The Hot Band

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The Hot Band was Emmylou Harris’s acclaimed backing group in the 1970s, known for its virtuoso country-rock musicians and influential role in shaping her signature sound.

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The Hot Band canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf backing band
country rock band
activeInPeriod 1970s
associatedAlbum Blue Kentucky Girl
Elite Hotel
Luxury Liner
Pieces of the Sky
Quarter Moon in a Ten Cent Town
Roses in the Snow
associatedGenreMovement outlaw country
progressive country
associatedWith Emmylou Harris
backedArtist Emmylou Harris
collaboratedWith Brian Ahern
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
genre country
country rock
roots rock
hasMember Albert Lee
Brian Ahern
Emory Gordy Jr.
Glen D. Hardin
Hank DeVito
James Burton
John Ware
Ricky Skaggs
Rodney Crowell
Tony Brown
influenced Americana artists
country rock musicians
knownFor blending traditional country with rock and pop elements
tight live arrangements
virtuoso instrumental performances
notableFor backing Emmylou Harris on her classic 1970s albums
helping shape Emmylou Harris’s signature sound
notableInstrumentalist Albert Lee
James Burton
Ricky Skaggs
notableSongContribution Emmylou Harris and The Hot Band
surface form: “Luxury Liner” (as Emmylou Harris’s backing band)

Together Again
surface form: “Together Again” (as Emmylou Harris’s backing band)

Emmylou Harris and The Hot Band
surface form: “Two More Bottles of Wine” (as Emmylou Harris’s backing band)
primaryRole Emmylou Harris and The Hot Band
surface form: studio band for Emmylou Harris

touring band for Emmylou Harris
styleCharacteristic mix of Nashville and California country-rock influences
prominent electric guitar work
strong harmony vocals

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Emmylou Harris associatedAct The Hot Band
Luxury Liner featuresBackingBand The Hot Band
Rodney Crowell associatedAct The Hot Band