Levon Helm is back. This is a very good thing. Levon's resume is as impressive as any in rock, and his distinctive voice helped breathe life into so many of Robbie Robertson's lyrics. Other versions of The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down are nice, but in Levon, Virgil Kane comes alive, breathes, slogs through the mud and the moral confusion central to the song.And Levon brings this 'everyman'...
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In my "first post":mog.comMore about this songShare So now for this post Levon revisits Paul Kennerley's "A Train Robbery".Paul Kennerley's 1980 release
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A voice of my gggggeneration and a man still going strong after throat cancer and now in his 60s, still having the time of his life- from the looks of it. I watched the Ryman PBS special and really enjoyed it. So I went to see if Levon was getting much MOG love. I don't think he's getting enough, so here's a second contribution from me.CLICK THE COVER TO HEAR THE CD AT HIS SITE."Electric Dirt (...
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Recorded last year, Levon goes back in time to put some New Orleans style bluezy swagger and additional spice on this familiar tune.
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Americana music god Levon Helm played Letterman this week, serving up a tune off his new album, Electric...
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Levon Helm is probably best known to most people as That Guy Who Played Loretta Lynn's Dad in Coal Miner's Daughter. He's also, of course, well known as the drummer and occasional (and best) singer for the legendary, if unfortunately named The Band, who backed Dylan, released their own records, and co-starred in the legendary Neil Diamond concert movie The Last Waltz. (I'm kidding. It's their m...
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Last year marked the comeback of Levon Helm with the release of his album Dirt Farmer . He had regained his voice after battling throat cancer and was ready to hit the road again in 2008. One of the best shows was his appearance at MerleFest, Watson, NC, April 26. With a kick ass band he presented tracks from Dirt Farmer , a few classic folk songs and of course some stuff from The Band .Highl...
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I didn't do my homework to see if anybody else has posted this...but keeping with The Band & Co. excellent heritage to keep us not only audibly, but visually stimulated, here is Levon!
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Man its HARD to do this with a laptop, but my m-audio fast track ultra made it possible. Some of these ol boys keep me goin. Levon is 69, I just might have 14 years left to get there HAHAHAHAHAHA
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Levon Helm performed "Tennessee Jed" on the Late Show with David Letterman on 7/9. Check it out below:
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Levon Helm - When I Go Away - At first I was kinda like ‘What is going on with this track?’ It almost sounds like gospel mixed with country. After a few more listens I actually got into the track. 7/10Click below to listen (not the original video)Share and Enjoy:
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Originally, the purpose for The Midnight Rambles at Levon Helm’s Woodstock home-recording studio - otherwise referred to as The Barn - was to serve as a way for the legendary drummer of The Band to recoup money from his mounting medical bills after battling and overcoming throat cancer. Helm’s iconic and unmistakable voice was down to barely a raspy whisper after radiation treatments which for
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PBS will be showing a Levon Helm concert during its upcoming August pledge drive. Ramble at the Ryman was recorded on September 17, 2008 with guests Buddy Miller, John Hiatt, Sheryl Crow and Sam Bush.It is known that Robert Plant, Alison Krauss and Steve Earle also appeared at the original show, but most press materials are not mentioning that they are included in the program.Here are two song...
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Former Band drummer Levon Helm performed Tennessee Jed off his new album, Electric Dirt, on The Late Show last night…Levon Helm - Tennessee Jed
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After an already-long stretch of etching sunsoaked memories into the hearts and minds of generations of Band-loving fans, Levon Helm, with his signature Americana style, is at it again and again, this time with a new solo album (his second), Electric Dirt (June 30th, Dirt Farmer Music/Vanguard Records)."Electric Dirt again finds Levon steeped in tradition in his connection to the land and those...
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