by Levon Helm
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, 211
Bruno, Bruce, 101–102, 106, 109, 110
Bruno, Buddy, 101
Buchanan, Roy, 75, 83, 297
Buddy Holly and the Crickets, 210
Buffalo Evening News, 205
Burgess, Sonny, 45
Burroughs, William, 184
Burton, James, 75
Butterfield, Paul, 109, 131, 132, 158, 163, 199, 248, 253, 261, 263, 264, 268, 273, 287, 297, 302
Byrds, 133, 158, 177
Cagle, Charles “Mutt,” 22, 26, 30, 40, 41, 43, 302
Cagle, Modena Helm (sister), 13, 17, 24, 144, 300
Cagle, Terry (nephew), 144, 287
Cahoots, 220, 225, 231, 249
Cale, Johnnie, 144
“Caledonia,” 49, 248, 265, 288
“Caledonia Mission,” 167, 194
“California Sun,” 61
Call, 289
Campbell, Glen, 204
Canadian Squires, 114–115
Candy (Hoffenberg and Southern), 149, 182
Cannonball Adderly Sextet, 108
“Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window,” 137
“Caravan,” 265
Carbo, Frankie, 57
Carlile, Bill, 20
Carpenter, Mary Chapin, 301
Carter, Edward “Fireball,” 30, 39, 40, 41–42, 50, 219, 302
Carter, Fred Jr., 62, 68, 69, 70, 75, 80, 272, 273, 286, 297
Carter, Jimmy, 242, 256–257
Carter, Ron, 161
Carter, Rosalynn, 242
Cash, Johnny, 36, 199, 301
Cashdollar, Cindy, 292
Castro, Fidel, 97
Cate Brothers, 144, 248, 281, 283, 286, 287, 289, 290, 292, 297, 303
Cat Mother and the All-Night Newsboys, 194
Cavette, Arlena, 18, 19
Cavette, Clyde, 18, 19
Cavette, Jessie Mae, 18
Cavette, Mary, 18, 22, 31, 32, 33, 34, 144, 151, 153–154, 219, 302
Cavette, Tiny, 18
“Change Is Gonna Come,” 235
Chaplin, Blondie, 270, 296
Charles, Bobby, 221, 222–225, 227, 231, 264, 270
Charles, Ray, 70, 73, 86, 88, 102, 106, 122, 130, 211, 222, 289
Charlie (Helm’s friend), 125–126
“Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy,” 35
Cher, 242
“Chest Fever,” 111, 163, 164, 165, 168, 193, 194–195, 200, 209, 228, 235, 251, 266
Chicago Tribune, 202
Chopin, Frederic, 91
Chorus Line, A, 162
Christine (Danko’s girlfriend), 127
Ciarlante, Randy, 299, 301, 303
Clanton, Jimmy, 60
Clapton, Eric, 118, 178, 202, 245, 250, 253, 259, 265, 268, 270, 301
Clapton, Patti, 259
Clark, Dick, 59, 71, 123
Clement, Pierre, 191
Clements, Vassar, 303
Clemons, Clarence, 297, 303
Cliburn, Van, 87
Clinton, Bill, 281, 298–299, 303
Clinton, Chelsea, 298
Clinton, Hillary, 281
Coal Miner’s Daughter, 281–282, 283–287
Cochran, Eddie, 69–70
Cohen, Leonard, 162
Cole, Cozy, 67
Cole, Nat King, 235
Collins, Judy, 159
Colvin, Shawn, 301
“Come Go With Me,” 27
Connors, Chuck, 57
Conway Twitty and the Rock Housers, 44–45
Cook, Alfonso, 80
Cooke, Sam, 235
Cooper, Alan, 119
Copland, Aaron, 149
Count Basie, 57, 108, 214
Court, John, 150, 184
Court and Spark, 257
Cox, Wally, 185
“Coyote,” 265
Crackers, 159–160, 174
“Crackin’ Up,” 60
“Crash on the Levee (Down in the Flood),” 156, 228
Crawford, Luther, 19
“Crazy ‘Bout You Baby,” 25
Crazy Chester, 167
Creaking Door, The, 19
Cream, 175, 178
Crests, 60
Cropper, Steve, 76, 248, 273, 283, 301
Crosby, Stills, and Nash, 292
Crows, 57
Curtis, James “Peck,” 26, 116
Cushnie, Scott, 66, 67, 68
Cyrkle, 161
“Dance With Me Henry,” 33
Dangerfield, Rodney, 204
“Daniel and the Sacred Harp,” 216
Danko, Elizabeth, 10, 282, 288, 294, 295–296, 302
Danko, Joseph, 79
Danko, Maurice, 79
Danko, Rick, 10, 79–83, 88, 89, 94, 95, 101, 102–105, 106, 107–108, 111, 113, 114, 121, 122, 126, 127–128, 130, 135–136, 137, 141, 145, 147–148, 150–152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 163, 164, 165, 167, 168, 169, 173, 175, 178–180, 182, 183, 184, 186, 188, 189, 190, 193, 194, 195, 196, 200, 203, 207, 208–209, 210, 211, 212, 214, 216, 217–218, 221, 229, 230–231, 234, 236, 237, 240, 241, 242, 246, 248, 249, 250, 252, 255, 268, 269, 270, 271, 272, 274, 275, 276, 279, 282, 287–288, 289, 294, 295–296, 297–298, 300, 301, 302
Danko, Terry, 79
Das, Luxman, 158
Das, Purna, 158
Davis, Jesse Ed, 89, 144, 235
Davis, Lockjaw, 62
Davis, Miles, 90, 217–218
Davis, Sammy Jr., 56, 185, 186, 187
“Dear Mrs. Roosevelt,” 159
DeJohnette, Ralph, 32
Delmore Brothers, 61
De Niro, Robert, 258
Dern, Laura, 291
“Desolation Row,” 134, 146
Diamond, Neil, 247, 253, 257, 261, 265
Diddley, Bo, 39, 40, 48, 52, 60, 66
Diggers, 196, 265
Dill, Danny, 168
Dion and the Belmonts, 60
Di Prima, Diane, 265
Dirty Shames, 130
Dixon, Willie, 102, 110
Doggett, Bill, 46
“Do It If You Want To,” 26
Dollmaker, The, 291
Domino, Fats, 235
“Don’t Be Cruel,” 40
“Don’t Do It,” 200, 205, 216, 226, 228, 231, 250, 268
Don’t Look Back, 131
“Don’t Ya Tell Henry,” 157, 190, 193, 195, 200, 228, 288
Doolittle, Levy, 16
Doors, 175
Dorsey, Lee, 221
Dourif, Brad, 268, 283
downbeat (magazine), 161
“Down South in New Orleans,” 264
Dr. Feelgood, 217
Dr. John (Mac Rebennack), 76, 186, 227, 248, 257, 263–264, 273, 283, 297, 303
“Drown in My Own Tears,” 61–62
“Dry Your Eyes,” 265
Duane Eddy and the Rebels, 87
Dunn, Donald “Duck,” 272, 273, 282, 301
Duvivier, George, 72
Dylan, Bob, 9, 10, 108, 128–152, 154, 155–156, 157, 158–160, 163, 164, 165, 168, 169, 175, 177, 178, 179–180, 181, 197, 198–199, 200–201, 205, 207, 219, 221, 227, 228–229, 232, 236, 238–248, 250, 251, 253, 255, 256, 258, 259, 262, 265–266, 267–269, 278, 288, 292, 301, 302, 303–304
Dylan, Sara, 149, 150, 181
Eagles, The, 249
Easy Rider, 187, 201
Eat the Document, 159
Eddie (Helm’s cousin), 24
Ed Sullivan Show, The, 40, 122, 204
Eisenhower, Dwight D., 45
Elaine, Arkansas, 13, 15, 17, 18, 19, 25, 39, 41, 206
Electric Flag, 185
Elliott, Mama Cass, 185
“Endless Highway,” 233, 240
Epstein, Brian, 161
E Street Band, 211, 297
“Eternal Love,” 87
“Evangeline,” 265, 266, 270–271, 287
Evans, Bob, 35, 36–37
Evans, Gil, 222
Evans, Jimmy “Lefty,” 54, 58, 59, 68, 71, 72
“Even If She Look
s Like a Pig, Pts. 1 and 2,” 156, 163
“Eyesight to the Blind,” 26
Eyes of Laura Mars, The, 283
Fabian, 71
Faithfull, Marianne, 297
“Fallen Angel,” 297
Farrell, Joe, 227
Faubus, Orval, 35, 45
Feinstein, Barry, 162
Felts, Narvel, 49
Female Beatles, 105, 120
Fendermen, 121
Ferlinghetti, Lawrence, 145, 265
“Fever,” 62
First Edition, 145
Fischer, Jack, 126
Fishof, David, 297
Fitzgerald, Robert, 230
Fitzgerald, Sally, 230
Fjeld, Jonas, 302
Flatt, Lester, 20
Fleetwood, Mick, 250
Fleetwood Mac, 250
Flying Burrito Brothers, 250
Foley, Red, 80
Folk Ballads of Ronnie Hawkins, 72
Fonda, Jane, 291
Fonda, Peter, 187, 201
Fontana, D. J., 37
“Forbidden Fruit,” 249, 250
Forbidden Planet, 66
Ford, Gerald R., 256
Forest Flower, 158
“Forever Young,” 239, 241, 267
Forno, Joseph Jr., 292, 293, 299, 303
Forno, Joseph Sr., 172–173, 287
“Forty Days,” 57–58, 59, 111
“4% Pantomime,” 221
Four Quarters, 92
“Four Strong Winds,” 265
“4th Time Around,” 146
Four Tops, 194
Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers, 57
Franklin, Aretha, 270
Fred Waring and His Pennsylvanians, 35
“Freebird,” 263
Freed, Alan, 57, 59–60, 71, 92, 236
Frizzell, Lefty, 168
“From a Buick 6,” 134
F. S. Walcott Rabbits Foot Minstrels, 20–22, 176
Fulbright, J. William, 281
Funatics, 128
“Furry Sings the Blues,” 265
“Further on up the Road,” 100, 265
Gaillard, Slim, 235
Gallman, Jim, 254–255
Gary’ Lewis and the Playboys, 121
“Gates of Eden,” 134
Gaye, Marvin, 109, 190
“Gee It’s Great to Be Living Again,” 91
Geffen, David, 236, 238
“Genetic Method, The,” 228
Geneva (Helm’s aunt), 24
“Georgia on My Mind,” 87, 111, 256–257, 263, 269
“Get Up Jake,” 194, 195, 228, 236
Ginsberg, Allen, 145
Gist, Morris, 32, 34, 116, 299
Glaser, Milton, 149, 174
Gleason, Ralph J., 145, 190, 191, 193–194, 201, 214–215
Glover, Henry, 61–62, 67, 71, 72, 100, 114, 115, 123, 125, 247, 255, 259, 269, 275, 299–300
“Go Down, Hannah,” 156
Goffin, Gerry, 67
Go-Go Girls, 128
“Go Go Liza Jane,” 115
Goldman, Albert, 216
“Good Golly, Miss Molly,” 40
“Good Rockin’ Tonight,” 37
“Got My Mojo Working,” 36
Grade, Sir Lew, 270
Graham, Bill, 178, 189–190, 191, 192, 193, 226, 234, 239, 242, 248, 254, 255, 257, 258, 260, 262, 266, 267, 268, 275
“Grand Coulee Dam, The,” 159
Grand Ole Opry, 19, 20, 80
Grateful Dead, 192, 199, 228, 233–234, 289
“Great Balls of Fire,” 39
Great White Wonder, 157
Green, Silas, 20
Gregg, Bobby, 145
Grogan, Emmett, 196, 265, 270
Grossman, Albert, 125, 130, 132, 133–134, 135, 136, 137, 139, 140, 141, 145, 148, 149–150, 151, 157–158, 159, 160, 162, 164–165, 169, 172, 173, 177, 178, 179–180, 181, 190, 191, 192, 196, 200, 201, 203, 210–211, 213–214, 216, 218, 219, 220, 225, 229, 232, 237, 256, 259, 263, 266, 293–294, 300, 302
Grossman, Sally, 148, 149, 151, 182, 196, 302
Guthrie, Woody, 130, 159
Guy, Buddy, 109
Guy Lombardo and His Royal Canadians, 91
Halbert, Charlie, 44, 47, 49–50, 69, 70, 115
Half Pint, 46
“Hallelujah (I Love Her So),” 122
Hammond, John Jr., 108, 110, 125, 129, 301
Hammond, John Sr., 108, 129
“Hand Jive,” 288
“Hang Up My Rock and Roll Shoes,” 228
Hank Ballard and the Midnighters, 61
Hankin, Larry, 184
Harold Jenkins (Conway Twitty) and the Rock Housers, 38, 45
Harptones, 57
Harris, Emmylou, 270–271
Harris, Stella, 22
Harrison, George, 147, 166, 177–178, 259
Harvest, 178
“Havana Moon,” 273
Havens, Richie, 130
Hawkins, Dale, 62
Hawkins, Leah, 302
Hawkins, Robin, 302
Hawkins, Roger, 283
Hawkins, Ronnie, 9, 22, 45–64, 66–104, 110, 112, 114, 115, 123, 127, 135, 165, 167, 195, 202–203, 214, 219, 242, 253, 259, 263, 275–277, 279, 302, 304
Hawkins, Ronnie Jr., 96
Hawkins, Winifred, 50
Hawks, 53, 61, 66, 75, 76, 198, 218, 220, 247, 248, 292, 300. See also Hawkins, Ronnie
Hayes, Louis, 108
“Hazel,” 267
“He Don’t Love You,” 115
Helena, Arkansas, 14, 17, 25, 26, 32, 36, 44, 46, 58, 68, 70, 99, 115, 116, 117, 119, 208, 251, 298, 303
Helena World, 208
Hell’s Angels, 162
Helm, Amy (daughter), 214, 226, 230–231, 250, 269, 273, 279, 280, 300
Helm, Jasper Diamond “J.D.” (father), 13, 15, 17, 18–19, 24, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 34, 35, 36, 38, 44, 47–48, 50, 69, 71, 106, 126, 140, 156, 174, 190, 194, 198, 208, 219, 299, 300, 302
Helm, Linda (sister), 13, 17, 31, 33–36, 38–39, 69, 208
Helm, Modena (sister), see Cagle, Modena Helm
Helm, Nell Wilson (mother), 13, 17, 18, 19, 24, 29, 32, 34, 38, 44, 47–48, 50, 69, 71, 106, 126, 170, 174, 198, 208, 233, 250
Helm, Sandra Dodd (wife), 278–280, 282, 283–284, 291–292, 297, 300
Helm, Wheeler (brother), 13, 17, 48, 69, 197
“Helpless,” 265, 275
Hendrix, Jimi, 83, 199, 242, 276
Henry, Clarence “Frogman,” 236
Herb Lance and the Classics, 121
“Hero Blues,” 240
“Hey! Bo Diddley,” 52, 53, 70
“Hey, Good Lookin,” 74
“Hey Boba Lou,” 67
“High Blood Pressure,” 100
Highway 61 Revisited, 130, 145
Hilburn, Robert, 225
“Hobo Jungle,” 249
Hoffenberg, Mason, 149, 181, 184, 232
Holland, Lindsay, 230
Holland, W. S., 49
Holly, Buddy, 56, 70, 210
“Holy Cow,” 235
Homer and Jethro, 20
“Honky Tonk,” 46, 61, 111, 136
“Hoochie Koo,” 92
Hooker, John Lee, 141
“Hootchy John Blues,” 111
House, Son, 108
Howlin’ Wolf, 70, 109
Hudson, Fred James, 90, 91, 94, 126, 173
Husdon, Garth, 10, 85–86, 90–95, 100, 106, 110, 111, 113, 115, 116, 117, 122, 126, 128, 136, 139, 145, 147, 150, 153–154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 163, 164, 165, 168, 169, 173, 175, 176, 178, 184, 185, 186, 188–189, 192, 193, 194, 196, 200, 201, 204, 205, 209, 210, 211, 212, 214, 217, 220, 221, 222, 228, 229, 235, 236, 237, 240, 241, 246, 248, 249, 250, 251, 259, 263, 266, 267, 268, 269, 271, 272, 273, 276, 277, 282, 289, 294, 297, 299, 300, 301, 302–303
Hudson, Maud, 282, 303
Hudson, Olive Louella Pentland, 90, 91, 94, 126, 173, 214
“I Ain’t Got No Home in This World Anymore,” 159
Ian, Janis, 175
“I Don’t Believe You,” 134, 146, 240, 267
“I Gave My Love a Cherry,” 72
“I Just Wanna Make Love to You,” 36
Impressions, 156
“I’m Your Hoochie Coochie Man,” 36
“In a Station,” 165, 166–167, 251
Ink Spots, 252
“In One Eye and Out the Other,” 287
“In the Pines,” 188, 199, 299
“I Pity the Poor Immigrant,” 201
“I Shall Be Released,” 10, 169, 200, 217, 267–268, 276, 289, 293, 304
Islands (album), 269–270
“Islands,” (song), 269–270
Isle of Wight Festival, 198–199, 200–201
“It Ain’t Me, Babe,” 240
“It Makes No Difference,” 249, 250, 263
“It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue,” 134, 146
“It’s Alright, Ma,” 241
“It’s Only Make Believe,” 50
“I Wanna Be Your Lover,” 137
“I Wanna Be Your Man,” 137
Jagger, Mick, 187
“Jambalaya,” 74
James, Clifton, 60
Janis Joplin and the Full Tilt Boogie Band, 219
“Jawbone,” 189
“Jemima Surrender,” 195–196, 210, 214
Jenkins, Harold, see Twitty, Conway
“Jenny, Jenny,” 40, 44
Jerome (maracas player), 60
“Jesus, Keep Me Near the Cross,” 92
John, Elton, 175
“John Henry,” 72
John R. (deejay), 65
John R. Rhythm & Blues Show, The, 87
Johns, Glyn, 215
Johnson, Gus, 214
Johnson, Howard, 227, 263, 273
Johnson, Johnnie, 92
Johnson, Robert, 25, 108, 110, 119, 299
John Wesley Harding, 159
Jones, Booker T., 273
Jones, Elvin, 132
Jones, Grandpa, 80
Jones, Mickey, 145
Jones, Sam, 108
Jones, Tommy Lee, 281–282, 283, 284–285
Jones, Willard “Pop,” 47, 49, 50, 54, 56, 59, 61, 67, 71, 75, 77, 79, 80, 81, 84–85, 86, 93
Joplin, Janis, 162, 173, 199, 218, 276, 300
Jordan, Louis, 161, 248
Jordan, Steve, 202
Jungle Bush Beaters, 39–41, 46
“Jupiter Hollow,” 249
“Just Another Whistle Stop,” 215
“Just Like a Woman,” 146
“Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues,” 134, 146
Kandel, Lenore, 265
“Kansas City,” 111
Kathy (Helm’s girlfriend), 127–128
“Katie’s Been Gone,” 156
“Keep a Knockin’,” 40
Keltner, Jim, 202, 297
Kemp, Lou, 262
Kennedy, John F., 97
Kershaw, Rusty, 278
Kersten, Charlotte, 121
Keyes, Bobby, 144
“Key to the Highway,” 165
Khrushchev, Nikita, 97
King, B. B., 34, 130
