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The Alpha Band
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The Alpha Band

Genre: Rock, Classic Rock, Roots Rock
Origin: U.S.A
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Biography

Emerging in July 1976 from Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue, the Alpha Band entered the music landscape carrying considerable anticipation. Mere weeks after forming, the group secured a contract with Clive Davis at Arista Records valued at a reported $6 million, an arrangement Davis promoted by calling the act one of the most significant to appear in years. Their music mixed a wide assortment of American roots approaches with pop and rock ingredients, orbiting singer-songwriters J. Henry "T-Bone" Burnett and Steven Soles along with multi-instrumentalist David Mansfield.

The ensemble's self-titled 1976 debut album, recorded with an expanded lineup that incorporated drummer Matt Betton and bassist David Jackson, presented a wide-ranging set of songs whose strongest features included Burnett's impressionistic lyrics, Soles' folk-pop compositions, and Mansfield's contributions on guitar, mandolin, and his standout violin. Burnett, Soles, and Mansfield remained together to issue two further albums, Spark in the Dark (1977) and the overtly Christian The Statue Makers of Hollywood (1978), before the band dissolved in 1979.

Top Songs

  1. The Alpha BandInterviewsThe Alpha Band · 1976The Alpha Band3:52
  2. The Alpha BandKeep It in the FamilyThe Alpha Band · 1976The Alpha Band4:34
  3. The Alpha BandCheap PerfumeThe Alpha Band · 1976The Alpha Band2:49
  4. The Alpha BandThe DogsThe Alpha Band · 1976The Alpha Band4:20
  5. The Statue Makers of HollywoodThank GodThe Statue Makers of Hollywood · 1978The Statue Makers of Hollywood3:34
  6. The Alpha BandTen FiguresThe Alpha Band · 1976The Alpha Band4:09
  7. Spark In the DarkNot Everything Has a PriceSpark In the Dark · 1977Spark In the Dark2:38
  8. The Alpha BandLast Chance to DanceThe Alpha Band · 1976The Alpha Band3:18
  9. The Alpha BandDark EyesThe Alpha Band · 1976The Alpha Band3:33
  10. The Alpha BandArizona TelegramThe Alpha Band · 1976The Alpha Band4:25
  11. The Alpha BandMadmanThe Alpha Band · 1976The Alpha Band4:23
  12. The Alpha BandWouldn't You KnowThe Alpha Band · 1976The Alpha Band3:51
  13. Spark In the DarkJazz HymnSpark In the Dark · 1977Spark In the Dark1:52
  14. Spark In the DarkSpark In the Dark (On the Moody Existentialist)Spark In the Dark · 1977Spark In the Dark4:18
  15. Spark In the DarkMystifiedSpark In the Dark · 1977Spark In the Dark2:36
  16. Spark In the DarkLove and RomanceSpark In the Dark · 1977Spark In the Dark2:50
  17. The Statue Makers of HollywoodTick TockThe Statue Makers of Hollywood · 1978The Statue Makers of Hollywood8:03
  18. Spark In the DarkYou Angel YouSpark In the Dark · 1977Spark In the Dark2:45
  19. Spark In the DarkAdrenalineSpark In the Dark · 1977Spark In the Dark2:51
  20. Spark In the DarkHoney RunsSpark In the Dark · 1977Spark In the Dark3:11

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