Levon: From Down in the Delta to the Birth of the Band and Beyond

by Sandra B. Tooze

Book Overview

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,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1635767040
• ISBN13: 9781635767049
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: Diversion Books
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.56 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.3" x 9.1"