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The Levon Helm Band
2008-08-03
Newport Folk Festival
Newport, RI
Soundboard Recording
320 kbps
Artwork Included
01. The Same Thing
02. Ophelia
03. Fannie Mae
04. Love Played A Game
05. Long Black Veil
06. Got Me A Woman
07. Ashes Of Love
08. Anna Lee
09. Deep Elem Blues
10. Rag Mama Rag
11. The Shape I'm In
12. Chest Fever
13. The Weight
When it comes to The Band, it all began with Levon Helm. He was the first, in 1958, to sign on with The Hawks, Ronnie Hawkin's backing band, later joined by Robbie Robertson, Rick Danko, Richard Manuel, and Garth Hudson, in that group. When they split with Hawkins in 1964, they became Levon & The Hawks, eventually serving as Bob Dylan's backing band. Levon was there when they became The Band in 1968 and released their classic debut album, Music From Big Pink. He played at the farewell concert, the legedary Last Waltz in 1976, and was instrumental in reforming the group, sans Robertson, in 1983. Levon stayed until The Band said farewell for the 2nd time in 1999, but then pursued a solo career. He made music unril cancer took him from us in 2012. This soundbaoard recording captures Levon out front of his own band, 4 yearss before left this earth, at the Newport Folk Festival on August 3, 2008, 15 years ago today.
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