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#2893506 - 11/03/09 06:40 AM Levon Helm
semmern Offline
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Registered: 03/19/01
Posts: 8605
Loc: Oslo, Norway
Is it possible NOT to like this man's music? It sounds good today, it would have sounded good 40 years ago, and it will sound good in another 40 years!

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In all my years I've never seen the like. It has to be more than a hundred sea miles and he brings us up on his tail. That's seamanship, Mr. Pullings. My God, that's seamanship!

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#2893517 - 11/03/09 06:48 AM Re: Levon Helm [Re: semmern]
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Registered: 12/06/01
Posts: 566
Stylistically it reminds me of some of Ray Charles' work.

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#2893529 - 11/03/09 07:03 AM Re: Levon Helm [Re: Cheapshot]
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great stuff. I always admire drummers who can sing as they play too.
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#2893567 - 11/03/09 07:42 AM Re: Levon Helm [Re: No105_Archie]
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In addition to being a great drummer and singer (he's 69!!), he will forever in my eyes also be Jack Ridley, Chuck Yeager's buddy from "The Right Stuff" smile
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In all my years I've never seen the like. It has to be more than a hundred sea miles and he brings us up on his tail. That's seamanship, Mr. Pullings. My God, that's seamanship!

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#2893606 - 11/03/09 08:11 AM Re: Levon Helm [Re: semmern]
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Registered: 12/30/00
Posts: 18976
Loc: Columbus, GA USA
Yeah, he's handy with a broomstick and some Beeman's chewing gum.
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#2893814 - 11/03/09 12:39 PM Re: Levon Helm [Re: letterboy1]
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Registered: 06/29/03
Posts: 499
Loc: Upstate NY
Buddy of mine played with him a bunch of times, Chris O'Leary.
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