How Levon Helm Turned ‘Dirt Farmer’ Into a Rootsy, Thrilling Comeback
Released 15 years ago this week, Levon Helm’s ‘Dirt Farmer’ was so determinedly rustic that it made the Band sound like sleek electronica.
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Levon Helm’s Ramble at the Ryman underscored a sweeping importance
‘Ramble at the Ryman,’ released on May 17, 2011, reminded us that Levon Helm was the Band’s loamy voiced, rhythmic center point. And something more.
Larry Campbell + Teresa Williams, “Surrender to Love” (2015): One Track Mind
Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams’ “Surrender to Love” shares a feel with Levon Helm’s Midnight Rambles, but the passionate intimacy is theirs alone.
Levon Helm, “Feelin’ Good” from Dirt Farmer (2007): Across the Great Divide
After a series of solo records that tended toward blues- and R&B-soaked fun, Levon Helm’s ‘Dirt Farmer’ goes deeper, experiences more.
The Levon Helm Band – The Midnight Ramble Sessions, Volume 3 (2014)
A celebration of everything Helm meant to music, and vice versa.
Steely Dan Sunday, “Weather In My Head” (2012)
<<< BACKWARD (“Memorabilia”) ||| ONWARD (“The New Breed”) >>> *** STEELY DAN SUNDAY INDEX *** Side two of Donald Fagen’s Sunken Condos, that is if you bought the neat-looking clear vinyl version, starts smartly with the track “Weather In My Head.” You May Also Like: Donald Fagen, “New Frontier” fromRead More
Flurry of activity, recognition followed passing of Levon Helm: ‘A very positive time, actually’
Amy Helm, a key member of her father Levon Helm’s touring unit, discusses the emotional aftermath of his death.