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Raised in poverty in Turkey Scratch, Arkansas, the late Levon Helm clawed his way to fame and fortune in the music industry, lost it all and got it back. When he died in April 2012, the legacy he left revolved largely around a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame career that had brought him to Madison Square Garden and Wembley Stadium. He had played a pivotal role in launching the modern-day genre of Americana music, which today features bands like the Lumineers, Avett Brothers and Mumford Sons. All of this was an outgrowth of Levon's role as drummer, mandolin player and vocalist for The Band. But even more important than the global success of The Band was that which unfolded during the last years of Levon's life, and his final act as an artist and musician. Levon's last-ditch scramble for survival, as he recovered from cancer and bankruptcy, was not only successful, it shifted the music industry paradigm. Levon's comeback was triggered by the Midnight Rambles, intimate house concerts he staged at Levon Helm Studios in Woodstock, the very building he almost lost to the bank. And his rager of a recovery, his blazing path to redemption, the dying plea he unleashed and the emphatic response he received from fans are all detailed in a new book by music journalist John W. Barry. Levon Helm: Rock, Roll and Ramble-The Inside Story of the Man, the Music and the Midnight Ramble is a tale of tragedy and triumph set against a moving target of a music industry. Scrambling to survive, Levon Helm ki