The wonderful site in memory of the great, late promotor Bill Graham, Wolfgang's Vault, is featuring three cool '70s live performances this week from Rick Danko (The Band), Dr. John & Todd Rundgren.
Saturday, August 1, 2009
Levon Helm @ the Ryman.
Here's a cool link to Levon Helm's website that includes two live clips of he, his band & John Hiatt @ Nashville's Ryman back in September '08. The two tunes are Ophelia & The Weight.Thanks goes out to Levon's webmaster Tony LoBue for the link:
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
The Band's Levon Helm & Robbie Robertson featured in two separate Rolling Stone articles.
Read about Levon Helm's 150th Midnight Ramble in Woodstock, NY & Robbie Robertson's involvement w/ the upcoming Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 25th anniversary celebration concerts.
Rolling Stone online article on Levon Helm's (& others) participation in this past wkd's "Gathering of the Vibes" music fest in CT.
One of Levon Helm's musicians recently posted on facebook that the Grateful Dead's & Rat Dog's Bob Weir joined him on Tennessee Jed.
Tuesday, July 28, 2009
Happy b'day to the late Mike Bloomfield!
Mike Bloomfield would have turned 66 today. He sadly left us in '81.
Monday, July 27, 2009
Levon Helm #2 on the "Roots Music Report."
Thanks to reader & big Bow Thayer fan Mike Dann for this heads up. Levon Helm is #2 on the Roots Music Report.