Creative writing professor Toby Thompson‘s essay “Honkytonk Hawkin'” was published recently by the University Press of Mississippi as the lead essay in the collection, Rags and Bones: An Exploration of The Band (November 2022).  Toby’s essay examines The Band’s genesis as a bar band and how that experience shaped their music.

The press describes the collection this way: “In Rags and Bones: An Exploration of The Band, scholars and musicians take a broad, multidisciplinary approach to The Band and their music, allowing for examination through sociological, historical, political, religious, technological, cultural, and philosophical means. Each contributor approaches The Band from their field of interest, offering a wide range of investigations into The Band’s music and influence.”

Congratulations to Professor Thompson!