Right there with you. He was my crush in The Band...so handsome in their early years...and so tragic to see what heroin and alcohol did to him. But his beautiful voice endured until his end.
Those of us who care to find out about these fine men and women who made the soundtrack to our lives, will, of course, remember the tragedy of Mr. Richard Manuel, passing. Traveling with his wife and Musician friends this genius of the man this gentle kind man threw himself out of bed in despair, and crept into the bathroom of their cheap Hotel room. Walking into the shower, he hung himself until dead. Can you imagine what it would be like to be his wife? She goes into the bathroom the next day and thinking of Richard went for coffee she reaches into the shower turn it on… I still don’t think I’ve ever gotten over that story the despair, and since Richard and especially Leon passed, I cannot stand to even look at Robbie, or hear his voice. All the self serving documentaries that Robbie made, and all the public statements he made about how, “ well, of course I I’ve written most of the songs, but they wouldn’t be the same thing without my brothers, in this thing that we call the band. I found myself wanting to shout into the TV that if you really felt that way, he wouldn’t of stolen all the fucking publishing money and then maybe these men that he called his brothers wouldn’t have had to stay out on the road way past their deadline and struggle to make a living after being celebrated as one of the most creative forces in American music history. Fuck that in world history. All the Robbie Robertson is strutting around his Italian villas and his Los Angeles film facilities and blah blah blah. You have to be one stone coldhearted motherfucker to do that to the men and the memory of the men that brought such comfort and fame into your own life. anyway, I better shut up now because I’m about ready to go into a real rant. I’d be happy to hear from other people about this. Am I being unfair?
About 15 years ago me and my music buds went over to a Hotel in Santa Monica to meet Levon. His beautiful wife was up as we arrived around midnight and said Levon would be up shortly. About an hour later Levon walks out and greets us all with a smile and hand shake. I had brought my D41 Martin acoustic and Levon had his Mandolin. We played and sang until the Sun shone thru the sheer curtains. Levon was a wonderful, gracious man and kept asking for my guitar. Years later on the phone he kept wondering why 'his' guitar hadn't arrived. Loved the man, his talent and his music. Miss him.
I like an interview of Levon Helm just being himself. I forget how "country" he is until he starts to speak and laugh. Just a good ol' boy from Arkansas. Hope I meet him one day!!
That rough bad-ass Arkansas hillbilly twang, came out in his singing--for my money, Levon's singing MADE The Band. All my favorite The Band songs Levon just happens to sing! BAD ASS DELTA HILLBILLY!
I love Levon's laughter. Cheers me up everytime. Actually now that he passed seeing him and hearing him laugh cheers me up and at the same time tears me up.
That hilarious raunchy laugh adds another dimension to Levon's funky voice singing some of his earthiest lines like "Looked for a cow and I saw me a few" or "Lock the door/ tarr my shirt/ and let my river flowww..."
I miss Levon so much and Richard too. God it really sucks how we got to lose two great people and no one say a god damn thing. Well I love em and I miss em. Without them I wouldnt be who I am today
Tonight, the lady and I saw Josh Groban, her favorite, live. Was a great show. But while she teared up at some of his songs, I tried to think of who has made me feel the same way -- who has made me weep from his music. And only two names popped up: Richard Manuel and Levon Helm. Voices and talents without equivalents. Rest in peace, you two.
Levon's laugh, in all my life I have never had someone I heard laughing make me laugh but his. Even after his battle with throat cancer that took his voice as he recovered he laughed so much, his voice slowly but surely returned and he made a 10 year victory lap, releasing 3 albums all of which won Grammy awards and he appeared in a movie, and a famous Ramble at the Ryman. @ retrorex, he hated the idea of the band breaking up, Robbie Robertson took all of the song writing credits and that made Levon very bitter, up to his death. He did reunite with the band, sans Robbie Robertson several times until he went solo after his battle with cancer. He performed up until 1 month before his death.
Rick B According to Levon, they all received performance credits but only Robbie collected the songwriters credits, when everyone in the band help write the songs. Many of the songs were gleaned from Levon's life. Everyone in the band was Canadian but Levon, so tell me how could Robbie write The night they drove old Dixie down without some background?
Rick B you have made some convincing points. However no one can deny Robbie was the one that basically was ready to end "The Band" I believe that all the credits should have been shared equally. Here is a current example they just released the anniversary set from The Last Waltz with only Robbie and Garth Hudson surviving is Garth going to get anything from the sales, Levon's estate, Rick or Richards families? probably not would be my guess. Yet they were all there and none of them waivered in their last performance as the band.
Remember listen to them and a friend's house and my brother was a Vietnam getting ready to send me some sansui speakers I thought this is stuff I've never heard before I have no ideas how many times I play The last waltz in the last 50 years
I wager I have heard Whispering Pines 5,000 times in my life, and everytime i hear it, I am reduced to tears. No song can climb into my soul and stir up a heartache like that song. It is the song I want to be listening to as I shuffle off the mortal coil....
All the guys were multi instrumentalists, fantastic. And the three part harmonies were wonderful. And they had three members that could be lead vocalists on songs. Plus great songs to perform. What a winning combination. I am so glad so many people enjoy their music.
Timeless Masterpiece... I never got to meet Richard, so the only video interviews with him that I have to cherish were from "The Last Waltz". Thank you so much for sharing.
Levon is certainly in a better mood here than he was during the Last Waltz interview. Richard is the only singer to make me cry, and I'm a tough guy (well, maybe). RIP Levon and Rick. God Bless You Both!
Whispering Pines.Say no more.The call and answer between Richard and Levon is precious. Love Levon,love Rick Danko.But Richard,without effort,hits you in the center of whatever makes you human.
Love Levon I’m a Canadian but I can hear his Arkansas drawl. Love it. Sounds a bit like Slick Willie though. Saw Levon solo in Montreal in the early 1980s. I love to hear him sing and love to hear him talk. (Unlike Spike Jones and his City Slickers)lol ✌️
Jahn, I haven't had a chance to read it yet but do hope to. Thanks for the advice. I agree that the best of The Band is now gone. Nothing good lasts foorever.
You should check out the song 'Sedona' by Houndmouth. Great song and the chorus references "Saturday night kinda pink!" Can't help but wonder if Houndmouth got that from this interview.
If there ever was an extremely talented and famous person that you feel like you could just have a beer with and have a great time , it would be Levon Helm.
Hard to believe some of that wit and humor didn't make its way into Robertson's songwriting. No wonder Levon was pissed. Manuel sounds so measured and thoughtful here; not at all the wild man depicted in The Last Waltz. Man are they missed.
How much can some of you find to be critical of Robbie of? Really, they were all amazing talent, Robbie wrote some amazing lyrics, and Rick, Richard and Levon brought those lyrics to life, with Garth as the genius back up. Robbie write The night the drove old dixie down, with Levon in mind.
Saw them at Watkins Glen. Had lots of company but Levon brought a family feel anyway. A few years later, the woman I eventually married attended The Last Waltz. The Band or The Crackers, none better.
“…And I didn’t really have anything to compare it too” is key here nothing like it before nothing like it since. Cant imagine being part of creating that sound.
Seems to me Levon is struggling with a throat issue the way he keeps swallowing , it's great to see Richard speaking so lucidly. Such a brilliant but painfully shy man. Levon and Richard their music lives in my heart,I'm British and not even their generation but I was introduced to The Band - The Band album when I joined a country rock act in the late 90s and I've never looked back.I had never heard anything like it , Rag mama Rag , Whispering pines, that album healed some emotional scars I tell you.
If Richard manuel told tell me I only have a few weeks to live, I would ask him can, Have you got any plans for the next fortnight. Because I can't think of anything better than spending my last few days with him.. A genius .. R.i.p Richard... The greatest white voice of them all...
This is backstage at Vacouver's Queen Elizabeth Theatre from 1983, The Bands first tour since The Last Waltz. It's part of the interview included on the dvd I have of this show.
yea there was plenty of abuse issues with each guy, but together they were strong. Levon was pretty open about heroin use, rick too, others may have had more issues with booze or blow but, those are their choices and not my business. Im not going to take sides on the publishing issue. I would have done it differently but neither side is without blame. I can only give them love since that is what I got from them. I saw the band, rick, and Levon a number of times each. I learned a lot from Levon about groove and where not to play. Levon was a true badass. His last 2 albums are pretty nice also.
RIP Levon helm we miss him because we went to his consert he loved my little girl and he give us cose sticks my daughter is going to do drums with her cose sticks hear is my daughter. Hi My name is alexandria I seen Levon helm.
Oh, what a sweet comment. I like to think that my son was there to meet with Levon, when his spirit arrived.My son had been murdered 3 yrs ago (shot in throat by a very fool of a man) He was a drummer also, amazing djembe player. He was a poet. I like to think they met in that light and joy that will live on forever. I love that your alexandria met Levon and has the sticks.
Levon Helm a humble leader of the Band not like Robbie driven by his own self centeredness and short coming I hear once when he would have concert at his farm a fan reported that he looked at her and made eye contact and winked at her will playing drums singing and smiled she said " he made me feel like I was the only one in the room " she said it. felt like he had a sweet Heart"
Why do I find it so awesome that the dude that sings “The Weight” talks exactly like he sings in that song. I always thought it was someone intentionally singing it with a country twang to make it sound funny or something.
I just noticed this and maybe I’m going off the deep end, but Richard Manuel looks so much like Hugh Jackman, the man who plays Wolverine. Especially around his eyes.
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Not only could I listen to Richard sing for hours, but if he just talked, I’d be listening for hours
Levon has my heart, but Richard breaks my heart.
Perfect. Hes so honest, open, fragile.
I feel the exact same way.
Right there with you. He was my crush in The Band...so handsome in their early years...and so tragic to see what heroin and alcohol did to him. But his beautiful voice endured until his end.
Those of us who care to find out about these fine men and women who made the soundtrack to our lives, will, of course, remember the tragedy of Mr. Richard Manuel, passing. Traveling with his wife and Musician friends this genius of the man this gentle kind man threw himself out of bed in despair, and crept into the bathroom of their cheap Hotel room. Walking into the shower, he hung himself until dead. Can you imagine what it would be like to be his wife? She goes into the bathroom the next day and thinking of Richard went for coffee she reaches into the shower turn it on… I still don’t think I’ve ever gotten over that story the despair, and since Richard and especially Leon passed, I cannot stand to even look at Robbie, or hear his voice. All the self serving documentaries that Robbie made, and all the public statements he made about how, “ well, of course I I’ve written most of the songs, but they wouldn’t be the same thing without my brothers, in this thing that we call the band. I found myself wanting to shout into the TV that if you really felt that way, he wouldn’t of stolen all the fucking publishing money and then maybe these men that he called his brothers wouldn’t have had to stay out on the road way past their deadline and struggle to make a living after being celebrated as one of the most creative forces in American music history. Fuck that in world history. All the Robbie Robertson is strutting around his Italian villas and his Los Angeles film facilities and blah blah blah. You have to be one stone coldhearted motherfucker to do that to the men and the memory of the men that brought such comfort and fame into your own life. anyway, I better shut up now because I’m about ready to go into a real rant. I’d be happy to hear from other people about this. Am I being unfair?
They were all very talented, love all of them. However, Robbie and Rick were the good looking ones.
Man, Levon and Richard have been part of the soundtrack of my life since I was 12 years old and I'm about to turn 66. Thanks fellas.
Same here, same age ~
Levon could read a mattress tag, and you would be captivated by the story telling!!
i agree, love levon helm. he reminds me of family and neighbors with that hillbilly twang. gotta love the accent.
Vince V beautiful comment.
KIND OF A SATURDAY NIGHT PANK!
He was just the best. Imagine just sitting and listening to his stories all night. Captivating stuff.
@@letstalktruecrime01 Arkansas?
I laughed out loud with Levon and then felt sad. Both these men have made such an impact on me, I wish I could thank them.
I just love Levon so much. RIP Legend.
Sad here though seeing him as a junkie and playing a character
Yes, all three of these great singers, Richard, Rick, and Levon are gone but never forgotten, always in our hearts.
When Richard says “I really like this stuff” is how I feel when I listen to those harmonies especially on the song “Where do we go from here”
About 15 years ago me and my music buds went over to a Hotel in Santa Monica to meet Levon. His beautiful wife was up as we arrived around midnight and said Levon would be up shortly. About an hour later Levon walks out and greets us all with a smile and hand shake. I had brought my D41 Martin acoustic and Levon had his Mandolin. We played and sang until the Sun shone thru the sheer curtains. Levon was a wonderful, gracious man and kept asking for my guitar. Years later on the phone he kept wondering why 'his' guitar hadn't arrived. Loved the man, his talent and his music. Miss him.
I like an interview of Levon Helm just being himself. I forget how "country" he is until he starts to speak and laugh. Just a good ol' boy from Arkansas. Hope I meet him one day!!
I did meet him one day after a show in Chicago.. great guy and very down to earth.. I called him mr. helm and said …son, call me Levon.
Worshipped those guys since I was a young kid. I'm 62 now and love em just the same. Those songs make my heart tremble.
Bubbacat54 me too. 62
and my heart suffers
I'm 63 now saw them in Detroit back in the day. Royal Oak Theatre I believe..
@@smwrbdSaw them in Massey Hall in Toronto, early 70's. Wonderful concert.
What a great storyteller Levon was.
That rough bad-ass Arkansas hillbilly twang, came out in his singing--for my money, Levon's singing MADE The Band. All my favorite The Band songs Levon just happens to sing! BAD ASS DELTA HILLBILLY!
When Levon laughs at the other two name ideas for the Band, I can't help but smile and laugh!
LOL ... and at the end "Boy, they were squirmin ... (huge laughter)".
Loved that guy. He was the Common Man.
Yes!
One of those real honest laughs
"it was a nice color pink...Saturday Night Pink!" ... fuckin love him lol
"pank"
@@RobertCeisler "pank shangles"
Love levon love his accent and kinda looked like Dennis Leary as he got older lol
I could listen to Levon sing the phone book all day!
These guys are the best...LEGENDS...Levon Helm and Richard Manuel!
Rip LEVON, may you find a place to rest your head, brother
It's mad how Richard had such a deep voice but sang so high
levon ... just an immense joy. i could listen him talk all day, let alone sing!
Wonderful. Love those guys. Levon makes me proud to be a Southerner. Could listen to Levon, Richard, Robbie etc. tell stories all day long.
I love Levon's laughter. Cheers me up everytime. Actually now that he passed seeing him and hearing him laugh cheers me up and at the same time tears me up.
I love Levon. What I wouldn't give to play one song with him. Best "rock and roll" drummer of all time.
Me, too. His voice is mesmerizing, too. I could listen to him talk all day.
That hilarious raunchy laugh adds another dimension to Levon's funky voice singing some of his earthiest lines like "Looked for a cow and I saw me a few" or "Lock the door/ tarr my shirt/ and let my river flowww..."
I miss Levon so much and Richard too. God it really sucks how we got to lose two great people and no one say a god damn thing. Well I love em and I miss em. Without them I wouldnt be who I am today
love the band,love Levon Helm even more.god bless Levon and Richard.gone but never ever forgotten....
Love them both but let's not forget Ricky!
Tonight, the lady and I saw Josh Groban, her favorite, live. Was a great show. But while she teared up at some of his songs, I tried to think of who has made me feel the same way -- who has made me weep from his music. And only two names popped up: Richard Manuel and Levon Helm. Voices and talents without equivalents. Rest in peace, you two.
A lot of talent in that bunch. Very different from each other but extremely alluring to hear on and off the stage. Now….only Garth Hudson is left…..
Thanks Ronnie for seeing all this talent and putting it together. You were a genius.
Had the honor of meeting Richard and playing with Garth, so nice to see a healthy Levon talking.
Big Pink changed me for the better!
Levon's laugh, in all my life I have never had someone I heard laughing make me laugh but his. Even after his battle with throat cancer that took his voice as he recovered he laughed so much, his voice slowly but surely returned and he made a 10 year victory lap, releasing 3 albums all of which won Grammy awards and he appeared in a movie, and a famous Ramble at the Ryman. @ retrorex, he hated the idea of the band breaking up, Robbie Robertson took all of the song writing credits and that made Levon very bitter, up to his death. He did reunite with the band, sans Robbie Robertson several times until he went solo after his battle with cancer. He performed up until 1 month before his death.
Rick B According to Levon, they all received performance credits but only Robbie collected the songwriters credits, when everyone in the band help write the songs. Many of the songs were gleaned from Levon's life. Everyone in the band was Canadian but Levon, so tell me how could Robbie write The night they drove old Dixie down without some background?
Rick B you have made some convincing points. However no one can deny Robbie was the one that basically was ready to end "The Band" I believe that all the credits should have been shared equally. Here is a current example they just released the anniversary set from The Last Waltz with only Robbie and Garth Hudson surviving is Garth going to get anything from the sales, Levon's estate, Rick or Richards families? probably not would be my guess. Yet they were all there and none of them waivered in their last performance as the band.
RIP LA-VAWN/
@@Gary198101 I have heard their story is why bands now days set out from beginning to share credits equally
Remember listen to them and a friend's house and my brother was a Vietnam getting ready to send me some sansui speakers I thought this is stuff I've never heard before I have no ideas how many times I play The last waltz in the last 50 years
any footage of richard, especially him talking is priceless!
Big Pink. So great. I remember when it came out--yeah, I'm old. Look at Richard's beautiful eyes.
I wager I have heard Whispering Pines 5,000 times in my life, and everytime i hear it, I am reduced to tears. No song can climb into my soul and stir up a heartache like that song. It is the song I want to be listening to as I shuffle off the mortal coil....
5001 for me
It's a beautiful song, probably in my top ten songs of all time.
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down...love that friggin song, everything a song should be
First interview I've seen with Rich where he wasn't soused.
He was an intelligent guy. A real tragedy.
I've been listening to the band for a long while and only just found out Richard is from my town and is buried just a few blocks away from me.
+Nick Foster Leave him some flowers for me. =)
chiefmachine24 will do once the snow clears
All the guys were multi instrumentalists, fantastic. And the three part harmonies were wonderful. And they had three members that could be lead vocalists on songs. Plus great songs to perform. What a winning combination. I am so glad so many people enjoy their music.
Is there another interview with Richard besides the one from the last waltz?
Timeless Masterpiece...
I never got to meet Richard, so the only video interviews with him that I have to cherish were from "The Last Waltz". Thank you so much for sharing.
Levon is certainly in a better mood here than he was during the Last Waltz interview. Richard is the only singer to make me cry, and I'm a tough guy (well, maybe). RIP Levon and Rick. God Bless You Both!
retrorex He makes me cry too.
+retrorex The Band are the best band ever..
+retrorex The Band are the best band ever..
We all tough guys ..But all us tough guys cry when we think of losing Levon and Richard...God bless
Richard was a helluva drummer too.
I remember back when I was 17 and just getting my ears wet in Big Pank…
He's truly a happy soul.
Whispering Pines.Say no more.The call and answer between Richard and Levon is precious.
Love Levon,love Rick Danko.But Richard,without effort,hits you in the center of whatever makes you human.
Beautiful song
Well said.
aahhh. Vale Levon Helm. Not only the consummate musician songwriter but such an engaging personality person, and that accent..
Two of the best.
Two Legends .. I miss them both ..
'Sadurday-naht pink'! I luuuuvre that accent!
Love Levon I’m a Canadian but I can hear his Arkansas drawl. Love it. Sounds a bit like Slick Willie though. Saw Levon solo in Montreal in the early 1980s. I love to hear him sing and love to hear him talk. (Unlike Spike Jones and his City Slickers)lol ✌️
RIP Levon
Richard and Levon are reunited, now, having a great time
This comment it makes me cry
Rick and Robbie too.
I love his stories ,I hope anyone that has these videos keep sharing them.
00:24 a Saturday Night PANK !!! Love to Levon & Rich :)
and shangles.
Levon's a riot. Boy can he tell a story. He could read the telephone book and have you cracking up.
Jahn, I haven't had a chance to read it yet but do hope to. Thanks for the advice. I agree that the best of The Band is now gone. Nothing good lasts foorever.
IT'S CALLED "THIS WHEEL'S ON FIRE"
2 ABSOLUTE GENIUSES!
amen and the truth
This is really cool, hearing Levon and Richard talking and laughing. Thanks for posting it.
Levon Helm is absolutely hilarious.
A band that had three excellent lead singers.
I think Sherwin Williams should carry a paint color called " Saturday night pink' !!!!
You should check out the song 'Sedona' by Houndmouth. Great song and the chorus references "Saturday night kinda pink!" Can't help but wonder if Houndmouth got that from this interview.
But they should spell it Pank.
Gotta love Levon!
If there ever was an extremely talented and famous person that you feel like you could just have a beer with and have a great time , it would be Levon Helm.
Good musician and singer but unfortunately couldn't write a song t save his life,which made him very bitter,pity
Gentlemen,
You are both in a much better place now.
And y'know... as missed as you are, I'm good with that. :)
RIP
levon's laugh is great
I love his voice!!
He would've been the greatest guy to have a beer with.
Exactly!
Hard to believe some of that wit and humor didn't make its way into Robertson's songwriting. No wonder Levon was pissed. Manuel sounds so measured and thoughtful here; not at all the wild man depicted in The Last Waltz. Man are they missed.
Richard was a tortured soul who had serious addiction issues throughout his life
How much can some of you find to be critical of Robbie of? Really, they were all amazing talent, Robbie wrote some amazing lyrics, and Rick, Richard and Levon brought those lyrics to life, with Garth as the genius back up. Robbie write The night the drove old dixie down, with Levon in mind.
Levon died today, no longer live Levon :/
R.I.P.
I'm sure your making great music in heaven! Miss ya!
The main thing is that you tried! You tried to reform a hopeless soul such as myself,and for that I thank you!
True Levon! The real deal!
Nice to see and hear RICHARD MANUAL in a lengthy interview along side LEVON HELM other than the LAST WALTZ.R.I.P to the both of them.
Levon was thee man
Saw them at Watkins Glen. Had lots of company but Levon brought a family feel anyway. A few years later, the woman I eventually married attended The Last Waltz. The Band or The Crackers, none better.
Love to hear Levon talk, I talk like that !
I love to hear Levon laugh! 😂❤️
Should be called Levon Helm and the R's for Richard Rick and Robbie
Good to see him laugh! god the last waltz is one thing i would have love to attended.
My loss that I never saw them in person.
“…And I didn’t really have anything to compare it too” is key here nothing like it before nothing like it since. Cant imagine being part of creating that sound.
another reason to say no to drugs ....drugs destroy life
? He had cancer..
"Ohhhh, they were squirmin'!!!". That's funny as hell. Miss you, Levon. Rest In Peace, Brother. 💙
The footage comes from a Canadian documentary called The Band Is Back, filmed in 1983.
Levon lives.
Lmao!!! Levon all wound up. this was hilarious.!!
Seems to me Levon is struggling with a throat issue the way he keeps swallowing , it's great to see Richard speaking so lucidly. Such a brilliant but painfully shy man. Levon and Richard their music lives in my heart,I'm British and not even their generation but I was introduced to The Band - The Band album when I joined a country rock act in the late 90s and I've never looked back.I had never heard anything like it , Rag mama Rag , Whispering pines, that album healed some emotional scars I tell you.
If Richard manuel told tell me I only have a few weeks to live,
I would ask him can,
Have you got any plans for the next fortnight.
Because I can't think of anything better than spending my last few days with him..
A genius ..
R.i.p Richard...
The greatest white voice of them all...
This is backstage at Vacouver's Queen Elizabeth Theatre from 1983, The Bands first tour since The Last Waltz. It's part of the interview included on the dvd I have of this show.
Great video. Please post some more. There's a bit of a dearth of Band videos on this here youtube.
yea there was plenty of abuse issues with each guy, but together they were strong. Levon was pretty open about heroin use, rick too, others may have had more issues with booze or blow but, those are their choices and not my business. Im not going to take sides on the publishing issue. I would have done it differently but neither side is without blame. I can only give them love since that is what I got from them. I saw the band, rick, and Levon a number of times each. I learned a lot from Levon about groove and where not to play. Levon was a true badass. His last 2 albums are pretty nice also.
YESS...HE WAS A SCRAPPER. THAT'S FER SURE.
At big pank..
RIP Levon.
This always--always--makes me laugh.
RIP Levon helm we miss him because we went to his consert he loved my little girl and he give us cose sticks my daughter is going to do drums with her cose sticks hear is my daughter. Hi
My name is alexandria I seen Levon helm.
Oh, what a sweet comment. I like to think that my son was there to meet with Levon, when his spirit arrived.My son had been murdered 3 yrs ago (shot in throat by a very fool of a man) He was a drummer also, amazing djembe player. He was a poet. I like to think they met in that light and joy that will live on forever. I love that your alexandria met Levon and has the sticks.
Beautiful comment-I wish you and your wonderful daughter well wishes : )
LEVON was LEVON
Levon was a funny dude. He could also play the drums and sing a little.
Levon and Richard. Tonight, my lady and I saw her favorite, Josh Groban, in concert.
Levon Helm a humble leader of the Band not like Robbie driven by his own self centeredness and short coming I hear once when he would have concert at his farm a fan reported that he looked at her and made eye contact and winked at her will playing drums singing and smiled she said " he made me feel like I was the only one in the room " she said it. felt like he had a sweet Heart"
Why do I find it so awesome that the dude that sings “The Weight” talks exactly like he sings in that song. I always thought it was someone intentionally singing it with a country twang to make it sound funny or something.
It would have been a blast to have Willem Defoe portray Levon Helm in a movie.
"Pank" lol I. Love this man's southern draw
I just noticed this and maybe I’m going off the deep end, but Richard Manuel looks so much like Hugh Jackman, the man who plays Wolverine. Especially around his eyes.