I only live 2 hours birth place Elaine, AR. Love to head to the Delta and soak up all the music history in and around Helena-West Helena and cruise the Levon Helm Memorial Highway. Levon was one of a kind.
@@SaraSalty Dear SaraSalty, I am now 86 and still playing the Hand Jive. In fact, I, 'm listening to it now. Thanks for the message. Hope you are living the dream.
In a couple of weeks, I'll be 80. This stuff still resonates with me. And they tried to tell me rock and roll was only a passing fad in the fifties. Great rendition of a great hit.
Me too 84 and still rocking. Check out “ Classic 70’s TV Show Dance Party” How about them Flares, 24 inch bottoms on your pants. I know this is disco The50’s was when it all started to change. Who’d you reckon started it Elvis, Bo Diddly or maybe Fats Domino. Levon used to be with Ronnie Hawkins on Yonge street Toronto.Used to go there then,
It was GREAT to see most all the boys playin together here..... Richard, Rick, Garth and Levon. Only Garth is still with us now, the oldest of them all.
No wonder Levon left Dylan's tour when they were getting booed. This is what Levon wanted--a bouncing, dancing, good-time crowd who appreciated the music. He looks sooooooo happy here. And this is a great lineup--that kid on the other drum kit is terrific. (This makes Clapton's version sound like he recorded it in his sleep.)
@@ambersones5931 The establishment seldom recognizes true talent, it's sales that matter. Your opinion is your opinion but I have to side with Louie Belson, Buddy Rich and Eddie Shaughnessy as far as great drummers go. Kenny Aronoff stands out for me as a rock solid journeyman drummer. Keep rockin' in the free world.
me 73 , 74 - two months to go , such a pity levon couldn't make that and so many other great guys & gals ; - just found this , into favourites it goes ! really thanks for the upload , Harry !!!
I'm 57 and Remember listening to him...all the more blessed i did...Loved and Listened to Music More than TV...and in the beginning had to watch music, mostly country...then years of my choice
I just found this song while scrolling in my UTube acct & recognized his name! He played Sissy Spacek's dad in "Coal Miner's Daughter" in 1980!! Had no idea he had a band! RIP Levon
I AM 75. STILL ENJOYING THIS , GREAT SONGS NEVER GO OUT OF STYLE, RAP-MUSIC, CAN'T EVEN COMPETE....I FOR ONE NEVER BOUGHT ONE SONG OF RAP.... I LOST COUNT WHAT I BOUGHT OF ROCK-ROLL, AND GOOD OLD COUNTRY SONGS.
Sadly, Levon’s nephew terry Cagle (also playing drums here) passed on 2/12/23. He was the drummer for the Cate Brothers band (playing guitar and keyboards here). All from Fayetteville, Arkansas
How are they underrated? Buy a dictionary cause these guy's are considered to be some of the best musicians in their respective fields, they made great music and wrote some of the most iconic songs ever ( the weight always makes the lists of greatest songs ever etc ) People only have praise for their musicianship and the fact they had three singers,not underrated at all
@@terryelkins4338 you clearly do need a dictionary cause you don't understand the word underrated, it's not an opinion being underrated is a fact. If something is considered underrated it's because that's what the popular consensus is so it's not a matter of opinion that's why you need a dictionary
@@davidmellish3295 Dude its an opinion and you are obsessed with my comment!! Maybe you need to get a dictionary and look up the word OBSESSED!! Because you are obsessed with my comment that they were a underated band!! Go get professional help !!
Levon was awesome...he had music in his soul and it came out so so smooth and effortlessly....singing and playing so many instruments ......he will be forever missed.
@@markwaters136 Yeah I think that he is ok now and it might had been something else wrong with him. There is fan facebook page dedicated to the band and his actual daughter had mentioned him and he appears to be recovering now from something else that wasn't cancer related. facebook.com/groups/276229503233675
LEVON.....R.I.P you were a great vocalist for THE BAND and were a great drummer.Keeping time for Robbie,Rick, Richard and Garth.the world is not the same without you.thanks for the music.
This Bo Diddley piece always lit the kids way up. Played it many times. Two measures of a great piece to ;perform are this...does it get dancers on the floor and does it sell beer.
Look at levon, and you can see he was as happy as a duck finding a junebug. My god. we are so much lost without him. wish he was here to at least to tell me. "do it boy".
I had the distinct pleasure of seeing them live several times back in the '70's in the NE area. ironically, Hand Jive wasn't a favorite, but I forgive them!
I was indeed lucky enough to see them once after I sobered up.l'm getting old as well but it was as close to extacy as I can recall.Every member a master.
❤ FANTASTIC!!! 3:21 "Willie and The Hand Jive" Levon Helm and The Band 😅😊❤😂
FANTASTIC! BRAVO! AWESOMSAUCE! 🎉😊
I only live 2 hours birth place Elaine, AR. Love to head to the Delta and soak up all the music history in and around Helena-West Helena and cruise the Levon Helm Memorial Highway. Levon was one of a kind.
What a great band. Their music will never die.
I'm back at 85. There is no beat like it. Keep it going.
Hope you're still here and hand jiving at 86 Harry!
@@SaraSalty Dear SaraSalty, I am now 86 and still playing the Hand Jive. In fact, I, 'm listening to it now. Thanks for the message. Hope you are living the dream.
Me to lovin at 84
Go cat Go !
CHAMPION 🏆🏆🏆
Levon the great great rock and roll man forever Rest in peace my man
In a couple of weeks, I'll be 80. This stuff still resonates with me. And they tried to tell me rock and roll was only a passing fad in the fifties. Great rendition of a great hit.
Happy Birthday, Harry! Don't you ever hang up those rock n' roll shoes!
I am 52 and been listening to them since i was 15 and will till i die.
Me too 84 and still rocking. Check out “ Classic 70’s TV Show Dance Party” How about them Flares, 24 inch bottoms on your pants. I know this is disco The50’s was when it all started to change. Who’d you reckon started it Elvis, Bo Diddly or maybe Fats Domino. Levon used to be with Ronnie Hawkins on Yonge street Toronto.Used to go there then,
Harry you have great taste !
Tom Grooms .s¡0
I TURN 76 YEARS ON JULY 28, 2020, AND STILL LOVE THIS SONG. STILL LISTENING TO IT!!! IT NEVER GETS OLD, THE "BAND" PERFORMED GREAT!!
you young folk. we had the best music
GOD love Levon, and The Band, they left us some wonderful timeless music.
Fabulous! There will never be another like Levon Helm and The Band.
Garth in a freakin office rocking chair. What a fantastic band.
It was GREAT to see most all the boys playin together here..... Richard, Rick, Garth and Levon. Only Garth is still with us now, the oldest of them all.
And i am heading toward 78 and this still puts happy in my feet! He reminds me a great deal of ol Jerry Reed,
No wonder Levon left Dylan's tour when they were getting booed. This is what Levon wanted--a bouncing, dancing, good-time crowd who appreciated the music. He looks sooooooo happy here. And this is a great lineup--that kid on the other drum kit is terrific. (This makes Clapton's version sound like he recorded it in his sleep.)
Amen
Never understood the fascination people have with Dylan, the band are way above him
Excuse me, but are you talking about the 1974 tour of The Band and Bob Dylan? 🤔@@13thRaven
@@13thRavenweird.
@@13thRaven
Maybe the hundred classic songs he wrote 🤷♂️
He was SO good!
Levon was just so authentic. You see him perform and you just feel what honesty is.
Well said Young Lady
Well said Indeed
The Band is soooooo damn good!
You sure got that right!
@@dirkevans3443 xxxx
He was a star
Most certainly one of the most underrated drummers of all time Levon was great.
Amen to that!!!!
Underrated? What are you talking about? Surely not by anyone into rock music
for the last 50 years.
Mitch Gawlik he has not been
Given the respect that he deserves by the “establishment”. I rank Levon up there with Louis Belson.!!!
@@ambersones5931 The establishment seldom recognizes true talent, it's sales that matter.
Your opinion is your opinion but I have to side with Louie Belson, Buddy Rich and Eddie
Shaughnessy as far as great drummers go. Kenny Aronoff stands out for me as a rock solid
journeyman drummer. Keep rockin' in the free world.
@John Symons
He was one of the major influences on Alice de Buhr.
The percussion impressed me the most. Great tune.
I could listen to Levon Helm sing the Phone Book and enjoy it !
Levon Helm is one of my favorite artists of all time, rest in power King🙏🏾
Thanks! A great Levon fan here as well as all members of the Band.
Don Imus introduced Levon to a
New audience. Both were originals we miss
I'm 74 years old and am now on my 10th play in a row at 5:30 AM !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! GO BOYS !!!!!!!!!
Go You!!! ! I'm reverse - and doing THE SAME THING! yep!
me 73 , 74 - two months to go , such a pity levon couldn't make that and so many other great guys & gals ; - just found this , into favourites it goes !
really thanks for the upload , Harry !!!
Robert Cudd .should be ashamed of yerself at that age,good on yer mate!
Awesome!
Q.
this is why I love the Band and mourn the loss of Levon RIP Levon
R King yeah terrific great I agree But hey don't forget Johnny Otis HE made it famous first.
Levin is the greatest check out Garth in the office chair
@@jimhanson3220 Garth never was one to do things the expected way....but that chair cracked me up too!
And danko
@@nakedhombre Just never had those super fat colored ladies doing the hand movements , sorry jive! Lol
I'm 57 and Remember listening to him...all the more blessed i did...Loved and Listened to Music More than TV...and in the beginning had to watch music, mostly country...then years of my choice
Good for you Mary!
I just found this song while scrolling in my UTube acct & recognized his name! He played Sissy Spacek's dad in "Coal Miner's Daughter" in 1980!! Had no idea he had a band! RIP Levon
I AM 75. STILL ENJOYING THIS , GREAT SONGS NEVER GO OUT OF STYLE, RAP-MUSIC, CAN'T EVEN COMPETE....I FOR ONE NEVER BOUGHT ONE SONG OF RAP....
I LOST COUNT WHAT I BOUGHT OF ROCK-ROLL, AND GOOD OLD COUNTRY SONGS.
Sadly, Levon’s nephew terry Cagle (also playing drums here) passed on 2/12/23. He was the drummer for the Cate Brothers band (playing guitar and keyboards here). All from Fayetteville, Arkansas
Sad to hear.
Miss Terry
Blues, rock, soul, country. He had it all. True genius.
love the Band songs
One of the most underrated bands of all time !! A Great Band !!
How are they underrated? Buy a dictionary cause these guy's are considered to be some of the best musicians in their respective fields, they made great music and wrote some of the most iconic songs ever ( the weight always makes the lists of greatest songs ever etc )
People only have praise for their musicianship and the fact they had three singers,not underrated at all
@@davidmellish3295 I do not need a dictionary because you don't like my opinion. I still say they are a underated band .
@@terryelkins4338 You're pretty much alone there bud. They were one of the greats.
@@terryelkins4338 you clearly do need a dictionary cause you don't understand the word underrated, it's not an opinion being underrated is a fact. If something is considered underrated it's because that's what the popular consensus is so it's not a matter of opinion that's why you need a dictionary
@@davidmellish3295 Dude its an opinion and you are obsessed with my comment!! Maybe you need to get a dictionary and look up the word OBSESSED!! Because you are obsessed with my comment that they were a underated band!! Go get professional help !!
Levon, and crowd loving it.
I'm 36 and it just goes to show good tunes is good tunes, this is one of my new songs to jam too when I warm up behind the drums!!
I'm 66 and I've got to get up and dance every time I play this. Soar with the eagles, Levon!
Dance , dance ,dance 💃🎤🎵
Well then, you and I are both 67 now!!!
Great Johnny Otis hit from the 50's.
Not an Easy thing to Sing while Beating the Drums--Levon Mastered It.
Levon and the band are magical, has there ever been a drummer 🥁 with a voice as good as levons. 🥁🎸🎤
You know theres some damn good music in Heaven right now
God isn't that the truth
Levon was awesome...he had music in his soul and it came out so so smooth and effortlessly....singing and playing so many instruments ......he will be forever missed.
Levon - a musical genius. In my mind the best drummer/vocalist ever. Old Hippy Cape Town.
My favourite parts are when Levon looks back to his nephew on the other drum kit with a smile, they're having so much fun.
How is his nephew doing by the way? I remember people were raising money from him because he was diagnosed with cancer. Is he remission now?
@@voicereason2430 sorry I had idea he was sick, cancer sucks
@@markwaters136 Yeah I think that he is ok now and it might had been something else wrong with him. There is fan facebook page dedicated to the band and his actual daughter had mentioned him and he appears to be recovering now from something else that wasn't cancer related. facebook.com/groups/276229503233675
@@voicereason2430 Sadly Terry Cagle died a few months ago.
@@robertwalker4962 Wow!!! I'm extremely sorry to hear that. 😥😥😥
A joyous, uplifting bit of Rock'n'Roll
Still fresh and wonderful , real music .
Levon Helm & The Band, with Earl Cate of The Cate Brothers on lead guitar? Damn, who needs Robbie? Rock On!!
Why disrespect Robbie?
@@MMG-q1v
Because it’s a proven fact that Robbie 💩on Levon & the rest of the guys.
Супер!!! Браво!!! Молодцы!!!
This is what real music is..and always will be !
LEVON.....R.I.P you were a great vocalist for THE BAND and were a great drummer.Keeping time for Robbie,Rick, Richard and Garth.the world is not the same without you.thanks for the music.
Levon Helm must be in R & R Hall of Fame.
Never saw a Musician enjoy playing like Levon Thanks always Boyo and All
Never tire of this funk Levon forever
Back in the 60’s Levon was the drummer with Ronnie Hawkins band on Yonge Street Toronto , I was there and remember him well.
Crowd was feeling it! I love the Band. Of course the original line-up is the best but these guys sound good.
One of the greatest rock n' roll songs ever! A great rendition!! Love Levon!!
Nor the trucker 👒
This stuff will never go away lets see how this new sh.....t gets on shall wee ??????????
His voice is positively mesmerizing
The variety of music he could play and sing was incredible. And he nailed each and every song he did perfectly.
of course he is!
...and dancing hard 😃
Richard too
The best version of this song ever played.
Neat version of the Johnny Otis Band's original song. Great music lives forever.
This is a clip from their return concert in Vancouver B.C. 1983!! Get it it is superb!
Thanks for the info 👍
BRAVO AWESOMSAUCE
HOW GREAT! Thank you for this. It is so good to see that smile! Love you always, Levon. Thank you for this video!
is it crazy to be as crazy in love with this guy as I was at Woodstock. ..RIP Levon the world misses you..
The band 💓💓💓
This Bo Diddley piece always lit the kids way up. Played it many times. Two measures of a great piece to ;perform are this...does it get dancers on the floor and does it sell beer.
Goosebumps ❤
Love his groove, he feels it and you can tell...
He's still with us don't think they ain't 😊😊
The great Master Levon Helm.......¡¡¡¡¡
This never gets old
Levon ____ perfect rock and roll voice ___
One of my favorite songs. I love Clapton's version as well
How about the original version as performed by its composer, Johnny Otis.
I love it when Levon takes the vocals!
Thank you Bo Diddley,Pretty cool when you have a whole section of rythmn named after you. Bo Diddley/Lady Bo Beat.
Levin Helm was a great actor. ✌
Love, Love Levon. Sing On Forever in Heaven Sir.
LOVED HIS MUSIC. GREW UP WITH IT ♥️♥️♥️🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶
Hello Mary, How are you doing?
Look at levon, and you can see he was as happy as a duck finding a junebug. My god. we are so much lost without him. wish he was here to at least to tell me. "do it boy".
Saw Levon a number of times with the Band but also in Toronto with his family band.....amazing...a small venue! We miss him and his talent!
There should be a national Levon day..love him
Levon the funk the band will be forever
ain't it great to see an audience havin' such fun WITHOUT phones in hand !
The Cate Brothers Band is also there, Earl, Earnie, Terry, Ron! what a joy to discover!
Beautiful thing to live your life doing what you love and adding joy to the lives of others while you do it. Beautiful thing.
Levon was awesome!!!
I love Garth Hudson’s strange and squirrrely organ riffs in this.
Simply great --- god bless your soul Levon you were the best
What a fantastic version! 1st time hearing this! 😂
They're having so much fun 💗
This is definitely music for us old guys, the youth of today don't realize what they missed, and some never will, I am 52 as well
I had the distinct pleasure of seeing them live several times back in the '70's in the NE area. ironically, Hand Jive wasn't a favorite, but I forgive them!
GENIUS MEGA TALENT for which all should be thankful!!!
I was indeed lucky enough to see them once after I sobered up.l'm getting old as well but it was as close to extacy as I can recall.Every member a master.
LEVON 😘❣
TO THE MOON AND BACK
I got Johnny Otis show 45 in 1958 WORE IT OUT..this is great as well RIP Levon..
I took a music class from Johnny Otis in the early 1990s.
77 years old...former rock drummer...digging levon
Watching this made my morning. Long may your spirit fly, and thank you for the gift, Levon!
Great Job Levon
So much fun. Makes me forget what's going on this March. RIP Levon
Levon 💙👏🤝🤝.
A beardless Levon threw me for a minute. THE BAND, PERIOD.
These guys could really JAM !
love to listen to this band, saw them in toronto when they backed ronnie hawkins. some great canadian talent there.