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Levon

From Down in the Delta to the Birth of The Band and Beyond

by Sandra B. Tooze
Rosemary Benson
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A dazzling, epic biography of Levon Helm-the beloved, legendary drummer and singer of the Band. He sang the anthems of a generation: "The Weight," "Up on Cripple Creek," and "Life Is a Carnival." Levon Helm's story-told here through sweeping research and interviews with close friends and fellow musicians-is the rollicking story of American popular music itself. In the Arkansas Delta, a young Levon witnessed "blues, country, and gospel hit in a head-on collision," as he put it. The result was rock 'n' roll. As a teenager, he joined the raucous Ronnie Hawkins and the Hawks, then helped merge a hard-driving electric sound with Bob Dylan's folk roots, and revolutionized American rock with the Band. Helm not only provided perfect "in the pocket" rhythm and unforgettable vocals, he was the Band's soul. Levon traces a rebellious life on the road, from being booed with Bob Dylan to the creative cauldron of Big Pink, the Woodstock Festival, world tours, The Last Waltz, and beyond with the man Dylan called "one of the last true great spirits of my or any other generation."

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  • Release date

    January 26, 2021

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    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781696603010
      • File size: 387368 KB
      • Duration: 13:27:00

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Narrator Rosemary Benson creates the voices of the major and minor figures in this biography of Levon Helm, drummer for The Band. She delivers a convincing voicing of Helm's soft Arkansas dialect and even mimics incidental characters such as saxophonist Bobby Keys and folk singer Happy Traum. Author Tooze's excellent research keeps the biography interesting (odd fact--Helm loved to gobble frozen marshmallows), and Levon's fans will appreciate Tooze's balanced approach to The Band's breakup, which bypasses the rationalizations and justifications of the Helm and Robbie Robertson memoirs. If you're a fan of audiobooks about musicians--or just a fan of The Band-- you'll enjoy this. R.W.S. © AudioFile 2021, Portland, Maine

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