Levon Helm's new album release date confirmed.

Levon Helm's Electric Dirt album set for release June 30th.

http://www.cmt.com/news/news-in-brief/1608937/levon-helms-electric-dirt-confirmed-for-june-30.jhtml

Here is a little listen of one of the new tunes thanks to Jan Hoiberg of the official The Band website:

"I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free" (4.9 MB MPEG-3 file)

Levon Helm interview held in his kitchen following a "Midnight ramble."

From a blog called When You Awake:

http://whenyouawake.com/2009/02/03/levon-helm-rambling-on-the-roots/

Jim Weider upcoming live dates.

The reunited The Band member & solo artist Jim Weider has announced upcoming New England dates:

JIM WEIDER'S PROJECT PERCoLAToR
INN ON THE BLUES
Date: April 30, 2009
Time: 8:00pm
7 ocean ave.York Beach ,Maine
ProJECT PERCoLAToR , featuring Jim Weider -Guitar,Rodney Holmes -drums ,Mitch Stein - guitar , and Steve Lucas -bass will be performing the CD "Percolator" and more ! (Tapers welcome as the club allows) 9pm show!
tickets :207-351-3221
http://www.blogger.com/www.innontheblues.com

JIM WEIDER'S PROJECT PERCoLAToR
INN ON THE BLUES
Date: May 1, 2009
Time: 8:00pm
7 ocean ave.York Beach ,Maine
ProJECT PERCoLAToR , featuring Jim Weider -Guitar,Rodney Holmes -drums ,Mitch Stein - guitar , and Steve Lucas -bass will be performing the CD "Percolator" and more ! (Tapers welcome as the club allows) 9pm show!
tickets :207-351-3221
http://www.blogger.com/www.innontheblues.com

JIM WEIDER'S PRoJECT PERCoLAToR
The INN at Willow Pond
Date: May 2, 2009
Time: 8:00pm
Manchester,VT
05255-1429
ProJECT PERCoLAToR , featuring Jim Weider -Guitar,Rodney Holmes -drums ,Mitch Stein - guitar , and Ron Jenkins-bass will be performing the CD "Percolator" and more ! (Tapers welcome as the club allows) for tickets call :800-533-3533 or 802 -362 -4733 info@innatwillowpond.com

www.jimweider.com

Happy b'day Pat Travers!

The musician turns 55 today.

Happy b'day to the late Tiny Tim!

The eccentric musician would have turned 77 today. He passed away in '96 after suffering a heart attack.

Happy b'day John Kay!

The Steppenwolf singer turns 65.

Little Sammy Davis online article update.

We have seen Little Sammy Davis perform live twice @ Levon Helm's amazing Midnight Ramble & for a wonderful, little elderly man, he has a very large presence. Here is a link to an online article about the great blues musician who recently suffered & is recovering from a stroke:

http://www.recordonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090412/NEWS/904120321