Levon Helm is one of my all-time heroes – drummer, mandolinist, songwriter, sanger, southern gentleman (Arkansasan), cancer (throat) survivor, actor, friend of Canada and a Grammy winner for his folk album Dirt Farmer. Here’s a little featurette of Levon playing music and talking about the state of the USA for farmers, country folk, and civilians everywhere. “I can’t say, i’m just having a soda.”
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Levon Helm – “Only Halfway Home” 20:57
A short film inspired by and featuring music from Levon Helm’s
GRAMMY Award winning album Dirt Farmer.
Features: “Calvary” (Byron Isaacs); (BMI)
“Poor Old Dirt Farmer” (Tracy Schwartz); Traditon Music Co., (ASCAP)
“False Hearted Lover Blues” (Trad, arrangement by Levon Helm, Larry Campbell);
Dirt Farmer Music, Talkhouse Music (BMI)
“Got Me a Woman” (Paul Kennerley); Irving Music (BMI)
A short film inspired by and featuring music from Levon Helm’s
GRAMMY Award winning album Dirt Farmer.
Features: “Calvary” (Byron Isaacs); (BMI)
“Poor Old Dirt Farmer” (Tracy Schwartz); Traditon Music Co., (ASCAP)
“False Hearted Lover Blues” (Trad, arrangement by Levon Helm, Larry Campbell);
Dirt Farmer Music, Talkhouse Music (BMI)
“Got Me a Woman” (Paul Kennerley); Irving Music (BMI)