You know, Country & Western!
This ain't your Dad's country music. It's your Granddad's! None of that new Nashville bullshit either. This is where you'll find what I consider the best in Country (Classic and Alt), Folk, and Americana.
Catching Elephant is a theme by Andy Taylor
(Source: canadian-coldfront)
The Band - Up On Cripple Creek
On Ed Sullivan, no less. Every time I hear someone introduce them, I think, “What a coup for them to sang that name.” How long do you think it would have been before someone else came along and called themselves that?
As Diamond came off stage he remarked to Dylan, “Follow that,” to which Dylan responded, “What do I have to do, go on stage and fall asleep?”
Bob Dylan, Neil Diamond and Ronnie Wood backstage at The Last Waltz concert in 1976
(Source: memesouslapluie)
The Band - The Night They Drove Dixie Down
I played this on the radio show yesterday and got the goosebumps.
Maybe it’s from my time in Richmond and the fact that I literally lived next door to the confederate graveyard (Jefferson Davis and a cavalcade of others are buried there). I used to say if the South rises again, the undead confederate army was gonna march right across my yard.
Between Doc, Earl, and Levon, it’s been a rough year for roots music. Fortunately, these guys left behind many memorable recordings, one of which we’re sharing here. We posted this a couple weeks ago, but we can’t resist sharing it again. From The Band’s 1994 appearance on Mountain Stage, Levon Helm’s definitive cover of Springsteen’s Atlantic City. Exclusive to the Mountain Stage Tumblr.
What Would Levon Helm Do?
A When You Awake Mixtape
The Band - I Shall Be Released
Hope there’s a big reunion show this weekend with Levon, Rick and Richard.
Dear Friends,
Levon is in the final stages of his battle with cancer. Please send your prayers and love to him as he makes his way through this part of his journey.
Thank you fans and music lovers who have made his life so filled with joy and celebration… he has loved nothing more than to play, to fill the room up with music, lay down the back beat, and make the people dance! He did it every time he took the stage…
We appreciate all the love and support and concern.
From his daughter Amy, and wife Sandy
I just read this news about Levon Helm. Very sad. I wish him peace and comfort.
The Band - This Wheel’s On Fire
The Band & Emmylou Harris - Evangeline
(from The Last Waltz, released today in 1979)
The Band - Up On Cripple Creek
I really should get around to seeing The Last Waltz one of these days.
The Band
This is maybe the best picture in the world.
The Band - The Weight. Just feels like that kind of a day.
