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jeff Sellars teaches in Northern California and along the Oregon Coast. He has taught at Southwestern Oregon Community College, Thomas Edison State University, and Humboldt State University. His main area of academic interest centers on media, culture, and technology. Kevin C. Neece is a writer and commentator on media, the arts, and pop culture. He is editor or coeditor of multiple books and journals, as well as producer and host of The Gospel According to Star Trek podcast, based on his book The Gospel According to Star Trek: The Original Crew and its forthcoming sequels. He lives with his wife and son in North Texas.

Reviews for Rags and Bones: An Exploration of the Band

It's about time there was a solid collection of essays on The Band. The essays here are informative, engaging, and lucidly written. It's enjoyable as well as insightful. An excellent collection.--Thomas M. Kitts, professor of English and speech at St. John's University and author of John Fogerty: An American Son