RIP Levon Helm

[Paul in NZ]

Yup - finally lost his battle with throat cancer at 71.... Dang... I was just listening to The Band last night... Thanks for the music Levon, you sang some stunners!

[PrincessBandit]

Greg Ham (flute and saxophone player extraordinaire from Men at Work) also gone. Very sad.

[Nova.]

Never heard of em, but RIP.

[nudemetalz]

yup RIP. :(

Great "band" for sure.

If not aware of who they were, most people will know this song they did

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sjCw3-YTffo

[Padmei]

Amen. Awesome voice & band

[HenryDorsetCase]

Never heard of em, but RIP.

wait, whut? do you live in a hole in the ground?

[HenryDorsetCase]

yup RIP. :(

Great "band" for sure.

If not aware of who they were, most people will know this song they did


everyone should own a copy of The Last Waltz and Music From Big Pink.

Dude from Turkey Scratch Arkansas and four Canadians.

[pete376403]

The bells are ringin'...

Got the album Stage Fright on vinyl, should dig it out and give it a twirl

[Winston001]

Dang. Levon passed. Sad news.

[HenryDorsetCase]

Dang. Levon passed. Sad news.

Of the original lineup, only Robbie Robertson and Garth Hudson still alive.

Check out Jason Isbell's tribute to Rick Danko and Richard Manuel:

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I kinda wish he and Ryan had done this when we saw them in sunny Dunedin last month.

[Nova.]

wait, whut? do you live in a hole in the ground?


WAIT.. how'd you find out

[banditrider]

everyone should own a copy of The Last Waltz and Music From Big Pink..

Any idea if (and where) you can get the Last Waltz on Blue-ray?

[Winston001]

Funny old world. I was in San Francisco the night of the Last Waltz at the Winterland on a student exchange. But we were too jetlagged coming from NZ to go to the concert. One of those lifetime regrets.

[HenryDorsetCase]

Any idea if (and where) you can get the Last Waltz on Blue-ray?

Amazon but its likely zone 1:

http://www.amazon.com/Last-Waltz-Blu-ray-Robbie-Robertson/dp/B000EZ7ZZ4/ref=pd_bxgy_m_text_b

[HenryDorsetCase]

Funny old world. I was in San Francisco the night of the Last Waltz at the Winterland on a student exchange. But we were too jetlagged coming from NZ to go to the concert. One of those lifetime regrets.

I've a few of those myself. interestingly some of the best times I've had at rock and roll shows have been when I was dragged along by others. Best example of that is The Smashing Pumpkins touring "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness": i was deep into my roots/country/americana phase and didnt want to go but went anyway. Completely blown away by the redemptive power of rock and roll.

[Rcktfsh]

Highly recomend Levon's latest album "Ramble at the Ryman" which won a grammy this year, recorded concert from the Ryman theatre in 2009.

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[HenryDorsetCase]

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-3445_162-57418497/levon-helms-miraculous-encore/


This is worth a look, CBS News tribute to Levon.