RIP Levon Helm

[MacGyver]

Man...what a loss.

Dirt Farmer is one of my favorite albums of the last couple years.

[KahrMan]

Pulled into Nazareth, was feeling about half past dead....

[MacGyver]

I keep expecting Growing Trade to show up in a Justified episode:

[Mike.357]

Wonderin who is next

[Steelharp]

Great loss... and yes, they seem to come in 3's. Dick, Levon...?

[Lumber_Jack]

One of the Greats!! Now he's layin down those back beats in heaven.

[Mike.357]

Some guy from Men at Work died. Not quite sure he is #3.

And one of the BeeGees is in a coma.

[Garufa]

That makes three for me.

RIP Levon.

Edited April 19, 2012 by Garufa

[Raoul]

I am really saddened by this, seems like a personal loss to me.

RIP Levon.

[laktrash]

True american classic. What a loss

Electric Dirt has to be my favorite. Take time to listen to it if you haven't

Edited April 20, 2012 by laktrash

[hipower]

Will miss that great voice. Spent many hours listening to Levon and friends. And yes, his music would fit right in with Justified.

Edited April 20, 2012 by hipower

[TripleDigitRide]

A very sad day in music. RIP.

[Guest Lester Weevils]

The Band was great. Saw em in Atlanta maybe 1971. Enjoyed the concert.

Not a criticism, but it is easier for me to appreciate the songs one at a time like on a radio program, jukebox, or multi-media-player play list. Haven't heard all the albums and maybe some albums are more balanced. The ones I've heard tend to be mostly mid-tempo to slower tunes, with not many upbeat numbers. Listening to a bunch of mid-tempo tunes in a row causes my attention to wander even if each individual song is great.

Maybe there have been several Band "greatest hits" compilations, but I got one of them years ago and hadn't noticed before that virtually all their hits were mid-tempo. Not as dreadful as suffering thru a long chain of Kenny Rogers greatest hits of course, most of which were ballads.

Edited April 20, 2012 by Lester Weevils

[StPatrick]

True american classic. What a loss

Electric Dirt has to be my favorite. Take time to listen to it if you haven't

You speak true...Levon was the only American (Arkansas) in The Band - the rest of the members were Canadian.

[laktrash]

True american classic. What a loss

Electric Dirt has to be my favorite. Take time to listen to it if you haven't

Short sample, doesn't do it justice

http://www.amazon.co...e/dp/B002CGT22M

Edited April 22, 2012 by laktrash

[Motasyco]

His loss makes me think of a song written by Alan O'Day (made famous by the Righteous Brothers), If There's A Rock And Roll Heaven, Well You Know They Have A Hell Of A Band. That band just got better.

[enfield]

I'd never heard of him, but I did enjoy his singing and his acting -- just didn't know it was him.

[SonnyCrockett]

loved them guys and Levon was a legend to me,sad deal

[Motasyco]

Some guy from Men at Work died. Not quite sure he is #3.

And one of the BeeGees is in a coma.

Robin Gibb came out of the coma but he's suffering from advanced colorectal cancer. Probably doesn't have long.