Three of my dearest heroes, Levon, Richard Manuel, and Rick Danko. The heart and soul of the Band. May they all rest in peace. Photos by Elliot Landy.
Strength and subtlety
Strength and subtlety
The energy and skill of Levon Helm and the Band at the height of their talents.
Erik Ritland is a writer and musician from St. Paul, Minnesota. His blog and podcast Rambling On features commentary on music, sports, culture, and more. He is also a contributor for Minnesota culture blog Curious North. Support Erik's music via his Patreon account, reach him via email, or find him on Facebook and Twitter.
Erik Ritland is a writer and musician from St. Paul, Minnesota. His blog and podcast Rambling On features commentary on music, sports, culture, and more. He is also a contributor for Minnesota culture blog Curious North. Support Erik's music via his Patreon account, reach him via email, or find him on Facebook and Twitter.
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Friday April 17, 2015
A Quote/Picture/Video tribute to one of my heroes, the Band’s Levon Helm.
On timelessness
Songs don't wear out. Good songs are good now. If they were a comfort during those hard times in the past, they'll be a comfort in today's age.
Levon Helm embodied timelessness. Everything he said sounded like the truth. Each of his vocal performances resonated soul, spirit, and truth. The strength and subtlety of his drumming is completely his own.
There’s a tenderness, warmth, and beauty to old songs. Folk, blues, country, soul, gospel, and so many others contain a limitless amount of treasures to unearth. The topics and problems the songs cover are universal. Just as they were beautiful, creative, lovely, and meaningful when they were first recorded, so they still are now.
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