Levon Helm Ramble At The Ryman "The Weight" on PBS
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- Excerpt from PBS Special "Levon Helm Ramble At The Ryman" premiered nationwide on August 2009. Featuring John Hiatt, Sheryl Crow, Buddy Miller, Sam Bush. Join legendary musician and singer Levon Helm as he brings his Midnight Ramble to the historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, TN. Check you local PBS listings.
Dying from cancer and 70+ years old and can sing better and play better than any new musicians on the market today. As a drummer myself, Levon is my biggest musical influence. I just wish I could sing a fraction of as good as he could. RIP Levon. I’m sure you are leading Heavens Band.
Who is the harmonica player here???
Totally agree. Also a Southern gentleman. His personality was a special
no
perfect
I’m a drummer myself and Levon is a big influence. He was great at what he loved to do
Amazing. Everyone in the band and in the audience seemed to be emitting pure joy through that song. Such a classic and Helm was one of the best. RIP.
Despite his weight loss and haggard look, Levon played and sang with fervor. One of the greats, sorely missed. Now it is 2023, just rewatched it, and wondered how many folks in that crowd realized that the talent of Levon and associates would rarely be seen again.
Levon always looked super slight, even when he was young, but he always sang and played like a heavyweight.
Levin played and sang forever, he is souly missed. RIC
Loved his roles as Chuck Yeager’s sidekick in “The Right Stuff” and as the sage in “SHOOTER” loved the line after Mark Whalburg said “are you sure their dead” He said “Yes I’m sure, still have the shovel in my shed”👻
It truly brings a tear to one's eye😢
He was always that skinny, he was only 5' 8". For the life he lived on road he died an old age. He knew he'd never see 100, none of us will most likely and if you are than be thankful. He lived more in his time on this Earth than many of us combined. He wasn't born with money and nor did he die with it, money doesn't equal happiness. Good music, family, and friends is all you need.
I can say that Levon Helm was one of the most nicest and gentlest people that I've ever had the privlege of meeting. Thank you for all, Mr.Helm
Greatist people i eved et
I close my eyes to that voice and fall in love again with music , thank you SIR !!!
Oh man, when he and John shake hands at the beginning and then you hear Levon start singing, the eyes just well up with tears, who didn't love Levon?
I have never seen anyone in a live show communicate as much raw joy while playing, as Levon Helm.
Agreed. He's been one of my favorites since I stumbled on the last waltz almost 20 years ago now
Try Jimmy Buffett.
I can't HELP but smile, every time I watch him.sing and play.
I don't know why but every time I listen to the Weight I get goosebumps. Something in the melody and lyrics hits home every time.
I had the honor of playing bass in the opening act for Levon Helm in Tulsa a few years ago. He was a very nice and down to earth person. Levon was in the class of the best of the best musicians that never sold out, like the late J.J. Cale and Leon Russel.
They will all be missed but never forgotten. They left us their timeless gift of some of the best music of the 20th century.
Bob, the three gents you mentioned were among my favourite musicians in my formative years as a guitarist/songwriter in Australia. Great talents, all of them.
Utter gentleman.i had the honor of sitting up late talking baseball with him..Danko and Hudson.
Totally good guys..
Bless them
You hit my three favorites in one wack! Man they are great!
you are correct Bob glad you have thoes good memories thanks
I saw Levon the September before he pass and it was an amazing performance. I knew that he wasn’t well but I had no idea he would pass just a few short months after that. I’m thankful I got to see him live, he is missed by the world ❤
THERE WILL NEVER EVER BE ANOTHER HUMAN SUCH AS LEVON HELM !!!!!!!
Heaven sure has one heck of a band....
Cheryl Levon was part of Heaven on earth 😇
Cheryl Lefort and levon will in the front!!
"Hey there, Mr. Owner-man - you gotta real nice cause in there - I hope you do well with it..." - spoken minutes after The Band played a marathon 2 hour 45 minute set in Chattanooga, TN. 1994. We, they, everyone was exhausted - truly the musical highlight of my life. Plus - I was fortunate enough to get Levon a quarter ounce of weed - thank you D - after he'd been without for a week or so - LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL it was fucking incredible!
You good thaaang ! Memories are some of the few things we get to keep forever.
RIP Levon. Play with friends both old and new and let the heavens ring with sweet harmonies.
Levon was having a blast that night. What a class act. Chills down my spine at the 5 minute mark as Chery Crow stands back and Amy and Levon lock eyes to sing that last verse. It really doesn't get any better than that. RIP Levon Helm
To super awesome listen to the musicians in this man Damon God bless America for this I mean we have people with hearts we don't have to be a man or a woman we can be who we are I just love it
Mr. Helm obviously LOVED his work, and was damn good at it! I followed his wonderful career for decades, couldn't get enough. So sad he's gone- but he'll never be forgotten! A fine, fine man!
Browsing through the CD's in a thrift store, I happened on a Levon Helm CD and what a great treasure of music for a dollar. I feel like I struck gold.
Levon Helm is a national treasure. His role in the Shooter movie is epic. God bless this man.
never forgotten....i still play ur songs to the world...put the load right on me,i will never faulter...
Always Been A Favorite Times ☕🇺🇸✌️🤍❤🎵🎶
One of the saddest days for music but a joyful day in heaven. God MUST be a fan of Levon and The Band.
Well said
Wouldn’t that be a sight to see the man upstairs and Levon sitting around in deep conversation. RIP Levon !!
Just cried!
You ❤ Know He Is ! He Created Them !!!
The Band of Stars in Rock and Roll Heaven grows even larger. When my days on Earth come to an end and the Sun sets on my resting body I hope to see the Stars reunited once again
Amazing voice, and so solid behind the drums. What a legend. I really enjoyed watching the last verse that he and Amy sang together. RIP Levon...
RIP Levon Helm
"Drummers shouldn't sing, except Levon Helm." Joe Strummer of The Clash
And this after Levon fought off cancer, lost and then regained his voice. Levon finally got his due in his later years with his solo work like Dirt Farmer. He was the finest kind.
Don Henley was another drummer who could sing a song or two eh ?
@@chuckturner6984 Joe Strummer wasn't a drummer. He was the regular lead singer, minus the occasional Mick Jones tune. He would pick up a guitar 🎸 every now and then, but not very often and (if he were still with us, I'm pretty sure that he'd tend to agree) not very well!
This is my go to song every time. Unique piece of emotion, thank you.
Great performance of a fantastic song, I loved the shots of the audience as well
God bless you Levon.
I sure do miss that guy.
Good to see so many young people in the audiences that enjoys such great classic. God bless you Levon.
To set outside your house and listen to this beautiful music and have sembard relationship with it with life it's just too awesome this is too freaking awesome I just love it I just love it
nothing better than watching a musician having a good time on stage.
Never be anyone like Levon Helm! RIP Sir!
Levon Helm a treasure for all music ✌😎
( RIP Levon ) ❤
Being born and raised in Chicago, it's impossible for me to miss the Gospel and Blues infusion, Levon brought to the altar, through his musical gift from The Most High. His nuanced phrasing, pocket and tone; are Heavenly HEAVY. When the Saints go Marching in, they GO HARD! Igziabeher...
Love this.
Hello ,how are you ,how is the weather over there,i hope your enjoying it?
"Drummers shouldn't sing. Except Levon Helm." Joe Strummer of The Clash
What about don henley?
What about Phil Collins?
The two of them don't make one levon
Chuck Turner kind of a dumb statement by Joe.
anyone remember a drummer named Karen
Levon Helm is a monument in music rock and country. Great man!
So much great music in the past ..this song was released when I was in grade school . So much music today that is hard to even listen to ..
Legends, only word i can come up with. what a band, the band. Levon was a multi talented individual.
This late in his life he could still sing and play. A great musician.
Damn...I Miss Ya, Levon...
This America, we always admired. This was the America I wanted to be. Long time ago. Things have changed.
Levon spoke late often of how the midnight rambles of his youth influenced him His life and music went full circle; from the Arkansas tent shows of his youth, to the stadiums, and finally back to the Woodstock rambles at his barn. I truly believe 60 years from now there will be an old musician talking about the influence Levon had on him when he was a kid, and I hope that kid can pass on the music, the gentleness, and the love Levon gave us all.
I’m already doing that and I’m “only” 73!
I am certainly trying to keep his memory alive with my drumming and singing.
Fadin fast! Brilliant!
YES!!
Right on, Mr. Jack Stueve !!! I couldn't have said it better myself, so I'm not even going to try!!! 👍👌✌️
Levon was amazing, I'm 66 years old, I grew up w The Band. His passion, his voice, RIP
Knowing how it would all end just a short 36 months later, that last verse sung with his daughter breaks my heart.
"Catch a cannonball now to take me on down the line,
My bag is sinking low and I believe it's time."
One last waltz between a daddy and his little girl.
In hindsight it almost seems like he is telling her goodbye.
Has to be one of my all time greatest rock on people! !!!!!
Someday , someday if we awake to a better reality than the present , curing cancer will become a real priority versus going to Mars or Pluto ...we will never find there anyone like LAVON LEVON HELM to entertain us and stir our emotions . Being from the same generation as Levon`s enabled me to enjoy his music and influence sooner than many later discovered in time.
Thank you Levon , rest in God`s eternal peace
Well said thank you
Yes indeed
Beautiful music, here from Brazil.
CLASSIC GOODNESS!!! THANK YOU FOR POSTING THIS GEM!! 👍🏻👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻👍🏻👏🏻👍🏻👏🏻👍🏻💓💓💓
Those 72 thumbs down im sorry u never knew great music its a pity on you
Thumbs Down ??? I guess you idiots think Snoop Dog and Lil Wayne do real music. Mike Pardue
Maybe they just didn't like this particular version. How many are out there?
Great musicians enjoying making great music. There is a hell of lot of talent on that stage. Haters gonna hate, I guess! They must really be sad people not to appreciate what’s happening here. ☹️
a fucking sax really ..
Dont be sorry for morons James, they cant' help it.
I have seen and heard many versions. The Last Waltz us spectacular, but this jam at the Ryman gave me chills.
great music the Band
I am sick and tired of all the political advertising on TH-cam.
Imagine jamming with Levon. Extremely jealous of everyone that had the opportunity to play music with him, and EXTREMELY happy for them at the same time. RIP Levon. You are missed. Especially nowadays when music is awful. I wish we could get back to this. When music came from the soul, and was written with conviction, heart, and tastefulness.
We grew up with Levon and The Band he lives on with some of us
I’ve never heard a “bad” version of The Weight. But if you want to see or hear two of the greatest (other than ANY
version by The Band), I’d recommend Duane Allman and Aretha Franklin’s (done at Muscle Shoals) and the most
recent and possibly most inspiring: Robbie Robertson with Playing For Change. That thing is amazing. The whole
concept behind Playing For Change is absolutely perfect for The Weight.
Playing For Change was a reunion of sorts for Levon and Ringo. They did The Weight during one of Ringo's All Starr Bands. Billy Preston, Clarence Clemons, Dr. John, as well as Rick Danko, Garth Hudson and Levon all were there.
A voice like a good wine, smooth and mellow. I've known these songs since junior high( a really long time ago), but what a soundtrack I had for my teenage years. I learned about the old blues and gospel singers from men like Levon Helm. Thank you.
Levon Helm was a gift from God.
Wow nothing has changed.. once a legend always a legend...5 star
Salute beautiful thank you
😊😊I’m very pleased to know I’m not the only one that loves the song, but when last did you play it
Danke Levon, Rick, Manuel, Robby und Garth ! Ihr habt mit eurer Musik mehr als nur Freude bereitet ! Ihr habt Menschen geprägt !! Danke !!
i miss Levon
Ya the way he and his daughter Amy looked at each other and sang the last verse brought a tear . ❤️💐❤️
0:36 What a moment in time this wonderful group with John hot.T God bless America.I just love this song.I just the fuck up 0:59
Robbie may have "written" this and others but all The Bands songs will always belong to the voices of Rick Richard and Levon. Those three beautiful voices were an abundant of riches any band would be lucky to have just one of them. Hope they are up there harmonizing and still singing. ✌🏻
Hello ,how are you ,how is the weather over there,i hope your enjoying it?
Only Garth is left.😢
The joy of music!
Wishing you a sweet trip to the other side - it must be a fantastic party there waiting for you Levon.
So many great versions. But have you seen and heard the 50th anniversary version done by Playing for Change? Features Robbie Robertson, Ringo and dozens of other musicians from around the world. Lucas Nelson , Willie's son, nails The crazy chester verse.
My favorite too. It's perfect.
Hard to support shit that Robbie does :-(
@Denise Hartle None of us know the truth. They were all on their way to becoming hard core junkies and drunks. Robbie was done with the road. It killed Richard.Emanual and Rick Danko. Robbie saw it coming. The fact that no one but Robbie did any significant writing after the breakup is telling. I am sure the truth lies somewhere in between the two stories. Playing for change did the 50th anniversary version. Robbie gets no royalties because Bob Dylan owns the rights to that song or did until he sold out. Levon made plenty off it with his performaces.
I think often about doc, Levon and all the others up in heaven playing music for the lord. and my father now no longer a diabetic and blind, watching them play all day and night without a single thing to worry about, because god is taking care of them all. ❤️
Couldn’t agree with you more…..✝️❤️✝️
God is Love……..
Golden xxxxx
Estuve viviendo en Estados Unidos en la decada de los 70 y 80 y es un pais donde se hacia musica maravillosa como esta que estamos escuchando de The Band.
What a very happy group of musicians. Thank you Levon and RIP
levon helm is the Brett Favre of rock and roll.
Possibly the greatest song ever written.
Yes. Thanks to Robbie Robertson.
This Man is a national treasure.
Love you Levon rest in peacy😍
This is a great! Thanks for the upload!
Pure class on stage. Levon and Neil even in their twilight years show how it's done. Miles ahead of the cookie-cutter songs that get released these days in 2024.
beautiful
love Levon....
Thank you Levon for all the music you and your friends made... you are missed.
(o; i was there ;o) started catching the band in nashville in 94 . glad i did .. best regards
so, 70 years old, dying from throat cancer. and he belted this out. i feel sorrow that i dind;t go to a ramble in woodstock with my buddy Tommyc
The joy Levon demonstrates in still performing this Classic is amazing!
Aside from the fact that this song always elicits emotional responses within me and anyone who hears it, let it be known that I watch Coal Miner's Daughter just to see Levon as Loretta's father.
Levon was the soul of the Band
where has this great music gone to ?
I love to see the audience up on their feet movin, dancin, and clappin instead of sitting there dead. Good music and musicians make ya wanna get up and move around
great job
😊I’m very pleased to know I’m not the only one that loves the song, but when last did you play it.
Smith's 1969 cover of The Weight on the Easy Rider soundtrack will make you forget The Band's original version ever existed.
Still one of the best songs ever. You can take your pick on which version you like best, but the song itself is legendary.
Personally, my favourite is the one from The Last Waltz where they featured The Stapels Singers. Just too groovy not to love.
Levon Helm was a true musical hero. The Band was legendary. I hope the music lives on for many eras to come.
(edit: *Staples, not Staple)
Nox Ensomnia ...la version avec les Staples est aussi pour moi la meilleure !!😉
I don't agree. I think this is one the best I've heard. John Hiatt is a genius songwriter, and has some serious voice control.
Raised my three daughters on the Last Waltz. Mandatory family viewing at Christmas, Easter and Thanksgiving. They are grown and starting their own families. All five of my grandkids are now learning it from their mamas. Now When we can be all in the same place together we often spontaneously sing ‘The Weight’, last waltz style, (acapella). Pure Joy is the best way I can describe it.
totally agree
THE LAST WALTZ VERSION IS THE VERY BEST WITH THE STAPLE SINGERS ..IMHO.. I AGREE WITH U NOX!!!
don't say rock and roll is dead, Levon brought it back to life with the midnight rambles, and if everything goes as it should that magical old barn will be saved one more time, and the ramble will go on forever.....Levon may be gone but as long as there's still thousands upon thousands of people listening to and playing his music rock will never die
It's late 2020, and I am so glad I got to THIS church !
There aren't many things that make me cry, but Levon Helm was one. From his sweet soft mandolin on incredible love ballads like "It Makes No Difference"; his shouting out rockers like "The Shape I'm In" -- all the way decades later to the hard rural songs on his "Electric Dirt", he had that understated, appropriate drumming with the mystical voice that moved me to tears. They're almost all gone now -- God Bless you Levon, sleep well and enjoy your many musicians and friends waiting on you there.
If there has ever been a sweeter, smoother Rock and Rock drummer than Levon Helm, I'm sure I don't know who it would be!
I'm listening this song everyday for the last 6 weeks and I can't get rid of it.
Love this song..!!
Since I heard the news that Levon died, I've been listening to his music and understandably, feeling quite sad. I felt as if he left something unfinished or there was more living he should have been allowed to do. This video gives me closure. The happiness in Levon in this video is amazing. Seeing him doing what he did best, as well as he ever did it, straight until the end really speaks to how complete his life was. I'm still sad he's gone, but you can't say he didn't live a full life. RIP
Watch "The Last Waltz" if you're a fan of The Band.
One of the bests songs from Levon Helm. Congratulations Levon.!!!
Great performance of a signature song. Levon truly was the heart of The Band
A perfect song in a perfect place by a perfect group !