RIP Levon Helm

drumsound · Post by **drumsound** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 2:33 pm

We've lost one of the greatest musicians to ever sit behind the drums. I'll miss his voice and his pocket.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertain ... 190.column

dgrieser · Post by **dgrieser** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 2:56 pm

This makes me sad.

vvv · Post by **vvv** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 5:30 pm

When I was a kid, I loved Cher's version of "The Night ... Dixie Down" but eventually got tired of it.

It was years before I heard The Band's version, and I've never tired of it.

The Last Waltz, IMO, is genius, and there's not a The Band album I don't love.

I never could choose whose songs I liked best in that unit, but Levon for damn sure had my fave voice. Not to mention that afore-mentioned pocket, and while singing ...

RIP

mjau · Post by **mjau** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 7:06 pm

Levon was pure music. He played so absolutely natural.

percussion boy · Post by **percussion boy** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 9:46 pm

Ouch ouch ouch.

He was a very human as well as a very talented man. I shook his hand once from the front row at an '80s Band reunion concert -- and he genuinely shook my hand, like he knew there was someone else there. No star trips with Mr. Helm.

Someone cue "All La Glory."

A.David.MacKinnon · Post by **A.David.MacKinnon** » Fri Apr 20, 2012 9:37 am

I'm sure allot of people feel the same but for the Canadian music scene(s) this feels like a death in the family. He was part of our greatest musical export and we adopted him as one of our own.

Gregg Juke · Post by **Gregg Juke** » Fri Apr 20, 2012 11:01 am

Check out the mid to end of "Lightning in a Bottle," the Blues concert movie by Martin Scorcese from a few years ago. Levon playing percussion, jamming with Steve Jordan and an all-star band backing the Neville Brothers!!!!

Fantastic.

Levon was just in the background, out of the lights, shaking some maracas and playing sticks on a case or something. But the look on his face says-- "Heaven."

GJ

top_ape · Post by **top_ape** » Fri Apr 20, 2012 11:32 am

Yep, Levon was for real.

I don't understand, how did I never make the time to get up to one of the Midnight Rambles?

Depressing.

It's so easy to take things (and people) for granted, until they're not there anymore.

drumsound · Post by **drumsound** » Fri May 18, 2012 9:18 pm

Elvis Costello's thoughts on Levon.

http://www.elviscostello.com/news/ramble-on-levon/303

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