What Turner has uncovered is a narrow but unique slice of history-one more chapter of compelling Titanic lore. But their individual stories, until now, have been largely unknown.

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What these men did-standing calmly on deck playing throughout the disaster-achieved global recognition. Buy The Band That Played on: The Extraordinary Story of the 8 Musicians Who Went Down with the Titanic Illustrated by Turner, Steve (ISBN: 9781595555465) from Amazon's Book Store. 'The Band that Played On is, surprisingly, the first book since the great ship went down to examine the lives of the eight musicians who were employed by the Titanic. How did the faith of the band members allow them to react with grace under pressure?Why does the story of the Titanic continue to fascinate?How does the legacy of that glorious band live on today? In The Band that Played On, Turner asks and answers key questions, including: Join renowned biographer Steve Turner as he shares an extraordinary portrait of eight men who were thrown together on a maiden voyage, never having played together as a band, and whose names will be forever linked because of an extraordinary act of courage in the face of death. In 2001, 2004, 20 I interviewed Kooper about his 1965-1970 recording endeavors with Bob Dylan. But never before has 'that glorious band,' the group of eight musicians who played on as the Titanic slipped deeper and deeper into the Atlantic Ocean, been explored in such depth-until now. Al Kooper has been selected for a Musical Excellence Award at the 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony on November 3 at the Barclays Center in his birthplace of Brooklyn, New York. They often tell the same story about the 'unsinkable' Titanic, her wealthy passengers, the families torn apart, and the unthinkable end. The movies, the documentaries, the museum exhibits.

The Band That Played On by Steve Turner