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The book, written with music journalist Stephen Davis, traces Helm's life from his childhood in the deep south through his years as a drummer and singer for the Band, to his struggle to establish a professional identity in the wake of the group's official end in 1976.
- Levon Helm, Stephen Davis
- 1993
Levon Helm was the unofficial leader of the band. He gathered the troops together one at a time. His memoir tells the story. Mark Lavon Helm was born on a cotton farm in Arkansas, Turkey Scratch was the name. He grew up on country music and started playing drums, and then along came Elvis Presly and rock n'roll was born.
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Mark Lavon "Levon" Helm (May 26, 1940 – April 19, 2012) [1] was an American musician who achieved fame as the drummer and one of the three lead vocalists for The Band, for which he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994.
Levon is a captivating memoir by Sandra B. Tooze that delves into the life and music of Levon Helm, the legendary drummer and singer of The Band. It offers an intimate look at his journey and the impact of his iconic voice on the world of rock 'n' roll.
The singer and drummer of the Band details, in this book, the history of one of the most influential groups of the 1960s. While their music evoked a Southern mythology with their beautifully crafted, image-rich songs, only their Arkansan drummer, Levon Helm, was the genuine article.
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- Levon Helm, Professor of the Philosophy of Religion Stephen Davis
Dec 29, 1993 · Mark Lavon Helm got his first guitar in 1949 at age 9, and the guitar taught him that he wasn't meant to be a cotton farmer. By the time he was 12, he and his sister Linda were singing at...
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Sep 1, 2000 · Levon Helm's hybrid personal memoir/Band autobiography provides a necessary Yang to the Yin of the story of The Band that the public usually gets from their remastered liner notes, rock critics, and Robbie Robertson-heavy rock biographies.
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