Levon Helm documentary coming to SXSW
Friday, February 5, 2010 – "Ain't In It For My Health: A Film About Levon Helm" will make its world premiere at this year's SXSW Festival.
Directed by Jacob Hatley, the movie forces him to confront the dark times that have haunted him since The Band's demise: throat cancer, bankruptcy, drug addiction and the tragic loss of band mates Richard Manuel and Rick Danko.
Schedule of show times to be announced shortly. This year's SXSW Festival runs from March 12-21 in Austin.
Helm recently won his second consecutive Grammy Award in the category of "Best Americana Album" for "Electric Dirt," his second release on Vanguard/Dirt Farmer Music.
More news for Levon Helm
- 02/07/13: Helm receives Grammy tribute
- 08/24/12: Levon Helm memorial tribute show coming
- 04/19/12: Levon Helm dies at 71
- 04/17/12: Helm is in "final stages" from cancer
- 05/18/11: Helm donates sales to Americana group
- 01/31/11: Helms "Rambles at the Ryman"
- 12/21/10: Levon Helm hospitalized for one week
- 09/13/10: Helm, LaMontagne tour together
CD reviews for Levon Helm
Time can be a funny thing. Where the passage of decades has made Bob Dylan's voice nearly unintelligible, the years have sanded some of the grit off of Levon Helm's legendary pipes. Yes, we're aware Mr. Helm has had medical issues with his throat, and don't wish to make light of his situation, but those elements have rendered his voice more smooth and supple whereas the best known versions of his songs had a little more grit at their core.
That doesn't mean you ...
Even when he was a young man, before the years and the ailments, Levon Helm's vocals sounded like they were from a bygone era. It was a voice to make you believe that medicine shows still traveled the earth. That wonderful, weathered instrument is the rustic heart of this new record, just as Helm's ageless drumming is its heartbeat. And despite a title that suggests a more modern program than 2007's "Dirt Farmer," the songs, like their vessel, are mostly from another time. ...
Levon Helm's music has always been firmly rooted in early American music well past the Carters and Stanleys. This embraces this heritage in its selections of traditional and contemporary Americana. As its title implies, "Dirt Farmer" is earthy with a raw and vital energy. It is Helm's valentine to life and the music that continues to sustain him.
Helm explains in the liner notes his interest in revisiting some traditional songs he grew up playing, including "Little ...
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