Research Catalog

Levon : from down in the Delta to the birth of The Band and beyond /

Title

Levon : from down in the Delta to the birth of The Band and beyond / Sandra B. Tooze

Author

Tooze, Sandra B.

Publication

New York, NY : Diversion Books, 2020.
©2020

Items in the Library & Off-site

Filter by

1 Item

Item details
Status	Format	Access	Call Number	Item Location
Request for On-site Use Request Scan How do I pick up this item and when will it be ready?	Text	Use in library	ML419.H42 T66 2020	Off-site

Holdings

Details

Description

377 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

"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."" -- Amazon.com

Subject

Genre/Form

Biographies.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (325-351) and index.

ISBN

9781635767049
1635767040
9781635767025 (canceled/invalid)

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library