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Re: Prayers For Levon

The Last Waltz will get an airing tonight for sure.

Last night I played Jon Bon Jovi's cover of 'Levon' from the Elton/Bernie tribute 'Two Rooms'.

I've always liked it and Jon does a stand up job on it. If I recall the artists selected the songs they would like to cover and if that was so then JBJ knew what he was doing.

What I liked about Levon Helms voice is that it just always kind of stops me dead. And then you see he is playing the drums as well. It is a natural brilliance that has sadly gone out now - but the memory shines on forever.

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Very sad News,a great musician from a great Band.The Last Waltz for Levon,but the music will never die.

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Rocket wrote:
ohiodawg13 wrote:

Glad it was peaceful and also read that Robbie had visited him in the hospital and they talked for quite awhile.

                                                                                                                    RIP Levon,

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I hope Levon gave Robbie some Peace.  Two guys I love and respect greatly.

Harrumph!  I guess it would be the right thing to do...forgive & be free at the end...

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What a voice and I can't believe I never knew this until now.  I was too young at the time to be hanging out at this club in the summer of '65, but this is where Dylan connected with Levon.  I spent most of my youth in the summer 5 minutes from this place.

"The Hawks backed Hawkins on hits "Mary Lou" and "Who Do You Love" before going out on their own. In the summer of 1965, they were in Somers Point, N.J., working as the house bar band at Tony Mart's. Helm took a call from Dylan, who was looking for a group of rock musicians to back him as he transitioned from folk singer to electric poet rocker."

http://articles.philly.com/2012-04-19/n … ght-ramble

Maybe someone can refresh my memory, this album spent alot of time on my turntable, but I just remember referring to it as Live Dylan and the Band, not Before the Flood. The name of the album isn't on the cover?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Before_the_Flood

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Joe's tribute > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-7MlfVAPuc

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