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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Hot Band canonical | 3 |
Statements (46)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.