April 18, 201214 yr Say a prayer for one of the great musicians/singers of our time: http://www.levonhelm.com/ Edited April 18, 201214 yr by Absorbine_Sr
April 18, 201214 yr Good vibes to Levon. Levon was a pretty good actor too. 1988's 'End of the Line', with Levon, Wilford Brimmley, Mary Steenburgen, Holly Hunter, Kevin Bacon ... is a favorite of mine.
April 18, 201214 yr Author Good vibes to Levon. Levon was a pretty good actor too. 1988's 'End of the Line', with Levon, Wilford Brimmley, Mary Steenburgen, Holly Hunter, Kevin Bacon ... is a favorite of mine. Though only a small role I loved him in 'The Right Stuff'.
April 18, 201214 yr Good vibes to Levon. Levon was a pretty good actor too. 1988's 'End of the Line', with Levon, Wilford Brimmley, Mary Steenburgen, Holly Hunter, Kevin Bacon ... is a favorite of mine. Just now (through Youtube) realized the guy was a drummer/lead singer. Wow, mad respect. How have I never actually seen The Last Waltz? WTF?
April 18, 201214 yr I own it on vinyl and have listened many times, and flip to FLACs's regularly. And it's Scorcese. But if I'd seen it I would have surely registered his status.
April 18, 201214 yr shame on you Matt! Just that fact that it's directed by Scorsese should clue you in that it's something special. This is terrible news indeed. I have a feeling that Levon has done and seen enough to fill a half dozen full lives.
April 19, 201214 yr A "memorial" viewing of the Last Waltz on bluray is in order for this weekend. In the meantime, there is this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ceRg_rxXQ_E
April 19, 201214 yr I played drums in a reenactment of The Last Waltz a couple of years ago, and got very familiar with The Band's music, something I had inexplicably failed to do until then. This is a sad day.
April 20, 201214 yr I had the chance to attend a Midnight Ramble back in 2010 with Levon's band and Steve Earle performing. I have been a huge fan of The Band since first hearing them but after spending an afternoon and evening hanging out at his house I can say that he was probably one of the few celebs I have met that I would have loved to hang out with as he seemed like my kind of guy.
April 20, 201214 yr Author The best 5 minutes in concert footage ever... vidlink I agree. My favorite part of the film and though Levon is great here, when Mavis Staples breaks into her verse I get chills down my spine. I'm waiting for my amp to get back to have a memorial viewing of The Last Waltz.
April 21, 201214 yr I had the chance to attend a Midnight Ramble back in 2010 with Levon's band and Steve Earle performing. I have been a huge fan of The Band since first hearing them but after spending an afternoon and evening hanging out at his house I can say that he was probably one of the few celebs I have met that I would have loved to hang out with as he seemed like my kind of guy. The Rambles were great. Levon Helm was an icon in our area (I lived perhaps 15 minutes from his home) and his loss was certainly felt strongly here. Edited April 21, 201214 yr by revolink24
April 21, 201214 yr The Rambles were great. Levon Helm was an icon in our area (I lived perhaps 15 minutes from his home) and his loss was certainly felt strongly here. his twitter account was @levonhelmramble...sad stuff, obviously...but some progressive & warming comments/replies as well... I was very glad to hear that Robbie Robertson did visit Levon in the hospital...to be a fly on the wall... I'm borrowing The Last Waltz blu-ray that I bought for my dad...I've seen it numerous times but it never disappoints...later, I may even dig up the Basement Tapes...I know that, depending on which version you have, Levon had limited participation (he left the Band for a spell)...However, I've always thought of the Band as a group independent of its members...sounds silly, I know...but, unless they were performing with Bob Dylan, they didn't seem to be following anyone's lead... It's great that he's left such a body of work...I've been to a few Dylan concerts, but, obviously, their peak was before my time...
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