Segment of Grateful Dread's Potpourri, a production of Grateful Dread Public Radio, Nashville, TN Natalie Davis interviews musician CRAIG HARRIS, author of forthcoming book ?The Band: Pioneers of Americana Music,? which surveys The Band's musical journey from sidemen for, among others, Ronnie Hawkins and Bob Dylan to rock legendry in their own right. ?The Band: Pioneers of Americana Music? touches on the evolution of rock and roll, the electrifying of folk music, unionism, the Civil Rights Movement, the growth of America's musical roots, changes in radio formatting, changing perceptions of the American south, and the commercializing of the counter-culture, as well as drug dependency, alcoholism, suicide, greed, and the struggle against cancer. The book, published by Rowman & Littlefield, will be available starting April 16, 2014, at http://www.drumawaytheblues.com/.
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