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Levon had purchased and preserved Mr. Curtis' hand painted kit from his days playing with Sonny Boy Williamson on the "King Biscuit Time" radio show on KFFA and put it on display in the Delta Cultural Center in Helena, Arkansas. (Essays on Bob Dylan by Jim Linderman: Levon Helm and the King Biscuit Time Drum Kit) Chess Records, Sonny Boy, Delta Blues, Blues Musicians, Blues Artists, T Bone, Muddy Waters, Music Images, Rock N’roll

On my first of several visits to the magnificent Levon Helm rambles, which was the process by which one of the greatest singers in American history relearned to sing, I stopped Levon as he was headed to tinker with the drum kit. Great mechanics take care of their machines, and Levon was one of the great mechanics of percussion. I had a few brief things which were so important to me to say, and who knew at the time I would have several other chances to say it. The lovely Barbara O'Brien, at…

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