“Working with Larry Lehmer of When Words Matter has been an amazing experience. He has an uncanny ability of telling a person's story in an interesting, highly readable way. We look forward to working with When Words Matter in writing our organizational history."
– Michele Soria, Executive Director, Iowa Council for International Understanding

“Larry has helped me learn more about my family history than I ever would have dreamed was possible, and in a way that even my friends find enjoyable to read."
– Rose Hayes, Omaha, Nebraska

These are about the book, “The Day the Music Died":

“By layering individual stories, Larry Lehmer has given us a book that comes closer to telling the ‘whole’ Winter Dance Party story than any individual book I’ve read on the subject.”
– Bobby Vee, singer

“Larry Lehmer ... has uncovered a wealth of information about a series of mishaps and bad calls that led to the crash. His well-documented report, written in a novelistic, engrossing style, puts one of rock’s pivotal events in a new light.”
– Discoveries magazine

“Larry Lehmer’s exhaustive research pays off in the most in-depth and fascinating chronicle of the tragic trio’s tour ever written. It’s as if Larry had walked in their shadows.”
– Jay Warner, author of Billboard’s American Rock ‘n’ Roll in Review

“The sheer doggedness of [Lehmer’s] reporting will surely make it the last word on a pivotal event in pop music history.”
– Publisher’s Weekly

“...a fascinating look at the early days of rock ‘n’ roll before it became a full-fledged business.”
– Tom Wilk, Camden (N.J.) Courier-Post

“Lehmer’s book gives insight into the lightning-bolt excitement and chaos of the nascent rock ‘n’ roll business and the young people who were caught up in it.”
– Jon Bream, Minneapolis Star Tribune