Levon
Read by
Rosemary Benson
Release:
01/26/2021
Release:
01/26/2021
Release:
01/26/2021
Runtime:
13h 27m
Runtime:
13h 27m
Runtime:
13h 27m
Quantity:
“Tooze brings to the table an impressive heap of research [and] a sure grasp of Helm’s musical accomplishments…[Tooze] is particularly good on Helm’s childhood.”
Boston Globe
An Amazon Editor’s Top Pick
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."
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."
Release:
2021-01-26
2021-01-26
2021-01-26
Runtime:
Runtime:
Runtime:
13h 27m
13h 27m
13h 27m
Format:
audio
audio
audio
Weight:
0.0 lb
0.98 lb
0.5 lb
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781696603010
9781665174527
9781665174510
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