Kapustniks and various amateur performances are loved by many. It is not necessary to have special talents to participate in informal productions and musical groups. On the same principle, the Rock Bottom Remainders team was created. It included a large number of people who became famous for their literary talent. Known in another creative field, people decided to try their hand at the musical field.
The essence of Rock Bottom Remainders
Something completely new was the American rock band Rock Bottom Reminders. There is a wide range of people among the members of the team. All of them are known as writers, journalists and other representatives of the literary genre. Most of them do not have any musical education and talents in this area.
Amateur members gathered for rare performances in front of an audience. The purpose of the meetings was to draw attention to their profession, creativity in their main activity. Most of the income from musical improvisations writers send to charity.
Who owns the idea of creating a musical group Rock Bottom Remainders
The idea behind Rock Bottom Remainders belongs to Kathi Kamen Goldmark. An energetic woman who is directly related to literature and indirectly to music. He has an extraordinary mind and excellent organizational skills. Initially, she was just trying to draw attention to a certain event.
In 1992, Kathi Goldmark brought together a dozen famous authors for a small show at a book convention. The members of such an impromptu musical group were imbued with the ideas of the author. They liked the preparation process, the performances and the warm reception of the audience.
The main stimulus to the desire to continue making music was the interest of the audience in the participants, additional advertising of their main activities and the financial side of the issue. It was decided to spend all the funds raised in this way on various charitable projects.
Group members
Initially, in addition to the founder, the group included various well-known figures of the literary genre. Among them is the husband of the creator Sam Barry. Amy Tan, Cynthia Hamel, Ridley Pearson, Scott Turow and others also took part in the musical activities of writers. Stephen King became the key figure of the team.
Initially, an impromptu rock concert did not involve the participants in the serious involvement in music. Later, when the group began to engage in this type of activity more seriously, professional musicians appeared in the line-up: various instrumentalists from a guitarist to a saxophonist and a multi-instrumentalist.
The meaning of the name of the team
Rock Bottom Remainders is the full name of the musical group of famous writers. This phrase hides a deep meaning from the genre of music performed to the essence of the appearance and existence of the group. The ensemble is often referred to simply as the Remainders. This term means "leftover book". Simply put, this is the name of a poorly selling, discounted edition.
Directly to draw attention to such books, the team was originally convened. With their musical activities, writers first of all try to draw attention to their main profession, writing. A non-standard hobby that went beyond just a hobby has become an excellent publicity stunt.
The beginning of musical creativity
The first performance of RBR took place in 1992. It happened at the American Booksellers Association, held in Anaheim, California. It was for this event that the team was convened. The participants liked the result of the performance. They decided not to stop rehearsals, but, on the contrary, take a more serious approach to musical creativity.
The writers wanted to improve their abilities in an unusual field of activity, and also took care of advertising their new work. As a result, Rock Bottom Remainders was called "the most heavily promoted musical debut since The Monkees".
Musical activities of Rock Bottom Remainders
During its existence, the band made only a few full-fledged studio recordings. The group members focused on live performances. Each performance with a stretch can be called a musical concert in the classical sense. In addition to songs, writers conduct conversations, touching on book topics.
In 1995, they performed at the opening of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. In 2010, the group organized a large concert tour for the benefit of Haitian schoolchildren. The team attends various events for charitable purposes. The last full performance of Rock Bottom Remainders took place in 2012.
Creative plans of a group of musical writers
In 2012, the activity of the group was suspended. This happened after the death of the founder and the main ideological inspirer of the entire company. Representatives of the team announced their intention to resume musical creativity. The reunion was first scheduled for 2014, and then the event was postponed to 2015.
During its existence, Rock Bottom Remainders has raised more than $2 million, which they have spent on charity. This is a good incentive to move forward, and not stop there.
