This Wheel's on Fire

The best inside-look book I've seen. . . . It's highly readable--Levon's narrative is written in a breezy, conversational style--and refreshingly honest. --Indianapolis Review Levon Helm's memoir has real wit and passion. His Southern-fried storytelling stands on its own, and it will make you dig out your vinyl to remember why you loved the Band's music so much. . . . Helm's tales from the road have real snap and humor; reading This Wheel's on Fire, you almost don't want that era to end. --Boston Phoenix A must-read for anyone interested in Rock and Roll's golden age. --Williamsport Sun-Gazette A soulful and passionate memoir. On every page Helm offers the reader folksy, straightforward wisdom gained from a lifetime of roadhouses, stadiums, and dancehalls. . . . This Wheel's on Fire is reminiscent of Woody Guthrie's Bound for Glory--both books are compelling and unforgettable personal narratives about the power of music to transcend even the most unmitigated circumstances. . . . Levon Helm doesn't miss a beat. --Houston Chronicle One of the most insightful and intelligent rock bios in recent memory. --Entertainment Weekly Helm lays it all bare in vivid, impassioned prose, adding an earthy, back-woods tone that makes the book read like a Southern novel, like Thomas Wolfe writing about rock 'n' roll. --Boston Globe This Wheel's On Fire delivers Levon Helm unfiltered, at once feisty and welcoming to anyone who comes across his story. . . . It's one hell of a story. --PasteMagazine.com