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Levon Helm dies
- Thread starter Lord Bracknell
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Gulls and Rooks
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Very sad, I'd hoped Levon had beaten his throat cancer for good. I still have not quite got over the death of Rick Danko, two great voices gone.
I can't recommend highly enough the Scorsese film The Last Waltz, a condensed film of the Band's 1976 4 hour farewell concert. Turn it up.
I can't recommend highly enough the Scorsese film The Last Waltz, a condensed film of the Band's 1976 4 hour farewell concert. Turn it up.
34064 Fighter Command
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I only recently purchased a battered ex-rental VHS tape of the 1984 film 'Best Revenge' where Levon stars alongside John Heard and John Rhys-Davies (Gimli the Dwarf in The Lord of the Rings trilogy), and sings on the soundtrack.
Terrible news - I'm going to watch the film tonight in tribute.
Terrible news - I'm going to watch the film tonight in tribute.
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Hotchilidog
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- Jan 24, 2009
- 9,114
The best music/concert film ever. If I had a time machine I'd go back to that gig in an instant. Very sad news.
AlbionKebabs
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Couldn't agree more. Such a shame. RIP Levon.
- Jul 10, 2003
- 27,685
A great player, who's sound was so distinctive with those beautiful vintage kits
(and since i couldn't get LB's link working)
(and since i couldn't get LB's link working)
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Pevenseagull
meh
- Jul 20, 2003
- 20,649
Keith Moon and John Bonham have got some serious competition in God's house band.
PaoloRossiJohnson
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Sad loss.
Relevant trivia fact.... When he appeared on Desert Island Discs, Tony Robinson chose "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" as his ONE record (out of the eight choices) that he would HAVE to take with him!
Relevant trivia fact.... When he appeared on Desert Island Discs, Tony Robinson chose "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" as his ONE record (out of the eight choices) that he would HAVE to take with him!
Deano's Right Foot
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Very sad news.
I always thought that they were singing " Take a load of fanny"
I always tried my best.
Dover
Home at Last.
Sad loss. The Music From The Big Pink will be played today.
- Jan 3, 2012
- 17,331
And with the Staple Singers thrown in for good measure - Heaven.
I saw a review of the last waltz a few weeks ago in one of the papers - I presume it has been reissued. The reviewer gave it two stars out of five and intimated it was past its sell by date - Callow youth - some things don't date, as I sometimes think when listening to some of the Dance band stuff that my father listened to and loved before and during the war.
I've only got the Last waltz on Video - just might have to order the DVD.
And Bert Weedon has died today as well.
1234andcounting
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- Mar 31, 2008
- 1,609
Stagefright - a great tune. Check out Before The Flood, live album of Dylan and the Band from '74 (Rolling Thunder tour, I believe), much underrated live album.
Norman Potting
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"Acadian Driftwood" is my favourite track by the Band. I always sing along to it, very badly. Love their harmonies. They also did a more than half decent cover of "Atlantic City", one of my favourite Springsteen songs.
blue'n'white
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Sad news - I thought he'd beaten cancer.
Sorely missed
RIP Levon
Sorely missed
RIP Levon