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- Thank you for a great article.
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- A wonderful tribute to a great artist. Thank-you.
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- It mostly has all been said; the world has lost not only the Greatest Musician, but piece of any fan's Soul. He will live in my heart forever. I lived in Woodstock for a short time while I was a teenager and saw him play once and I was hooked. The saddest part is I never got to meet the Man.
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- Great article! I was at the Ramble a few times and as you say it was the real deal.
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- Levon Helm was unique among rockers. No one ever said a bad word about the man or his music. How we will miss both!
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- Bill has done it once more and as usual. A great, moving remembrance of a great man to remember. Levon's work will live on in auditoriums, clubs, garages and everywhere anyone has a guitar or a set of skins and the need to make real honest to God rock and rock come to life. Peace Out.
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- What a beautiful, loving tribute. I, like many devoted Band fans, have vaguely realized that this post-cancer, post divisive split with Robbie portion of Levon's life and career was something rare and miraculous, but this video essay puts it so much more beautifully than I ever could. Not to return to the old arguement, but it now seems that, in fact, the teller of the tales that became the songs grabbed the heart of the public to a much greater extent than the person who grabbed all the song credits and all of the cash. R.I.P. Levon, and G-D bless Amy, Larry, and Teresa for helping Levon reconnect with his spirit and craft.
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- I was a fan of Levon's since the Band put out Big Pink. About seven years ago I stumbled across his Web site and found out about the Rambles. My wife and I went to about two every year. I wish we'd been able to go to more of them. They were the most special musical events I've ever been to. For the first Ramble we had to duck for the trombone player since we were basically seated on the stage. Thank you for sharing this wonderful tribute.
My fondest memory was sitting at a Ramble waiting for Levon to come out when I felt a hand on my shoulder. I looked up and it was Levon grinning down at me. He just said "How ya'll doing?" We were all doing pretty darn well with spirits like his in the world. - Reply to this comment
- What a wonderful piece to honor a giant among musicians. I came to love Levon Helm's music about 10 years ago and while you could argue there are 'better' singers out there or more 'flashy' drummers Levon held his place with pure heart and soul. You could feel it when it played, even as part of The Band he stood out. He didn't show off, as Robbie Robertson had a tendency to do, he just played his role and shone as the unassuming, rhythmic genius he was. I never met the man but I always felt that he was just as warm and generous in person as he was with his music. Thanks for sharing your talent Levon, it was such a thrill.
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- "The Last Waltz" was filmed in 1976. It was released in 1978.
"Fair guitarist." Was that necessary?
More airtime for some band that will be forgotten in 10 years, 2 minutes for Mr. Helm.
John Whiteside's comments had more merit. - Reply to this comment
