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Share Now & Again I Still Wonder To Myself Was It Her Sweet Love, Or The Way That She Could Sing? This is one of my favorite songs in the world. Bessie Smith by The Band. It’s provenance is murky (as written of in this blog). Levon Helm (rest in peace) doesn’t sing it, but [...]
ShareBad Week For Rock And Roll [UPDATE: Levon Helm Has Died. Rest In Peace. 4/19/11.] One of the most iconic voices in rock, Levon Helm, the drummer for The Band, is dying of terminal cancer. He’s the voice that “Pulled into Nazareth, feeling bout half past dead”. He’s the voice that Drove Old Dixie Down. [...]
