Its predecessor, dirt farmer, his first solo lp in a quarter. Even better is how the music more than lives up to those cool graphics. Tickets are available through electric dirt is available wherever records are sold. It has been generally considered levon helm s best solo work until the release of dirt farmer in 2007. It won the first ever grammy award for best americana album, an inaugural category in 2010. Provided to youtube by universal music group stuff you gotta watch levon helm electric dirt. Dirt farmer was produced by larry campbell, a session guitarist and member of bob dylans road band, in collaboration with amy helm, levons daughter, and theyve assembled a solid but clutter free acoustic band for these sessions, and the simple but ironstrong backdrops and superb songs are just what was needed to bring out the best in levon.
Ramble at the ryman, which captured highlights of helm s 2008 midnight ramble concert at nashvilles ryman auditorium, was released on both cd and dvd in 2011. In a musical career that has spanned six decades, levon helm has made more than a few excellent albums working with other folks most notably as drummer and vocalist with the band, as well as backing bob dylan, neil young, muddy waters, john martyn, rufus wainwright, and literally dozens of others. Listen free to levon helm stuff you gotta watch radio. Check out dirt farmer by levon helm on amazon music. Mark lavon helm may 26, 1940april 19, 2012, better known as levon helm, was an american rock musician most famous as the drummer for the rock group the band. The variety in song choice makes listening to the entire album a pleasure. This recording is a vast improvement over his last. Helm drummed on a couple of tracks for jorma kaukonens february 2009 album river of time, recorded at the levon helm studio. It was released in october 1980 on mca records and was helm s third studio album. Electric dirt starts with a rousing rendition of the grateful deads tennessee jed, moving on to a beautiful, strippeddown version of happy traums golden bird. In uncut s list of the 150 best albums between 2000 through 2009, electric dirt was listed 80th.
Electric dirt is the second album in the last five years after the 2007 dirt farmer and followed by the 2011 ramble at the ryman from. Helm released the album electric dirt on his own label on june 30, 2009. I wish i knew how it would feel to be free arranged by horn arrangement allen toussaint, the levon helm band bass byron isaacs electric guitar, acoustic guitar larry campbell harmony vocals amy helm. Helm was also known for his deeply soulful, countrystyle voice, and powerful drumming style highlighted on many of the the bands recordings, such as the weight, up on cripple. Listen free to levon helm electric dirt tennessee jed, move along train and more. Provided to youtube by universal music group golden bird levon helm electric dirt. The similar but looser electric dirt followed in 2009. Levon helm paints another masterpiece with electric dirt, a wider angle on the. Levon helm electric dirt 2009 01 tennessee jed 02 move along train 03 growing trade 04 golden bird 05 stuff you gotta watch 06 white dove 07 kingfish 08 you cant lose what you aint never had 09 when i go away 10 heavens pearls 11 i wish i knew how it would feel to be free acoustic guitar, vocals, resonator guitar, electric guitar, fiddle, mandolin, dulcimer larry. Buy levon helms album titled electric dirt to enjoy in your home or. Electric dirt has the best hippiecountryrock album cover since the first marshall tucker record. Dirt won levon his second grammy in january 2010, as americana album of. It won the first ever grammy award for best americana album, an inaugural category in 2010 track listing.
Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. Electric dirt again finds levon steeped in tradition in his connection to the land and those who live by it, but this record goes deeper and wider, incorporating gospel, blues and soul elements in a bracing collection of originals and carefully chosen outside songs. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Listen to your favorite songs from electric dirt amazon exclusive by levon helm now. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described in our cookie policy. But as a solo artist, helm s record has been considerably spottier, with wellintended. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cookies as described. May 18, 2009 electric dirt dirt farmer musicvanguard records is the second album in the last two years from american musical treasure levon helm. Oct 30, 2007 check out dirt farmer by levon helm on amazon music. Levon telling the story of the midnight rambles to dirt farmer. Dec 31, 2014 levon helm the making of electric dirt. Levon helm electric dirt lyrics and tracklist genius. Levon helm and the rco allstars 1977 50 million songs.
Levon helm electric dirt 2009 us, classic rock with. Download levon helm electric dirt 2009 softarchive. If you like helm s music, you have to listen to the recording festivalink presents levon helm band merlefest ramble at merlefest 42608 its as exciting as the shows, and deftly recorded, with the 11 piece band including vocalists, keyboards, 4piece horn. I wish i knew how it would feel to be free by levon helm topic. Levon helm band with bob weir and cindy cashdollar deep elem blues gathering of the. Dirt farmer music 105707986120,vanguard 105707986120 format.
Like dirt farmer, an aim of electric dirt was to capture of feel of helm s midnight rambles. Now in his sixth decade of making music, levon helm has seen a lot. The album was released on october 30, 2007, on vanguard records, and was helm s first studio album since 1982. Dirt farmer was produced by larry campbell, a session guitarist and member of bob dylans road band, in collaboration with amy helm, levon s daughter, and theyve assembled a solid but clutter free acoustic band for these sessions, and the simple but ironstrong backdrops and superb songs are just what was needed to bring out the best in levon.
I wish i knew how it would feel to be free is more uptempo than the nina simone original, but makes a fitting cap to the record. But here on electric dirt, without any of the band tunes, levon s taste s great. It was produced by fellow exdylan sideman larry campbell and by helm s daughter, amy, both of whom also sing and play on the album. From the breakup of the band, to the suicide of his. Download levon helm electric dirt 2009 or any other file from music category. As with dirt farmer, multiinstrumentalist larry campbell took the reins as producer on the project, recorded at the barn the levon helm. Electric dirt is a very well rounded recording and good to hear levon get into that unmistakable groove of his in his songs.
Electric dirt amazon exclusive by levon helm on amazon. Like dirt farmer, helms new offering features a wide variety of cover tunes but. Levon helm studios is excited to offer limited edition prints of select photos from some of our favorite shows of the last few years as captured by our fantastic house photographers james rice and anthony mulcahy. Arranged by horn arrangement allen toussaint, the levon helm band bass byron isaacs electric guitar, acoustic guitar larry campbell harmony vocals amy helm, teresa williams organ brian mitchell soprano saxophone erik lawrence tenor saxophone jay collins 4 trombone clark gayton trumpet steven bernstein. As for i wish i knew how it would feel to be free, its a jazzy and upbeat number on which helm sings the songs title to the accompaniment of those female vocalists.
Growing trade, written by levon helm and larry campbell, tells a heartfelt story of a farmers struggle to preserve his livelihood. Get a free account to browse the site without adverts. Legendary musician and rock icon levon helm will release his second solo record, titled electric dirt, on dirt farmer musicvanguard records on june 30th. The following year saw the release of dirt farmer, helm s first solo album in 25 years. I wish i knew how it would feel to be free writtenby william e. The jewel to the crown of any levon helm music collector. Oct 30, 2007 electric dirt is the final studio album from american musician levon helm, released in 2009.
The best of 19751996 levon helm take me to the river. Levon helms songs stream online music songs myspace. Listen to songs by levon helm on myspace, stream free online music by levon helm. Stream ad free with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Dirt farmer is an album by american musician levon helm, former drummer for the band. Jul 17, 2009 the levon helm band tours the east coast through the summer, and the midnight rambles that levon hosts at his home will continue on a nearly weekly basis through september and beyond. I wish i knew how it would feel to be free arranged by horn allen toussaint, levon helm band bass byron isaacs electric guitar, acoustic guitar larry campbell guest, vocals. When the word americana was coined, they had levon in mind. The ballad, which he penned with former bob dylan guitarist larry campbell who also produced the album. Electric dirt, an album by levon helm on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Electric dirt is the final studio album from american musician levon helm, released in 2009. Jul 01, 2016 the instrumental section is perfect, as are the horns that follow, and this may be helms best song, at least on electric dirt. It won the grammy award for best traditional folk album in february 2008.