Yes, he's an old man, but he can still rock. We had so much fun at the Levon Helm concert last Friday night. 4th row seats gave us a great view of Levon and his wonderful band - at one point I think I counted 15 musicians on stage.
Larry Campbell and Amy Helm, Levon's talented daughter
Larry again- I don't think he took a break the entire show, which was pretty long.
Donald Fagen joined in! (Steely Dan)
Teresa Williams, what a beautiful voice.
Borrowing form Wikipedia:
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 voice, and creative drumming style highlighted on many of the The Band's recordings, such as "The Weight", "Up on Cripple Creek", "Ophelia" and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down". His 2007 comeback album Dirt Farmer
earned the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album in February 2008, and in November of that year, Rolling Stone magazine ranked him #91 in the list of The 100 Greatest Singers of All Time. In 2010, Electric Dirt
, his 2009 follow-up to Dirt Farmer, won the first ever Grammy Award for Best Americana Album, an inaugural category in 2010.
earned the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album in February 2008, and in November of that year, Rolling Stone magazine ranked him #91 in the list of The 100 Greatest Singers of All Time. In 2010, Electric Dirt, his 2009 follow-up to Dirt Farmer, won the first ever Grammy Award for Best Americana Album, an inaugural category in 2010.
OK, listen up you Nashville people:
April 21, 2010
Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, TNTickets go on sale March 12th. The Levon Helm Band ~ Ramble at the Ryman with Gillian Welch, Dave Rawlings Machine, Rodney Crowell, Sam Bush and more...
This guy is worth seeing, I promise!
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