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Post by itrainmonkeys on Apr 17, 2012 14:59:19 GMT -5
Just published on Levon's website: "Levon is in the final stages of his battle with cancer. Please send your prayers and love to him as he makes his way through this part of his journey."
Thank you fans and music lovers who have made his life so filled with joy and celebration... he has loved nothing more than to play, to fill the room up with music, lay down the back beat, and make the people dance! He did it every time he took the stage...
We appreciate all the love and support and concern. From his daughter Amy, and wife Sandy
Post by itrainmonkeys on Apr 17, 2012 15:32:47 GMT -5
One of my biggest regrets is not seeing one of the Midnight Ramble shows. I kept putting it off for too long or couldn't afford it at certain times. That would have been amazing.
So sad. Gotta pop in "The Last Waltz" sometime this week.
One of my favorite performers for as long as I can remember. So glad I got to see him in his prime. Happy trails Levon and thanks for all the amazing music.
Post by bonnaroodavid on Apr 17, 2012 16:36:20 GMT -5
My heart breaks. I posted on one of the other threads how seeing Levon was one of my best memories of Bonnaroo. I will always remember his smile. He is in a class all his own and I am eternally grateful to have had the pleasure of seeing him perform. I hope his final days are filled with joy and love
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One of my favorite performers for as long as I can remember. So glad I got to see him in his prime. Happy trails Levon and thanks for all the amazing music.
Katy, I know how much you appreciated his music too. There was a post in the Ramble thread about how it would be nice to have some bands pay tribute at Roo this year. It's his back yard. I'm hoping that some artists will do that. Seeing him in 2008 was one of my favorite Roo moments.
absolutely. just the act of watching this documentary for the first time several years ago was a formative moment in the development of my love for music. its a crystal clear memory during a time in my life characterized mostly by blurs and blackouts. ;D
The news makes me sad but no one can say Levon has not led a hell of a life. He has given people so much joy.
This is sad news indeed. But I am so grateful I had the opportunity to see him in concert a few times. It's amazing seeing the outpouring of love and gratitude on his Facebook page. I hope it puts him at ease as he leaves us knowing he touched so many lives. The man is truly a legend and his music will live on for many years to come.
Post by billypilgrim on Apr 18, 2012 21:15:27 GMT -5
Like many of you, I've been listening to a lot of Levon since yesterday. And on the album Electric Dirt, recorded in 2009, he says good bye and tells us how he wants to be remembered:
Early in the morning When the church bells toll The choir's gonna sing And the hearse will roll On down to the graveyard Where it's cold and gray And then the sun's gonna shine Through the shadows When I go away
Don't want no sorrow For this old orphan boy I don't want no crying Only tears of joy I'm gonna see my mother Gonna see my father And I'll be bound for glory In the morning When I go away
I'll be lifted up to the clouds On the wings of angels
There's only flesh and bones In the ground Where my troubles will stay
See that storm over yonder It's gonna rain all day But then the sun's gonna shine Through the shadows When I go away
(I'm going home - Lift me up) When I go away (No more trouble - I'm going home) (Lift me up - When I go away) No more crying (I'm going home - Lift me up - When I go away) No more trials (I'm going home) Home to leave my worries in the ground (I'm going home - Lift me up - When I go away) No more troubles (I'm going home - Lift me up - When I go away) No more crying (I'm going home - Lift me up - When I go away) No more trials (I'm going home)
Home to leave my worries in the graveyard Home to leave my troubles in the graveyard Home to leave my trials And I'll be bound for glory In the morning When I go away
And then the sun's gonna shine Through the shadows When I go away Ah, when I go away When I go away (When I go away) When I go away (When I go away) When I go away
All my kin who love me All my friends who care Look beyond the dark clouds We're gonna meet up there
When they lay me in the cold ground Bow your heads and pray (Bow your heads and pray)
And I'll be bound for glory In the morning When I go away
And then the sun's gonna shine Through the shadows When I go away
(I'm going home - Lift me up) When I go away (No more trouble - I'm going home) (Lift me up - When I go away) No more crying (I'm going home - Lift me up - When I go away) No more trials (I'm going home) Home to leave my worries in the graveyard (I'm going home - Lift me up - When I go away) No more troubles (I'm going home - Lift me up - When I go away) No more crying (I'm going home - Lift me up - When I go away) No more trials (I'm going home) Home to leave my worries in the graveyard Home to leave my troubles in the graveyard Home to leave my trials And I'll be bound for glory In the morning When I go away
Post by LoveLuckLaughter on Apr 18, 2012 21:53:07 GMT -5
I wish I could find a good video of Wilco and Levon Helm Band doing "I Shall Be Released" at Solid Sound last summer. I'm soooo happy to have had the opportunity to see him working his magic.
We're all a mess of paradoxes. Believing in things we know can't be true. We walk around carrying feelings too complicated and contradictory to express. But when it all becomes too big, and words aren't enough to help get it all out, there's always music.
Post by itrainmonkeys on Apr 19, 2012 13:30:06 GMT -5
Here's a picture of my uncle playing with Levon. They were in a band together for a while around the time that he was first going through cancer treatments and couldn't sing. This is before he had a career resurgence with the Midnight Rambles and Levon Helm Band albums. Of course, I was young at the time and didn't care/know who he was. My uncle plays bass guitar and isn't famous or anything. Just a local musician in Long Island NY.......but this is a cool connection.
