Post Tagged with: "The Band"

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Something Else! sneak peek: Garth Hudson Presents: A Canadian Celebration of the Band (2012)

Preview four new songs from the forthcoming project Garth Hudson Presents: A Canadian Celebration of the Band, featuring Garth Hudson along with famous musicians from the Great White North like Neil Young, the Cowboy Junkies and Bruce Cockburn, among others. You May Also Like: Canadian Brass – ‘Canadiana’ (2022) ARead More

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Grateful Dead’s Phil Lesh Lights up Midnight Ramble

Phil Lesh, the legendary bassist with the Grateful Dead, opened an emotional Saturday night performance at the late Levon Helm’s studio with “Cumberland Blues.”

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A Legend’s Wish Granted: Levon Helm’s Midnight Rambles Return

Levon Helm, even as he was losing his lengthy struggle with cancer earlier this year, had one final wish.

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The Friday Morning Listen: Bruce Springsteen, “The Weight” (2012)

So the first U.S. leg of Springsteen’s Wrecking Ball tour has come to an end, with Bruce and the band playing a killer set in New Orleans at Jazzfest, followed by a show for the ages in Newark, New Jersey. It’s been a wild ride that feels like it’s justRead More

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Allen Toussaint on Dr. John, the Meters, Ernie K-Doe, the Band, Lee Dorsey: Gimme Five

Allen Toussaint reminisces about his long-standing relationship with the Band, and reveals his true feelings about mothers in law.

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The Friday Morning Listen: The Band – ‘The Last Waltz’ (1978)

Yesterday, I received a message from an old high school friend. We shared a lot of great times, but one of the greatest was the afternoon we spent at Railroad Square Cinema in Waterville, Maine, watching Martin Scorsese’s concert film The Last Waltz. While it’s pretty much impossible to overstateRead More

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Cancer Has Returned for Levon Helm, Voice of the Band

A new message from Levon Helm’s website confirms what many fans feared when he suddenly postponed an April 6 concert appearance.

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Chris Welch, Eric Clapton biographer: Something Else! Interview

Donald Gibson caught up with Eric Clapton biographer and friend Chris Welch for a Something Else! Sitdown.

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Levon Helm Cleared by Doctors for a Return to the Stage

Levon Helm, legendary co-founder of the Band and multiple solo Grammy winner, has been cleared for a return to performing after undergoing an undisclosed medical procedure. He’s set to perform again on March 10, according to a new post by manager Barbara O’Brien on Helm’s Facebook page. Helm suffered throughRead More

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Steely Dan's Donald Fagen to sit in for Levon Helm at Midnight Rambles in February

With Levon Helm sidelined by an undisclosed medical procedure, his web site has announced that Donald Fagen of Steely Dan will be a special guest at previously scheduled Midnight Rambles on February 11, 18 and 25. You May Also Like: Steely Dan, “I.G.Y. (Live),” from ‘Donald Fagen’s The Nightfly Live’Read More