This wheel's on fire : Levon Helm and the story of the Band / Levon Helm with Stephen Davis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Helm, Levon.

Contributor:

Davis, Stephen, 1947-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Helm, Levon.

Band (Musical group).

Rock musicians--United States--Biography.

Rock musicians.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (363 p.)

Edition:

[2nd ed., partly rev.].

Place of Publication:

Chicago : A Cappella, c2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Band, who backed Bob Dylan when he went electric in 1965 and then turned out a half-dozen albums of beautifully crafted, image-rich songs, is now regarded as one of the most influential rock groups of the '60s. But while their music evoked a Southern mythology, only their Arkansawyer drummer, Levon Helm, was the genuine article. From the cotton fields to Woodstock, from seeing Sonny Boy Williamson and Elvis Presley to playing for President Clinton, This Wheel's on Fire replays the tumultuous history of our times in Levon's own unforgettable folksy drawl. This edition is expanded with a new afterword by the authors.

Contents:

""Cover ""; ""Contents""; ""Copyright ""; ""Prologue: Time to Kill""; ""Chapter One: The Road From Turkey Scratch""; ""Chapter Two: The Hawk (Out for Blood)""; ""Chapter Three: Take No Prisoners""; ""Chapter Four: Levon and the Hawks (One Step Ahead of Land of 1000 Dances)""; ""Chapter Five: Dylan Goes Electric""; ""Chapter Six: Something to Feel""; ""Chapter Seven: The Band""; ""Chpater Eight: Divide and Conquer""; ""Chapter Nine: The Last Waltz""; ""Chapter Ten: The Next Waltz""; ""Afterword: The Most Fun I've Had So Far""; ""Acknowledgments and Sources""; ""Index""; ""A""; ""B""; ""C""

""D""""E""; ""F""; ""G""; ""H""; ""I""; ""J""; ""K""; ""L""; ""M""; ""N""; ""O""; ""P""; ""R""; ""S""; ""T""; ""U""; ""V""; ""W""; ""Y""; ""Z""

Notes:

Originally published: New York : W. Morrow, 1993. With new afterword.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 316) and index.

ISBN:

1-61374-915-5

1-61374-913-9