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The Alpha Band was an American rock band, formed in July 1976 from the remnants of Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue.[1]

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The Alpha Band
Origin	United States
Genres	Rock
Years active	1976 (1976)–1979
Labels	Arista Records
Past members	T-Bone Burnett Steven Soles David Mansfield

Band members were T-Bone Burnett, Steven Soles, and David Mansfield,[2] plus sidemen who differed from record to record and included: David Kemper (later drummer for Bob Dylan and Jerry Garcia Band); gospel musician Andraé Crouch; and former Beatle Ringo Starr.

Their three albums were remarkably obscure, even upon release.[2] The group is now recalled mostly as a launching pad for Mansfield, and even more for launching Burnett. Soles went behind the scenes and retired as an artist, while writing and producing for films and television. When the band disbanded in 1979, all three members began producing albums for other artists.

Discography

Albums

• Alpha Band, 1976
• Spark in the Dark, 1977
• The Statue Makers of Hollywood, 1978
• The Arista Albums, 2005, two-CD set compiling all three LPs

References

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Tne Alpha Band — американская рок-группа, образованная в июле 1976 года тремя участниками концертного тура Боба Дилана Rolling Thunder Revue. Ти-Боун Бёрнетт (англ. T-Bone Burnett), Стивен Солс (англ. Steven Soles), Дэвид Мэнсфилд (англ. David Mansfield), после окончания тура решили продолжать играть вместе и организовали группу, с которой связывались очень большие надежды. Через несколько недель после образования они подписали контракт на 6 миллионов долларов с Клайвом Дэвисом (англ. Clive Davis), президентом звукозаписывающей компании Arista Records[1].

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