Sadly, Levon Helm – the drummer for the Band – died this afternoon at age 71. A terrible day for music fans everywhere, indeed. But let’s stop to appreciate Helm’s great influence on American music.
The Band was the quintessential American band, collecting, integrating, and reimagining just about every musical tradition of the 20th century. Rock, jazz, blues, R&B, country – it’s all in their first two albums, Music From Big Pink and The Band.
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