Happy 70th birthday Levon Helm! A few years ago,I was lucky enough to spend some time sharing stories (and other things) with the man himself and he w
May 26, 2010

Happy 70th birthday Levon Helm! A few years ago,I was lucky enough to spend some time sharing stories (and other things) with the man himself and he was as nice and genuine as anyone I've ever met. The Band is one of the most important and influential bands in the history of popular music and I consider Levon to be one of the greatest singers in any genre. If you have a chance to catch him at one of his Rambles in his barn in Woodstock or on tour you will not be disappointed. Enjoy this song off of one of my all-time favorites, 1969's The Band.

Our sister site Newstalgia has for its mid-week concert (and mid-week antidote for Road Rage), Julian Rachlin and Itamar Golan in Recital at the 2009 Musica Mundi Festival.

It's the last night of this blog's fundraiser, too. A great night to send in a few bucks to support a blog that does so much, seven days a week. Thank you.

Can you help us out?

For nearly 20 years we have been exposing Washington lies and untangling media deceit, but now Facebook is drowning us in an ocean of right wing lies. Please give a one-time or recurring donation, or buy a year's subscription for an ad-free experience. Thank you.

Discussion

We welcome relevant, respectful comments. Any comments that are sexist or in any other way deemed hateful by our staff will be deleted and constitute grounds for a ban from posting on the site. Please refer to our Terms of Service for information on our posting policy.
Mastodon