Americana and Roots 4th of July Playlist
Ask someone on the street what America stands for and you’ll probably get a different answer from each one. America has a complicated history, as does any combination of human beings, but one thing is…
Tag Archives: Levon Helm
Top 5 Levon Helm Songs
He didn’t write many of the songs he made legendary but when he did them they stayed done.You couldn’t imagine them any other way. On this occasion of his birth I submit to you my…
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Watch Out! Levon Helm Covers Randy Newman’s “Kingfish” [VIDEO]
RollinStone.com posted this great clip from Ain’t in It for My Health , Jacob Hatley’s documentary on the musical legend. The film will premiere in upstate New York on April 19th, near his famous barn…
Listen Up! Exclusive Track Release – Bow Thayer – “Eden”
It says something special about an artist when the legendary Levon Helm plays drums on your previous recordings and you’ve been asked to Helm’s famous Midnight Rambles in Woodstock, NY, 6 different times. Bow Thayer…
The Felice Brothers Cover Nirvana, The Beatles, Bruce Springsteen and The Band [VIDEO]
I’m a huge of of Upstate New York’s Felice Brothers. I always suspected that Big Pink molecules must still dwell in the area and were breathed in by the band as infants leading them to…
Elton John and Mumford & Sons Set to Honor Levon Helm at 55th Grammys
The famed Midnight Ramble will roll into L.A. on Sunday night as Elton John** and Mumford & Sons appear on the Grammy stage to lead a tribute to the late music great Levon Helm, The…
Levon Helm Documentary “Ain’t In It For My Health” Coming To Theaters/DVD
The 2010 documentary Ain’t In It For My Health: A Film About Levon Helm, will be released in movie theaters nationwide for the first time next year. The film follows longtime Band singer and drummer,…
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‘Love for Levon,’ Tribute to Levon Helm at Izod Center [VIDEOS]
After attending hundreds of concerts there are very few shows occurring these days that I wish I had attended. This is one of them. Gregg Allman, Jakob Dylan, Bruce Hornsby, Mavis Staples, John Prine, Joan…
Americana Association Music Awards 2012
It was another night when the disciples of roots music congregated within the hallowed walls of the Mother Church of Country Music, and the Ryman Auditorium, to homage to that which ties us together and…
Americana Music Conference & Festival Picks
Below you’ll find my picks for the 2012 Americana Music Conference showcases. This was one of the the toughest years to winnow down the performances I’m going to attend. And I still did a poor…