RIP, Levon Helm
We salute one of the great voices of American music, Levon Helm, who passed away today at the age of 71.
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We salute one of the great voices of American music, Levon Helm, who passed away today at the age of 71.
Youtube Video1 | HappyWarrior Thu, Apr 19, 2012 1:07:23pm |
Going to listen to the Last Waltz OST tonight. Rest easy Levon.
2 | Sol Berdinowitz Thu, Apr 19, 2012 1:08:49pm |
Glad you included that Last Waltz video, that is the first thing that comes to my mind at any mention of Levon.
3 | A Man for all Seasons Thu, Apr 19, 2012 1:09:57pm |
This is the best comment on youtube:
"They should have never taken the very best."
5 | HappyWarrior Thu, Apr 19, 2012 1:11:33pm |
re: #3 HoosierHoops
This is the best comment on youtube:
"They should have never taken the very best."
Indeed, I liked Cash's version of that song too.
6 | Sol Berdinowitz Thu, Apr 19, 2012 1:14:17pm |
re: #5 HappyWarrior
Indeed, I liked Cash's version of that song too.
I first recall hearing the Joan Baez version.
7 | HappyWarrior Thu, Apr 19, 2012 1:14:55pm |
re: #6 Expand Your Ground
I first recall hearing the Joan Baez version.
I haven't heard hers yet. Will look though.
8 | Sol Berdinowitz Thu, Apr 19, 2012 1:16:40pm |
9 | bratwurst Thu, Apr 19, 2012 1:17:45pm |
If you are going to call your band THE BAND, you'd better be pretty damn good...and boy, were they!
10 | HappyWarrior Thu, Apr 19, 2012 1:18:31pm |
11 | engineer cat Thu, Apr 19, 2012 1:19:26pm |
passed away today at the age of 71
it's a good thing i'm the same age as i was in 1969
12 | makeitstop Thu, Apr 19, 2012 1:23:59pm |
I was heartened to hear that Robbie Robertson and Levon mended their fences. It was a shame that they held their grudges for so long.
Levon was truly one of a kind, in a band full of unique personalities.
13 | Obdicut Thu, Apr 19, 2012 1:29:05pm |
Sounds like a real behind-the-scenes driving force in a lot of other musician's lives, too.
14 | Lidane Thu, Apr 19, 2012 1:48:39pm |
I'll be watching The Last Waltz again in tribute.
And lest anyone think that The Band only influenced American and/or English speaking bands, this is a song in Spanish about The Last Waltz. In fact, that's what the title translates to:
The keyboard player wrote it about the first time he saw the film, and how it quickly became an obsession for him.
15 | Mostly sane, most of the time. Thu, Apr 19, 2012 1:48:44pm |
Heh.
Now on FB: The Mayans were right. There will be no 2013, since Dick Clark won't be there to count it in.
17 | Petero1818 Thu, Apr 19, 2012 1:53:00pm |
To me, more than Robbie, more than Garth, (and I love both of them) Levon was The Band. A real loss whose passing will no doubt be overshadowed by the passing of Dick Clark. But it makes no difference. RIP Levon.
18 | nutz4Tuna Thu, Apr 19, 2012 1:55:10pm |
Goddamnit. Guess I'll never see a Midnight Ramble.
Thank you, Levon. RIP
20 | Sol Berdinowitz Thu, Apr 19, 2012 2:12:37pm |
Gotta dig out my old copies of the Music From Big Pink & the Basement Tapes. Levon did some great singing on those, too.
21 | KingKenrod Thu, Apr 19, 2012 2:15:17pm |
Good obit in the NY Times
[Link: www.nytimes.com...]
In Mr. Helm’s drumming, muscle, swing, economy and finesse were inseparably merged. His voice held the bluesy, weathered and resilient essence of his Arkansas upbringing in the Mississippi Delta.
RIP
22 | nines09 Thu, Apr 19, 2012 2:15:48pm |
Unique voice. Unique talent. They make fewer Levons these days it seems. Rest well.
23 | Political Atheist Thu, Apr 19, 2012 2:17:56pm |
Influential? And Then Some!
Careful.
It Might Get Loud.
Maybe my favorite music documentary ever.
24 | Dancing along the light of day Thu, Apr 19, 2012 2:21:46pm |
Weird, Wikipedia has dates different...
Mark Lavon "Levon" Helm (May 26, 1940 – April 19, 2012[
25 | wrenchwench Thu, Apr 19, 2012 2:22:08pm |
I found a gem.
26 | Petero1818 Thu, Apr 19, 2012 2:23:44pm |
A kid of sad article ...I am glad in the end they made peace with each other to some extent.
[Link: theband.hiof.no...]
27 | Bulworth Thu, Apr 19, 2012 2:24:35pm |
I thought I recognized the face...he played an old gun expert in the movie The Shooter with Mark Wahlberg.
28 | Talking Point Detective Thu, Apr 19, 2012 2:30:59pm |
Each track of Music From Big Pink and The Last Waltz will forever be etched into my brain.
Listening to those two albums proves the old adage: They don't make 'em like they used to.