# RIP Levon Helm

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**Category:** Poststructural Pub\
**Created:** [April 19, 2012, 9:20pm UTC](https://www.chiffandfipple.com/t/rip-levon-helm/81493 "2012-04-19T21:20:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![chas](https://chiffandfipplewww.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.chiffandfipple.com/chas/32/115_2.png) [@chas](https://www.chiffandfipple.com/u/chas)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2012, 9:20pm UTC](https://www.chiffandfipple.com/t/rip-levon-helm/81493/1 "2012-04-19T21:20:49Z")

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Died today at the age of 71. He was cool, talented, humble – just an all-round great human being. When I listen to his vocals, I always feel like he means every single word he sings. This one has hit me really hard.

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**Author:** ![maki](https://chiffandfipplewww.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.chiffandfipple.com/maki/32/1918_2.png) [@maki](https://www.chiffandfipple.com/u/maki)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2012, 9:33pm UTC](https://www.chiffandfipple.com/t/rip-levon-helm/81493/2 "2012-04-19T21:33:52Z")

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Sorry to hear it.  
I’m a huge The Band fan.

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**Author:** ![ancientfifer](https://chiffandfipplewww.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.chiffandfipple.com/ancientfifer/32/5317_2.png) [@ancientfifer](https://www.chiffandfipple.com/u/ancientfifer)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2012, 9:56pm UTC](https://www.chiffandfipple.com/t/rip-levon-helm/81493/3 "2012-04-19T21:56:53Z")

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Hit me hard too Chas. Gonna be an eveing of listening to The Band and all the memories from days gone by called up by the sound of his voice and the songs he sang. ![:sniffle:](https://s3.pfaffmanager.com/sites/chiffandfipple/original/2X/3/32f6ceaa7d5688cd07af33175e20b625b60d84be.gif "sniffle")

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**Author:** ![ancientfifer](https://chiffandfipplewww.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.chiffandfipple.com/ancientfifer/32/5317_2.png) [@ancientfifer](https://www.chiffandfipple.com/u/ancientfifer)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2012, 9:58pm UTC](https://www.chiffandfipple.com/t/rip-levon-helm/81493/4 "2012-04-19T21:58:45Z")

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[http://youtu.be/VaQDFk0fDTk](http://youtu.be/VaQDFk0fDTk)  
The Weight by The Band, from “The Last Waltz”

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**Author:** ![Dale](https://chiffandfipplewww.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.chiffandfipple.com/dale/32/5_2.png) [@Dale](https://www.chiffandfipple.com/u/Dale)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2012, 11:13pm UTC](https://www.chiffandfipple.com/t/rip-levon-helm/81493/5 "2012-04-19T23:13:59Z")

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I really loved to hear Levon sing. Seemed like just a great guy, too.

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**Author:** ![s1m0n](https://chiffandfipplewww.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.chiffandfipple.com/s1m0n/32/828_2.png) [@s1m0n](https://www.chiffandfipple.com/u/s1m0n)\
**Post date:** [April 19, 2012, 11:28pm UTC](https://www.chiffandfipple.com/t/rip-levon-helm/81493/6 "2012-04-19T23:28:37Z")

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His CD Ramble at the Ryman from a year or so back is well wworth hearing, btw. Levon ‘solo’ plus an array of musical buddies.

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**Author:** ![chas](https://chiffandfipplewww.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.chiffandfipple.com/chas/32/115_2.png) [@chas](https://www.chiffandfipple.com/u/chas)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2012, 1:57am UTC](https://www.chiffandfipple.com/t/rip-levon-helm/81493/7 "2012-04-20T01:57:04Z")

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> [@fifenwhistle](#):
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> [http://youtu.be/VaQDFk0fDTk](http://youtu.be/VaQDFk0fDTk)  
> The Weight by The Band, from “The Last Waltz”

And [The night they drove old Dixie down](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eOi0tC00Luc).

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**Author:** ![weedie](https://chiffandfipplewww.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.chiffandfipple.com/weedie/32/1195_2.png) [@weedie](https://www.chiffandfipple.com/u/weedie)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2012, 5:54am UTC](https://www.chiffandfipple.com/t/rip-levon-helm/81493/8 "2012-04-20T05:54:24Z")

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Jeez,thats sad news… we sure seem to be losing some of the greats lately ☹ …  
I think I might just tuck meself in tonight with a few beers and a viewing of The Last Waltz ..  
I loved his voice..  
R.I.P mate ..

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**Author:** ![maki](https://chiffandfipplewww.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.chiffandfipple.com/maki/32/1918_2.png) [@maki](https://www.chiffandfipple.com/u/maki)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2012, 7:55am UTC](https://www.chiffandfipple.com/t/rip-levon-helm/81493/9 "2012-04-20T07:55:02Z")

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Here’s a pretty good tribute and summation;  
[http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/19/showbiz/obit-levon-helm/index.html?hpt=hp\_c2](http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/19/showbiz/obit-levon-helm/index.html?hpt=hp_c2)

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**Author:** ![Feadoggie](https://chiffandfipplewww.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/www.chiffandfipple.com/feadoggie/32/934_2.png) [@Feadoggie](https://www.chiffandfipple.com/u/Feadoggie)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2012, 11:46am UTC](https://www.chiffandfipple.com/t/rip-levon-helm/81493/10 "2012-04-20T11:46:52Z")

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“You can take what you need, and leave the rest  
But they should never have taken the very best.”

Levon Helm was among the best!

And I’ll think of him every time I pull into Nazareth (just up the road from here).

Feadoggie