Levon Helm - The Levon Helm Midnight Ramble
by
Paul Laraia (Photographer) &
Levon Helm (Foreword)
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Hardcover Book Details
- 252 Pages
- Hardcover
- Oversize Format
- Released: September 21, 2009
- Originally Released: 2009
- Publisher: Backbeat Books
Authors:
Foreword by | Levon Helm | |
Photography by | Paul Laraia | |
Subject: | Levon Helm |
Entertainment Reviews:
Description by OLDIES.com:
The Midnight Ramble is Levon's down-home jam, held on Saturday nights in his barn in Woodstock, NY (and occasionally on the road in such storied venues as the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville). Backed by one of the best working bands in America today, he digs deep to keep the tradition alive, peeling off classic from his years with the Band and Bob Dylan, along with the best of Southern rhythm and blues, bluegrass, country, blues, gospel, and pure rock'n'roll. In fact, Levon's last record, Dirt Farmer, features Ramblers Amy Helm (Levon's daughter) and guitar slinger/fiddler Larry Campbell, won the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album.
Levon has based his Ramble on the traveling medicine shows of his youth. Some of the most notable musicians of our time, from Emmylou Harris and Elvis Costello to Allison Krauss and Robert Plant, have made the journey to perform with Levon and his handpicked band of knockout musicians. The results are a staggering good time.
This book is the official record of these intimate sessions--the next best thing to being there. Paul LaRaia's photographs are up close and personal, each shot capturing the texture and nuance of the music in the gorgeous setting of "The Barn." Accompanying the spectacular photos are testimonials and remembrances from the superstars who have performed at the Rambles over the years.
Product Description:
The Ramble is Levon's down-home jam session for friends and fans, held on Saturday nights in his studio “Barn” in Woodstock. Levon based his Ramble Sessions on the Southern medicine shows of his youth, and has invited some of the most notable blues entertainers and musicians of our time to perform with him including Robert Plant, Elvis Costello, Rickie Lee Jones, Clarence Clemons, Allison Krauss and others. This book is the official record of these incredibly intimate sessions: the next best thing to being there. Accompanying the spectacular photos are testimonials and remembrances from the superstars who have joined the Ramble.
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Product Info
- ISBN: 9780879309497
- Shipping Weight: 2.3/lbs (approx)
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