Levon Helm
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Mark Lavon Helm (born May 26, 1940), best known as Levon Helm , is an American rock multi-instrumentalist and actor who achieved fame as the drummer and frequently lead and backing vocalist for the R&B / rock group The Band . Helm is known for his deeply soulful, country -accented vo... Read More
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Briefly: Levon Helm Band w/ Gov’t Mule @ Mou ..Two years ago Warren Haynes’ Mountain Jam festival hosted a birthday celebration in honor of Levon Helm turning 70. Helm, who passed away last month, lived near Hunter Mountain where the fest takes place, so it was a fitting site for what was a star-studded set. At this year’s Mountain Jam, Haynes will pay tribute to The Band drummer by welcoming members of the Levon Helm Band to the stage with Gov’t Mule for a full set on Saturday, June 2nd. The performance is set to include music from throughout Helm’s legendary career and will take place ...Hidden Track23 May 2012
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Mountain Jam to Host Gov't Mule's Tribute Ra ..Mountain Jam has added a special set to its schedule. On Saturday, June 2, the festival will host Gov’t Mule’s Tribute Ramble featuring The Levon Helm Band. During their second set on Saturday night, Gov’t Mule will be joined by the full Levon Helm Band, including Amy Helm, Larry Campbell, Teresa W...Jam Bands22 May 2012
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Jon Fishman, Guster's Ryan Miller, Steven Be ..A number of Burlington, VT-based musicians participated in Friday night’s Hug Your Farmer event at South Burlington’s Higher Ground. A benefit for NOFA VT’s Farmer Emergency Fund, the evening paid tribute to Levon Helm. The show’s house band consisted of Bob Wagner (guitar/vocals), Clint Bierm...Jam Bands21 May 2012
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Levon Helm Studios Will Reopen for More Midn ..Levon Helm Studios—The Band drummer’s longtime home and the site of his Midnight Rambles—will continue to host live music following Helm’s passing. This Saturday, May 26, Levon Helm Studios will host a Midnight Ramble to celebrate what would have been The Band staple’s 72nd birthday. “A no...Jam Bands21 May 2012
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Videos: Hug Your Farmer Band with Ryan Mille ..The second annual Hug Your Farmer benefit took place at Higher Ground in South Burlington, Vermont on Friday night. This year’s concert was billed as a tribute to Levon Helm. The evening’s house band was made up of local scene fixtures Bob Wagner (guitar), Clint Bierman (guitar), Peter Day (bass) on bass, Ray Paczkowski (keys), Ron Rost (keys), Steve Hadeka (drums), Chris Peterman (tenor sax), Adam Dotson (trombone), Dave Grippo (alto sax), Luke LaPlant (baritone sax) and Levon Helm Band member Steven Bernstein (trumpet). The setlist consisted of both originals and covers The Band performed at The Last ...Hidden Track21 May 2012
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Celebrate Levon Helm’s Birthday @ Levon Helm ..Shortly after Levon Helm passed away on April 19, it became clear his home/studio would host more music. The first concert at The Band drummer’s home/studio in Woodstock, New York since he left us will take place on May 26th – the day the legendary musician would’ve turned 72. Helm’s manager Barbara O’Brien explained the reason behind the show on Facebook, “We all felt the need to be together and we’d like you to be there with us. It’s time for the healing to begin and we know Levon would want that to ...Hidden Track21 May 2012
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A Celebration of The Life and Legacy of Levo ..The Felice Brothers, Elvis Perkins and Dearland, Shivaree’s Ambrosia Parsley, The New Pornographers’ A.C Newman, Doves">Diamond Doves, Elegant Too and many other musicians will participate in a tribute to Levon Helm not far from The Band drummer’s hometown....Jam Bands18 May 2012
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Photos that ROCK! Levon Helm TributeIN TRIBUTE TO LEVON HELM: MAY 1940- April 2012 Levon Helm Band Life is Good Music Festival in Canton, MA: September 2011 Post by Suzanne D. McMahon (Suzanne Davis Photography) I feel so incredibly lucky that I had the opportunity to photograph Levon Helm at the Life is Good music festival last year. It was [...]Twangville15 May 2012
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Lisa Hannigan and friends cover “The Night T ..One of my favorite songs from The Band is “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” and Lisa Hannigan’s rendition in tribute to Levon Helm more than does the song justice. I’m not sure where Lisa found her band mates, but they have serious talent. This is the stuff that makes goosebumps. TweetHearYa: An Indie Music Blog15 May 2012
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An L.A. Ramble for Levon Helm this Tuesday a ..Come celebrate the life and music of the late Levon Helm this Tuesday at The Mint in Los Angeles. The night will begin with a dinner and rare screening of the Levon Documentary: Ain’t In It for My Health which has been making it’s tour around recent film festival circuits. Per the Los Angeles Film [...]blahblahblahscience15 May 2012
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Monday Morning Video: Missing LevonIt was just shy of a month ago that we lost Levon Helm, a true legend of rock and roll. The outpouring from the music community was immediate and immense. Here are but a few of the musical tributes (see below for the playlist details). Levon, you will be missed. Simone Felice performs “Radio Song” [...]Twangville14 May 2012
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The Festival Diaries: Day Three at New Orlea ..By the time I hit day three, one thing had become perfectly clear: people who loved New Orleans Jazz Festival LOVED New Orleans Jazz Festival. Pretty much everyone we had met over the last few days has had a million stories to tell, with their visits to the festival well into the double digits. Not only am I starting to feel like I'm this only one popping their proverbial cherry here but by now also just as clear why people cheep coming back for more. Great food, good vibes, incredible music and though the massive crowds of today’s ...The AU Review14 May 2012
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R.I.P. Booker T. & the MGs' Bassist Donald " ..The Associated Press reports that Donald "Duck" Dunn (pictured above far right), the legendary bassist for Booker T. & the MGs , the Blues Brothers band, and several others, has died. He passed in his sleep in Tokyo, where he was touring with longtime collaborator and friend Steve Cropper. He was 70. Dunn was a mainstay of Memphis's soul scene. In 1961 at the age of 20, he became a member of the Mar-Keys, an early all-instrumental Stax band. In 1965, he joined Cropper, Al Jackson, and Booker T. Jones to become the bassist for Booker T. & the MGs, Stax's ...Pitchfork14 May 2012
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Jackson Browne, Sara Watkins Pay Homage to L ..Jackson Browne and Sara Watkins are set to hit the road together this summer for a month-long acoustic tour that kicks off July 14th in Charlotte North Carolina and includes a headlining stop at the Newport Folk Festival On Thursday night in Los Angeles the veteran rocker and the young...Rolling Stone: Smoking Section12 May 2012
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Phil Lesh Dedicates New 'Ramble' Site to Lev ..Before launching into a full-album cover of the Band's 1969 second LP The Band at Terrapin Crossroads on Thursday Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh read a speech in honor of that group's drummer Levon Helm who passed away on April 19th "I'd like to dedicate not just this show or...Rolling Stone: Smoking Section12 May 2012
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Take Me to the River 1978-1982Raven [Australia]2011TRACK LISTING- Ain't No Way to Forget You
- Driving at Night
- Play Something Sweet
- Sweet Johanna
- I Came Here to Party
- Take Me to the River
- Standing on a Mountaintop
- Let's Do It in Slow Motion
- Audience for My Pain
- You Can't Win 'Em All
- Lucrecia
- Even a Fool Would Let Go
- I've Got a Bet with Myself
- Money
- Get Out Your Big Roll Daddy
- Willie and the Hand Jive
- The Got Song
- Give a Little Bit
- God Bless 'Em All
- Summertime Blues [*]
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Ramble At The RymanVanguard Records2011TRACK LISTING- Ophelia
- Back to Memphis
- Mannie Mae
- Baby Scratch My Back
- Evengeline
- No Depression in Heaven
- Wide River To Cross
- Deep Elem Blues
- Anna Lee
- Rag Mama Rag
- Time Out For the Blues
- A Train Robbery
- The Shape I'm In
- Chest Fever
- The Weight
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Ramble at the RymanVanguard Records2011TRACK LISTING
- Ophelia
- Back To Memphis
- Fannie Mae
- Baby Scratch My Back
- Evangeline
- No Depression In Heaven
- Wide River to Cross
- Deep Elem Blues
- Anna Lee
- Rag Mama Rag
- Time Out For The Blues
- A Train Robbery
- The Shape I’m In
- Chest Fever
- The Weight
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Electric DirtVanguard Records2009TRACK LISTING- Tennessee Jed
- Move Along Train
- Growing Trade
- Golden Bird
- Stuff You Gotta Watch
- White Dove
- King Fish
- You Can't Lose What You Ain't Never Had
- When I Go Away
- Heaven's Pearls
- I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to be Free
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Electric Dirt [Vinyl]Vanguard Records2009TRACK LISTING- Tennessee Jed
- Move Along Train
- Growing Trade
- Golden Bird
- Stuff You Gotta Watch
- White Dove
- King Fish
- You Can't Lose What You Ain't Never Had
- When I Go Away
- Heaven's Pearls
- I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to be Free
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Dirt Farmer [Vinyl]Vanguard Records2008TRACK LISTING- False Hearted Lover Blues
- Poor Old Dirt Farmer
- The Mountain
- Little Birds
- The Girl I Left Behind
- Calvary
- Anna Lee
- Got Me a Woman
- A Train Robbery
- Single Girl, Married Girl
- The Blind Child
- Feelin' Good
- Wide River to Cross
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Dirt FarmerVanguard Records2007TRACK LISTING- False Hearted Lover Blues (Traditional)
- Poor Old Dirt Farmer (Traditional)
- The Mountain (Steve Earle)
- Little Birds (Traditional)
- The Girl I Left Behind (Traditional)
- Calvary (Byron Isaacs)
- Anna Lee (Laurelyn Dossett)
- Got Me A Woman (Paul Kennerley)
- A Train Robbery (Paul Kennerley)
- Single Girl, Married Girl (A. P. Carter)
- The Blind Child (Traditional)
- Feelin Good (J. B. Lenoir)
- Wide River To Cross (Buddy Miller, Julie Miller)
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Live at the Palladium in New York City N..Levon Helm Studios2006TRACK LISTING- Ain't That a Lotta Love
- A Mood I Was In
- Milk Cow Boogie
- Ties That Bind
- Goin Back to Memphis
- Blues So Bad
- Washer Woman
- Born In Chicago
- Rain Down Tears
- Got My Mojo Working
- Sing, Sing, Sing
- Ophelia
- Good Night Irene
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Levon HelmAcadia Records2002TRACK LISTING- Ain't No Way to Forget You
- Driving at Night
- Play Something Sweet (Brickyard Blues)
- Sweet Johanna
- I Came Here to Party
- Take Me to the River
- Standing on a Mountaintop
- Let's Do It in Slow Motion
- Audience for My Pain
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Levon Helm [1982]Edsel Records UK1998TRACK LISTING- You Can't Win Them All
- Lucrecia
- Even A Fool Would Let Go
- I've Got A Bet With Myself
- Money (Money Cues)
- Get Out Your Big Roll Daddy
- Willie AndThe Hand Jive
- The Got Song
- Give A Little Bit
- God Bless 'Em All
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American SonEdsel Records UK1997TRACK LISTING- Watermelon Time In Georgia
- Dance Me Down Easy
- Violet Eyes
- Stay With Me
- America's Farm
- Hurricane
- China Girl
- Nashville Wimmin
- Blue House OF Broken Hearts
- Sweet Peach Georgia Wine
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Souvenir, Vol. 1Woodstock Records1993TRACK LISTING- I FINALLY GOT YOU (4:11)
- JAVA BLUES (4:11)
- POOR LITTLE FOOL (4:12)
- CRAZY 'BOUT YOU BABY (3:11)
- DON'T YA TELL HENRY (3:13)
- THAT'S ALRIGHT (3:09)
- MILK COW BOOGIE (3:10)
- RAG MAMA RAG ((3:46)
- TOO CLOSE CHAIRS (4:35)
- PARAMOUNT (4:23)
- 300 LBS. (3:59)
- GREAT BEYOND (4:48)
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Levon Helm & Rco All-StarsMobile Fidelity1992TRACK LISTING- Washer Woman
- The Tie That Binds
- You Got Me
- Blues So Bad
- Sing, Sing, Sing (Let's Make a Better World)
- Milk Cow Boogie
- Rain Down Tears
- A Mood I Was In
- Havana Moon
- That's My Home
Arctic Monkeys
The Dead Weather
The Kinks
The Dead Weather
The White Stripes
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
The White Stripes
Vampire Weekend
The Pixies
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Led Zeppelin
Arctic Monkeys
The Raconteurs
Wolf Parade
Danger Mouse and Rome
Karen O
TV on the Radio
The Black Crowes
Jack White
Yo La Tengo
Foreigner
Kings of Leon
Stay +
Albert Hammond Jr.
Garbage
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