Levon Helm has died.

[WilliamPitt]

This one's for you, sir. Thank you so much.

[spanone]

1. he was a national treasure....he will be sorely missed

rip levon

[NoGOPZone]

2. .

[cbdo2007]

3. RIP Levon!

[whatchamacallit]

4. :(

[xchrom]

5. may Peace be with his family and friends. nt

[A-Schwarzenegger]

6. "When I Go Away"

[kentuck]

10. Excellent.

I am going to get out my guitar and play a song for Levon... He has a deep musical spirit which will leave a noticeable vacuum when he's gone away...

He will be greatly missed.

[gademocrat7]

20. Great song.

Thank you for posting it.

[senseandsensibility]

32. Perfect for today.

RIP, Mr. Helm.

[lovemydog]

34. thanks for posting that

beautiful song

[A-Schwarzenegger]

49. I love this Levon song, glad you all enjoyed it.

[hifiguy]

7. Another icon has left us,

and far too soon. RIP, Levon.

[pamela]

8. Very sad.

I bet I've seen "The Last Waltz" 100 times. I own the album, cd, DVD and iTunes download. He was a pretty good actor, too, in Coal Miner's Daughter. This makes me very sad. Loved The Band, loved Levon Helm.

[tularetom]

9. A great tribute to him here

[gademocrat7]

11. RIP, Levon.

A man whose music I have always loved.

[madaboutharry]

12. He was great.

I love the way he sang.

[WilliamPitt]

13. He was also in "The Right Stuff," playing Jack Ridley and the narrator.

Watch the beginning - "You damn right it is!" - and then kick it over to 3:55, and give him another listen.

[spiderpig]

46. "Hey Ridley - you got any Beeman's?"

"Yeah, I think I might have me a stick."

I loved him, and I'm sad.

[SidDithers]

14. He'll be missed...

Sid

[DefenseLawyer]

15. RIP

An old friend that I never met.

[Old and In the Way]

16. I'll add my favorite-

Just a righteous version of a classic Grateful Dead tune., Tennessee Jed

[lovemydog]

36. absolutely

Garcia / Hunter wrote so many great songs, and this one fits Levon like a glove.

[hifiguy]

47. Agreed. I really like that song and will never again hear it

without thinking of Levon. Incredible band and a fabulous performance.

[EFerrari]

17. I put some early tributes here this morning

http://www.democraticunderground.com/101625019

in case anybody wants to read them or to add new ones.

Damn.

[wilt the stilt]

18. I was lucky enough to see them multiple times

once with the Dead in Roosevelt stadium and another with Clapton in Buffalo and once after Robbie Robertson left in Atlanta. they outplayed both the Dead and Clapton..
RIP Mr Helm.

[SaveOurDemocracy]

19. :*(

Last edited Thu Apr 19, 2012, 06:30 PM - Edit history (1)

"Ashes of laughter
The ghost is clear
Why do the best things always disappear?
Like Ophelia (Levon)
Please darken my door."

[argyl]

21. Levon doesn't play drums on this one but does sing and play mandolin.

Richard Manuel plays drums.

[WilliamPitt]

23. The lock?

Helm is a pretty major cultural figure. Cultural figures are discussed in this forum all the time.

If this gets locked, I'll be pretty fucking pissed.

[OriginalGeek]

24. why are people always shitting on the lounge?

[EFerrari]

31. Sometimes people need help getting to know the Lounge.

Give 'em a boot up.

[EFerrari]

25. That's okay. We just need some walking music.

(oops, fixed link)

[Zorra]

26. Aww, geez.

Bon voyage, Levon

[DFW]

27. A legend passes, but lives on. n/t

[guitar man]

28. RIP Levon

Well done, we love you

Here's the band I play with doing our version of Ophelia, recorded live in a little ol bar.

http://soundcloud.com/gtrman4931/ophelia-live

[lovemydog]

37. nice version

thanks for sharing

[guitar man]

38. thanks!

[EFerrari]

42. Wow, that's excellent.

[guitar man]

44. Thanks !

[lovemydog]

48. Bob D statement:

'He was my bosom buddy friend to the end, one of the last true great spirits of my or any other generation. This is just so sad to talk about. I still can remember the first day I met him and the last day I saw him. We go back pretty far and had been through some trials together. I'm going to miss him, as I'm sure a whole lot of others will too.'

[workinclasszero]

29. RIP Levon /nt

[RevStPatrick]

30. On to that Midnight Ramble in the sky...

Thanks for all the great music, Levon!

[EFerrari]

33. Kick

[susanlinch]

35. Thanks for the beauty you've left for us, Levon!

This one's for you, sir. Thank you so much.
This one's for you, lady. Thnak you so much.
Thanks for all the great music, Levon!
Thanks for the beauty you've left for us, Levon!

[Ikonoklast]

39. "...but they should never have taken the very best..."

The best are gone now, leaving the rest of us behind to mourn their passing.

[WilliamPitt]

40. Up

[HarveyDarkey]

41. RIP Levon

Your legacy lives on in our hearts

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[krawhitham]

43. up

[cherokeeprogressive]

45. Thank You Levon

In some of us, your music will never die.

Thanks for the wonderful memories...