RIP Levon Helm

[bayoubill]

another favorite...

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wq2e7DPhyHg]The Band - When I paint my masterpiece - YouTube[/ame]

 

[bayoubill]

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adx5hW14EEc&feature=related]Rag mama rag - The Band - YouTube[/ame]

 

[bayoubill]

so long, Levon...

vaya con dios...

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEf-YAaBalE&feature=related]Levon Helm - When I Go Away - YouTube[/ame]

 

[tinydancer]

RIP Levon. Thanks for the music.

Credit to great picture of Levon goes to the Daily Mail.

 

[B. Kidd]

After hangin' around racetracks and sports books for many a year, here's one I'm fond of:

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EisXJSsULGM]Up On Cripple Creek - The Band (The Band 5 of 10) - YouTube[/ame]

 

[bayoubill]

RIP Levon. Thanks for the music.

Credit to great picture of Levon goes to the Daily Mail.

he sure made them Canadian boys sound good, din't he... ;-)

 

[iamwhatiseem]

I loved The Band....great stuff.
One of the great classic rock band

 

[Warrior102]

After hangin' around racetracks and sports books for many a year, here's one I'm fond of:

Up On Cripple Creek - The Band (The Band 5 of 10) - YouTube

The Last Waltz version -

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDnlU6rPfwY]The Band, Up On Cripple Creek - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Amelia]

 

[tinydancer]

For me it's the Night they drove old Dixie down. Haunting.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jREUrbGGrgM]The Band - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - YouTube[/ame]

 

[Peach]

Yes, Rest In Piece.......................

Virgil Caine is the name and I served on the Danville train
'Til Stoneman's cavalry came and tore up the tracks again
In the winter of '65, we were hungry, just barely alive
By May the tenth, Richmond had fell
It's a time I remember, oh so well

The night they drove old Dixie down
And the bells were ringing
The night they drove old Dixie down
And the people were singing
They went, "La, la, la"

Back with my wife in Tennessee, when one day she called to me
"Virgil, quick, come see, there go the Robert E.Lee"
Now I don't mind choppin' wood, and I don't care if the money's no good
Ya take what ya need and ya leave the rest
But they should never have taken the very best

The night they drove old Dixie down
And the bells were ringing
The night they drove old Dixie down
And all the people were singing
They went, "La, la, la"

Like my father before me, I will work the land
And like my brother above me, who took a rebel stand
He was just eighteen, proud and brave, but a Yankee laid him in his grave
I swear by the mud below my feet
You can't raise a Caine back up when he's in defeat

 

[B. Kidd]

so long, Levon...

vaya con dios...


This song, delta blues with jazz undertones.............good stuff!

 

[tinydancer]

RIP Levon. Thanks for the music.

Credit to great picture of Levon goes to the Daily Mail.

he sure made them Canadian boys sound good, din't he... ;-)

That he did, bill. Whew, we're losing legends these days.

 

[Peach]

For me it's the Night they drove old Dixie down. Haunting.

The Band - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down - YouTube

Good description td......................................

 

[edthecynic]

A very tasteful drummer, nothing fancy, but his fill-ins were always in the right place at the right time and perfect for the mood of the song.

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTbX_XYo6xI]The Band - Stage Fright - YouTube[/ame]

 

[jillian]

Was 'The Shape I'm In...' one of the Band's?

Dear God, yes it was....

[ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knF5Nis1K3c]The Band - The Shape I'm In - YouTube[/ame]

Thanks. The Weight is my favorite, one of my ALL TIME favorites.

post 2.

yeah... great song.

 

[AquaAthena]

he was great...

The Band, Up On Cripple Creek - YouTube

I am not familiar with his name, but I am always particularly saddened when the music makers die. I love what they lived for, too. RIP.

 

[Peach]

Dear God, yes it was....

The Band - The Shape I'm In - YouTube

Thanks. The Weight is my favorite, one of my ALL TIME favorites.

post 2.

yeah... great song.

Now, The Night They Drove Ole Dixie Down is running through my head.........................one of the most powerful songs, in terms of history, I've ever heard.

 

[jillian]

Thanks. The Weight is my favorite, one of my ALL TIME favorites.

post 2.

yeah... great song.

Now, The Night They Drove Ole Dixie Down is running through my head.........................one of the most powerful songs, in terms of history, I've ever heard.

incredibly evocative song. i love it, too.

 

[Peach]

post 2.

yeah... great song.

Now, The Night They Drove Ole Dixie Down is running through my head.........................one of the most powerful songs, in terms of history, I've ever heard.

incredibly evocative song. i love it, too.

First time the US experienced TOTAL WAR............................................