The Statue Makers of Hollywood
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The Statue Makers of Hollywood is the third and final album by the rock
band
The Alpha Band
, released in 1978.
Rock music
Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
band
Musical ensemble
A musical ensemble is a group of people who perform instrumental or vocal music. In classical music, trios or quartets either blend the sounds of musical instrument families or group together instruments from the same instrument family, such as string ensembles or wind ensembles...
The Alpha Band
The Alpha Band
The Alpha Band was a rock band formed in July 1976 from the remnants of Bob Dylan's Rolling Thunder Revue. Band members were T-Bone Burnett, Steven Soles, and David Mansfield, plus sidemen who differed from record to record and included: David Kemper ; gospel great Andrae Crouch; and former Beatle...
, released in 1978.
Track listing
- "Tick Tock" (T-Bone BurnettT-Bone BurnettJoseph Henry Burnett , widely known as T-Bone Burnett, is an American musician, songwriter, and soundtrack and record producer.He was a guitarist in Bob Dylan's band on the Rolling Thunder Revue...
, David MansfieldDavid MansfieldDavid Mansfield is an American violinist, mandolin player, guitarist, pedal steel guitar player, and composer....
, Steven SolesSteven SolesSteven Soles is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and guitarist.Known also as J. Steven Soles, he was asked by Bob Dylan to join the band for his 1975-1976 "Rolling Thunder Revue" tour, and he also played with Dylan on Street Legal and the following tour, including the live album Bob...
) - "Rich Man" (Burnett)
- "Mighty Man" (Burnett)
- "Perverse Generation" (Burnett)
- "Two Sisters" (Soles, Carson)
- "Two People in the Modern World" (Soles)
- "Back in My Baby's Arms Again" (Burnett)
- "Thank God" (Hank Williams)
Personnel
- T-Bone BurnettT-Bone BurnettJoseph Henry Burnett , widely known as T-Bone Burnett, is an American musician, songwriter, and soundtrack and record producer.He was a guitarist in Bob Dylan's band on the Rolling Thunder Revue...
– vocals, guitar, piano - David MansfieldDavid MansfieldDavid Mansfield is an American violinist, mandolin player, guitarist, pedal steel guitar player, and composer....
– guitar, mandolin, organ, dobro, background vocals - Steven SolesSteven SolesSteven Soles is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and guitarist.Known also as J. Steven Soles, he was asked by Bob Dylan to join the band for his 1975-1976 "Rolling Thunder Revue" tour, and he also played with Dylan on Street Legal and the following tour, including the live album Bob...
– vocals, guitar, piano - Stephen BrutonStephen Bruton-Background:Born in Wilmington, Delaware as Turner Stephen Bruton, he moved with his family to Texas at the age of two. He fell into the Fort Worth music scene after graduating from Texas Christian University when he joined Kris Kristofferson's band as the latter's career was about to take off;...
– vocals, guitar - Bill Maxwell – drums
- Everett Bryson – percussion
- Lee Pastora – percussion, conga
- David MinerDavid Miner (musician)David Miner , sometimes credited as David Minor, is an American guitarist, singer and songwriter, perhaps best known as a member of Grace Slick's The Great Society in the 1960s. He actually co-founded The Great Society along with Jerry, Darby, and Grace Slick as well as Bard Du Pont, in the sense...
– bass - Rob StonerRob StonerRobert David Rothstein , better known as Rob Stoner, is an American multi-instrumental musician....
– bass, background vocals - Bill Thedford – background vocals
- James Felix – background vocals
- Daniel Moore – background vocals
- Perry Morgan – background vocals
- Cindy Bullens – background vocals
- Christ Memorial Church of God In – background vocals
- Andre Crouch – background vocals
- Jessy Dixon – background vocals
- Scott Page – saxophone
- David Duke – French horn
- Larry Ford – trumpet
- Jim Gordon – saxophone
- David Hungate – trombone
- Jerry Jumonville – saxophone
- Jerry Peterson – saxophone
- Roy Poper – trumpet
- Jim PriceJim Price (musician)Jim Price was, together with Bobby Keys and Jim Horn, one of the most in demand horn session players of the 1970s. He toured extensively with The Rolling Stones from 1970 until 1973, including their 1972 American Tour, and appears on the albums, Sticky Fingers, Exile on Main St. and Goats Head Soup...
– trombone - Jay Pruitt – trumpet
- Alan Robinson – French horn