Levenson began performing in his home town's local blues scene and progressed to recording studio based work.
[2] While there he was the musical director and house guitar player at the Sugar Shack, playing predominately rhythm and blues and backing touring artists, including Millie Jackson, Wilson Pickett, and Solomon Burke.
Moving again to Southern California, where he remains to this day, Levenson found work playing locally, and sometimes touring, in the backing ensembles for Big Mama Thornton, Pee Wee Crayton, Finis Tasby, Percy Mayfield, and Lowell Fulson.
[3] Levenson has also written liner notes for albums released by Nina Simone, Louis Armstrong, Junior Wells, Carmen McRae, Lee Konitz, Charlie Musselwhite, T-Bone Walker, and Muddy Waters among others.
[1] His debut release, Heart to Hand (1998), was a mainly instrumental disc, although Levenson attracted the singer and harmonica player Johnny Dyer, Finis Tasby, and Mary Williams to provide the vocals on a number of tracks.
[2] Hank Van Sickle played guest bass guitar on Hard Times Won, The Late Show, and Levenson's most recent effort, The Visit.
[9] With his second release on Rip Cat Records, Levenson turned back the clock to acknowledge musicians that had initially inspired him to play the blues guitar.