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Luna_Lovecraft
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usatoday.com/life/people/obit/story/2012-04-19/levon-helm-the-band-dies/54416386/1
An amazing singer and drummer gone…
RIP
An amazing singer and drummer gone…
RIP
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prodigalson2011
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Wow. That was too fast. His family just announced that he was in the last stages of cancer yesterday, and he’s gone already. 
Well, he finally crossed that wide river. What a soulful guy. As a fellow drummer, there was something about his style that I could never put my finger on but that I loved so much. He wasn’t very technical and not at all flashy, but he had this feel that no one could match (the song “Calvary” below is a perfect example of it.) And the same goes for his singing. Even though his throat cancer had broken his voice down to a hoarse rasp in the past few years, I loved it more than ever. So full of life, passion and determination. He was a musician who really loved what he did; not even throat cancer could stop him. I can’t help but think he’s putting on his biggest Midnight Ramble ever right now.
I already linked one of these in a post yesterday, but I’m going to share it again. Here are a couple of Levon’s more spiritual songs. They are both incredibly beautiful and sincere.
Levon Helm - Wide River to Cross
Levon Helm - Calvary
And, it wouldn’t be right to send him off without a little blast from the past:
The Band - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
RIP, Levon…
Well, he finally crossed that wide river. What a soulful guy. As a fellow drummer, there was something about his style that I could never put my finger on but that I loved so much. He wasn’t very technical and not at all flashy, but he had this feel that no one could match (the song “Calvary” below is a perfect example of it.) And the same goes for his singing. Even though his throat cancer had broken his voice down to a hoarse rasp in the past few years, I loved it more than ever. So full of life, passion and determination. He was a musician who really loved what he did; not even throat cancer could stop him. I can’t help but think he’s putting on his biggest Midnight Ramble ever right now.
I already linked one of these in a post yesterday, but I’m going to share it again. Here are a couple of Levon’s more spiritual songs. They are both incredibly beautiful and sincere.
Levon Helm - Wide River to Cross
Levon Helm - Calvary
And, it wouldn’t be right to send him off without a little blast from the past:
The Band - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
RIP, Levon…
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