Here is a great piece at Huffington Post by Joanna Colangelo about the fate — and a happy one it is — of Levon Helm’s Midnight Rambles. Helm, who passed away earlier this year, held the informal “Rambles,” or concerts, in his barn in upstate New York for years.
Any excuse is a good one for posting Levon Helm music. Click on the link below to hear The RCO All Stars play Going Back to Memphis in 1977.
Listen to more Levon Helm and The RCO All Stars at Wolfgang’s Vault.
Here are some books to check out.
Duke Ellington brought class, sophistication and style to jazz which, until that point, was proudly unpolished and raucous. His story is profound. The author, Terry Teachout, also wrote "Pops," the acclaimed bio of Louis Armstrong. Click here or on the image.
What else is there to say? Here is the story behind every song written by The Beatles. Click here or on the image.
The Grateful Dead don't get enough credit for the profound nature of its lyrics. Many of the band's songs are driven by a deep and literate Americana ("I'm Uncle Sam/That's who I am/Been hidin' out/In a rock and roll band" and "Majordomo Billy Bojangles/Sit down and have a drink with me/What's this about Alabama/Keeps comin' back to me?").
David Dodd's exhaustive study tells the story, song by song. Click here or on the image.
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