Rest in Peace Levon Helm?

Listening to him right now. I had an opportunity to see him a couple of years ago, but I was broke. I would have taken out a loan if I knew that was my last chance.

Favorite songs by The Band:

"The Weight"

"Life is a Carnival"

"Across the Great Divide"

"The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down"

"W.S. Walcott Medicine Show"

Solo:

"Watermelon Time in Georgia"

"Wide River to Cross"

"Blue House of Broken Hearts"

Tennessee Jed

"Even a Fool Would Let Go"

It'd be easier to name Band songs I don't rate as favorites. Richard was probably the best singer and Rick had that heart-tugging timbre to his voice but Levon was always my favorite vocalist of the three. He had a quality that somehow conveyed joyous abandon and an American sensibility regardless of the lyrics. As for his solo stuff, most of it was at least good or better, going all the way back to his first solo release-Levon Helms and The RCO All-Stars. The whole Dirt Farmer album is great. I've posted this already on two questions about Levon in the last few days, but I've been kind of stuck on it and I think it's worth posting a third time so that word gets out to those who aren't familiar with it-it's particularly poignant now-

Wide River To Cross

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gm2_7o8DGtI

Levon's song choices the last few years seem to bear out that mortality was never far from his mind after the first cancer bout. Here's a few more that I've been listening to since first hearing his time was running out

Heaven's Pearls

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A54_0rC37sk&feature...

When I Go Away

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEf-YAaBalE&feature...

A great drummer. RIP Levon

I Shall Be Released

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1yq9HWq9rI

I can imagine them playing this song at Levon's funeral...

One more shot just for old times

One last stand

One more hit ought to do it

Then quit while we can

Levon Helm, Johnny Cash, & Emmylou Harris - "Jesse James, One More Shot"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysj0TZ6sB1s&feature...

RIP, a mighty talent. I saw him a few years back playing in the Ringo Starr band with Rick Danko, I enjoyed them more than Ringo.

Fave songs...

The Weight

Chest Fever

Time To Kill

King Harvest

Shape I'm In

Hi W & S!

I don't know mush about the Band so, I'll go with The Weight.

N.B *

The other day on my p.c. was about to play a c.d. when your music popped up a nice surprise!

Bought some new music one thing I thought you may care to try?

Johnny Dowd - No Regrets.

Have a good day!

Chest Fever

Tears of Rage

This Wheels on Fire

The Night they Drove old Dixie Down ... Sing it Levon: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOi0tC00Luc&feature...

Shape I'm In

Singing at top notch less than a year ago: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJMMUZOq3OU

Acting http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jie9bYCyZDI&feature...

Harp and Mandolin .... with Rick Danko .... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_kGmr6IfBk&feature...

Imus in the Morning ... Raving http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUkDHtDjdnU&feature...

Hope I can find that concert at the Beacon...

There is only a few great singer drummers of all time Levon was ONE.

THE WEIGHT!!!

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