signed first edition
1993 · New York
by Levon with Stephen Davis Helm
New York: William Morrow, 1993. First Edition. First Edition. INSCRIBED by the author on the front endpaper: "Kevin / Many thanks / Levon Helm."
From Helm's humble origins in Chicken Scratch, AR, where tornadoes took away his home not once but twice, to playing with Ronnie Hawkins, to meeting the legendary musicians who along with him would form The Band. The Band would become Bob Dylan's most beloved backing musicians, and would go on to record masterpieces of their own, ending with Martin Scorsese's extraordinary documentary "The Last Waltz" in 1975. Faithfully transcribed throughout in Helm's distinctive southern rhythm, and with a decidedly southern perspective..
Near Fine and unread in a Near Fine dust jacket. Hint of foxing to the top page edges. (Inventory #: 164196)
From Helm's humble origins in Chicken Scratch, AR, where tornadoes took away his home not once but twice, to playing with Ronnie Hawkins, to meeting the legendary musicians who along with him would form The Band. The Band would become Bob Dylan's most beloved backing musicians, and would go on to record masterpieces of their own, ending with Martin Scorsese's extraordinary documentary "The Last Waltz" in 1975. Faithfully transcribed throughout in Helm's distinctive southern rhythm, and with a decidedly southern perspective..
Near Fine and unread in a Near Fine dust jacket. Hint of foxing to the top page edges. (Inventory #: 164196)
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