Helms "Rambles at the Ryman"
Monday, January 31, 2011 – On Sept. 17, 2008, Levon Helm took his beloved Midnight Ramble on the road to the Ryman Auditorium. Accompanied by Buddy Miller, John Hiatt, Sheryl Crow, Sam Bush and Billy Bob Thornton, the Levon Helm Band's show that night will be available May 3 as "Ramble at the Ryman" in CD and DVD.
This collection features the Levon Helm Band performing songs from Helm's tenure with The Band, his Grammy winning release "Dirt Farmer" and selections from artists such as Chuck Berry and the Carter Family.
The band for the show also included Larry Campbell, Amy Helm, Teresa Williams, Brian Mitchell, Erik Lawrence, Clark Gayton, Jay Collins, Steven Bernstein, Paul Ossola, Tony Leone and Sammy Davis.
The Levon Helm Band continues to play to sold out crowds at his weekly 'Midnight Ramble' concerts in his hometown of Woodstock, N.Y.
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
- 12/21/10: Levon Helm hospitalized for one week
- 09/13/10: Helm, LaMontagne tour together
- 07/23/10: Helm goes the live route
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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