Helm donates sales to Americana group
Wednesday, May 18, 2011 – Levon Helm will donate a portion of the "Ramble at the Ryman" CD and DVD proceeds to the Americana Music Association.
"They are one of the few outfits that supports great music" said Helm, "we gotta help 'em." Helm is the first artist to donate the shares of cd and dvd sales to the AMA. He was also the first to perform a concert with the intent to raise funds for Americana at his now Ramble at the Ryman in 2007.
On Sept. 17, 2008, Helm kicked off the Americana Music Festival and Conference bringing his Midnight Ramble on the road to one of America's treasured venues, Nashville's Ryman Auditorium. Accompanied by Buddy Miller, John Hiatt, Sheryl Crow, George Receli, Sam Bush and Billy Bob Thornton, the Levon Helm Band play material from The Band and Helm.
The CD came out on Tuesday.
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
- 01/31/11: Helms "Rambles at the Ryman"
- 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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