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Levon helm
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Wed Apr 18, 2012 3:40 pmby headman
Levon is in the final stages of his battle with cancer. I saw him in October and even then he only sang a few songs and his voice was thin and raspy. Nothing wrong with his drumming, it was a wonderful performance and venue and that night remains the highlight of my musical life....and I've seen a lot of really good stuff!
It's just a bad feeling when your heroes leave
headman
Re: Levon helm
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Wed Apr 18, 2012 5:16 pmby Hookemeister
Levon Helm... great feel, great voice, lovely guy.
Up on Cripple Creek says it all.
Re: Levon helm
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Wed Apr 18, 2012 5:47 pmby Alistair
Yeah, I'm very sad I'll never get to see him play now. What an incredible drummer, and great singer too.
I saw him on that Elvis Costello TV show last year (I think the performance was a year or two old) and he played great, but couldn't even talk.
He seemed like a really nice guy that just loved to play. Hope it's gentle for him.
Re: Levon helm
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Wed Apr 18, 2012 6:35 pmby Chinagraf
He's fought the f&^%*r for 12 years though. Great effort, shows just how hard it is to get a drummer to stop..
Re: Levon helm
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Wed Apr 18, 2012 10:05 pmby Ausrock
Hmmmmm.......it's sad, not much else can be said. Been a fan of The Band as a whole since Big Pink first arrived, the vinyls of their albums have been well played
Re: Levon helm
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Thu Apr 19, 2012 10:29 amby graemeh
...more on this here:
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/music_b ... inger.htmlincluding a great clip of "the night they drove old dixie down" from The Last Waltz.
Very sad, but he left a great and lasting legacy...
Re: Levon helm
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Fri Apr 20, 2012 9:08 amby Ben M
RIP Levon Helm.
Very sad to see him go.