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- The_Word_(band) abstract "The Word is an American instrumental/sacred steel/gospel blues jam band. The supergroup included well-known musicians: Robert Randolph (pedal steel guitar), John Medeski (keyboards), and all three members of North Mississippi Allstars - Luther Dickinson (electric guitar), Cody Dickinson (drums, washboard), and Chris Chew (bass guitar).The Word developed from a mutual affection for gospel music and the Sacred Steel tradition shared by Medeski and members of the North Mississippi Allstars, both having discovered the phenomenon through a series of albums published by Arhoolie Records in the 1990s and early 2000s. Chris Chew and Luther Dickinson were particularly fond of a song called "Without God" on the Sacred Steel Live! album, the only track credited to a then-unknown Robert Randolph. They contacted Randolph and recruited him to form their own Sacred Steel band, likely the first initiated by musicians outside the House of God church organization.Musically, the Word is similar to other sacred steel bands, with the major difference being a total lack of vocals, both gospel singing and sing-song preaching that often accompanies such music in the original church setting. The organ and electric piano content, provided by Medeski, is more experimental and pronounced than in traditional sacred steel music, which originally developed from House of God churches filling the role of a pipe organ with the much less expensive steel guitar. Another unusual aspect of the music is that drummer Cody Dickinson plays electric washboard on certain songs, as he sometimes does with the North Mississippi Allstars. During live concerts, there is typically only one vocal microphone, used by Randolph to address the audience with encouragement and occasional exclamations of spiritual praise between songs. However, there is at least one example of bassist Chris Chew singing the lyrics to a traditional gospel song played by the Word, on January 1, 2010 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.Their debut self-titled album, produced by Medeski and released on Ropeadope Records July 31, 2001, includes an updated version of "Without God", the song that brought The Word together in the first place. The album contains a mixture of traditional gospel songs (played with instrumental arrangements) and original instrumentals written by the group. The group toured in 2002 and then reunited to tour again in late 2007/early 2008. The group also played at the Bonnaroo festival in 2005 and 2012, and on the Jam Cruise in 2010. The group performed live on Conan's May 11, 2015 show.".
- The_Word_(band) activeYearsStartYear "2000".
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- The_Word_(band) associatedMusicalArtist North_Mississippi_Allstars.
- The_Word_(band) associatedMusicalArtist Robert_Randolph_and_the_Family_Band.
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- The_Word_(band) genre Blues_rock.
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- The_Word_(band) genre Southern_rock.
- The_Word_(band) recordLabel Ropeadope_Records.
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- The_Word_(band) wikiPageWikiLinkText "The Word (band)".
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- The_Word_(band) associatedActs Medeski,_Martin_&_Wood.
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- The_Word_(band) genre Blues_rock.
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- The_Word_(band) genre Southern_rock.
- The_Word_(band) hasPhotoCollection The_Word_(band).
- The_Word_(band) id "p483727".
- The_Word_(band) label Ropeadope_Records.
- The_Word_(band) label "The Word".
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- The_Word_(band) name "The Word".
- The_Word_(band) origin "United States".
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- The_Word_(band) yearsActive "2000".
- The_Word_(band) subject Category:American_gospel_musical_groups.
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