Levon Helm

The Drummer's Legacy: Levon Helm's Unending Midnight Ramble

Levon Helm, Ray LaMontagne Verizon Theatre, Grand Prairie November 11, 2010 Better than: watching my old Rick Danko instructional bass VHS tapes. I don't know what's wrong with some people. We've all been in a situation where we go to a show to see only one artist on a bill, and either get there late or lea

What a rich, spirit-lifting performance the Levon Helm Band gave Sunday night at the Greek Theatre. And what a treat it was to finally see its 70-year-old namesake, one of the sharpest, most distinctive drummers in rock history, back behind the kit, powering his 10-member group, egging them on to increasingly

The Arkansas-born Helm clearly shared the sold-out crowd's anticipation at being back in the city where spent a large portion of his formative musical years in the early 1960s.

This isn't a problem at Levon Helm's Midnight Ramble at his home/studio in Woodstock NY.

Levon Helm opened the Americana conference with his Ramble show, meaning that guests galore were the order of the night. And what guests they proved to be, although Helm held his own - for the most part. Helm, who continues touring behind his Grammy disc, "Dirt Farmer," his first solo disc in 25 years, mixed

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