The Alpha Band was an American

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band, formed in July 1976 from the remnants of

Bob Dylan Bob Dylan (legally Robert Dylan, born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. Often regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of all time, Dylan has been a major figure in popular culture during a career sp ...

's Rolling Thunder Revue. Entry for ''The Alpha Band''.

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. Accessed May 21, 2009. Band members were

T-Bone Burnett Joseph Henry "T Bone" Burnett III (born January 14, 1948) is an American record producer, guitarist and songwriter. He rose to fame as a guitarist in Bob Dylan's band during the 1970s. He has received multiple Grammy awards for his work in film ...

, Steven Soles, and

David Mansfield David Mansfield (born September 13, 1956) is an American musician and composer. Mansfield was raised in Leonia, New Jersey. His father, Newton Mansfield was a first violinist in the New York Philharmonic. David played guitar, pedal steel guitar ...

, plus sidemen who differed from record to record and included: David Kemper (later drummer for

and Jerry Garcia Band); gospel musician

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; and former

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. The band produced three albums, particularly notable for their intelligent cultural critique. The members of the band, especially Burnett and Mansfield, are known for their important roles as producers of other people's albums subsequently.

Discography

Albums

* ''

The Alpha Band The Alpha Band was an American rock band, formed in July 1976 from the remnants of Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue. Entry for ''The Alpha Band''. AllMusic. Accessed May 21, 2009. Band members were T-Bone Burnett, Steven Soles, and David Mansf ...

'', 1976 * ''

Spark in the Dark ''Spark in the Dark'' is the second album by the rock band The Alpha Band, released in 1977. The core band members remained T-Bone Burnett, Steven Soles and David Mansfield. No less than five drummers were used on the recording, including guest R ...

'', 1977 * ''

The Statue Makers of Hollywood ''The Statue Makers of Hollywood'' is the third and final album by the rock band The Alpha Band, released in 1978. Allmusic entry for ''The Statue Makers of Hollywood''.Accessed May 21, 2009. Track listing # "Tick Tock" (T-Bone Burnett, David ...

'', 1978 * ''The Arista Albums'', 2005, two-CD set compiling all three LPs

References

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