Tag Archives: The Band

Levon Helm’s Down Home Style and Sound

Posted on October 1, 2019 by

SKF NOTE: This terrific Levon Helm video arrived yesterday on my Twitter feed. Thank you, Daniel Bedard, for your original posting. I’m reminded of what a powerhouse musician we had in Levon Helm. He sang with one of pop music’s … Continue reading →

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Henry Glover: Remembering Levon Helm

Posted on April 7, 2018 by

SKF NOTE: This is an excerpt from a 22-minute recorded interview I did around 1982 with American songwriter, arranger, record producer Henry Glover. I was, according to what I told Mr. Glover at the start of this interview, just four … Continue reading →

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Drummer Mickey Jones with Dylan ’66: Restoring a Legacy

Posted on December 16, 2016 by

SKF NOTE: If I were a rich man, I would certainly own and listen to the new 36-CD Bob Dylan: The 1966 Live Recordings boxed set. Bob Dylan going electric. Bob Dylan and The Band’s early collaboration — except Levon Helm. … Continue reading →

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Levon’s Drums: Sliding to a Different Tonality

Posted on December 6, 2016 by

Robbie Robertson: I wrote The Weight in late 1967 in a house I was renting in Woodstock, N.Y. The Band…had already written enough songs for Music From Big Pink. But I wanted one more as a fallback, just in case. Our … Continue reading →

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Regrets? I’ve Had a Few #2 Levon Helm

Posted on August 10, 2014 by

I first heard Levon Helm singing and drumming in 1968. I was a sophomore in my high school cafeteria. A student with a record player was playing The Weight from The Band’s first album, Music from Big Pink. The song … Continue reading →

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