Levon Helm Band Performs "The Weight" at Gathering of the Vibes 2011

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Levon Helm Band encores The Band's "The Weight" at Gathering of the Vibes Music Festival at Seaside Park in Bridgeport, Connecticut

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@PeteCalandra 10 жыл бұрын

it was over 100 degrees that day. that Levon could perform at all was incredible. RIP

@kevinferministudio 12 жыл бұрын

Rest in Peace, Levon. Thank you for all you've done and take it easy in the next life.

@PeteCalandra 7 жыл бұрын

This was an amazing performance. It was 110 degrees that day and they were playing mid aft with the sun and stagelghts on them who knows how hot it was on stage. It's a miracle he was able to sing at all given his physical condition. Still kicks butt on drums! was so glad to have seen it live.

@21stcenturydead96 7 жыл бұрын

What an amazing show they put on, so glad I got to see him live.

@Gary198101 7 жыл бұрын

Levon passed away in 2012. His voice would sometimes be there others it wouldn't, climate had a lot to do with it, a change in Altitude could knock it out. He could barely whisper for three years after 38 rounds of chemo. It was tough on him but he regained 80% of his voice, it was at its best in 2008. If you really want to see the struggle he went through including constant treatment, watch "Ain't In It For My Health" available on Amazon in DVD or Blu-ray

@adamcat7 10 жыл бұрын

hes still rockin at seventy gotta give him credit his voice doesnt matter my voice would be fucked up after years of wailing out tunes and hes fighting cancer the entire time.

@KREEPERNELSON 4 жыл бұрын

I wish more people supported people that just love to sing and perform and it's not supposed to be perfect that's what makes it LIVE music! Now days it's all drum machines and tracks and you can tell and it sucks to high heaven!

@clippers334 11 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU LEVON!!

@cenayoucantseeme 12 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU SO MUCH LEVON HELM! REST IN PEACE

@trm10111 11 жыл бұрын

About a year after I believe, give or take a few months. He had been battling throat cancer on and off over a decade by this point unfortunately. That's why he sounds as strained as he does, It was honestly a miracle he could speak at all at this point let alone sing.... sad man, sad...

@KREEPERNELSON 4 жыл бұрын

I think Levon sounded PERFECT!!!

@gabriellagrimoldi3174 Жыл бұрын

Levon spero un giorno di cantare con te

@supremedudeman 8 жыл бұрын

Yea his voice wasn't what it was at his prime. But I think it's pretty good considering his age and what he went through, and also you can see in his face that he was having the time of his life, so that to be honest makes it awesome.

@hanskurtmann6781 6 жыл бұрын

70 years old ain't that old dude people today are living longer than ever... Health issues as THE reason he was not in his "Prime" as you said. A lot of great musicians etc are at this age today Ozzy Osbourne, Don Henley or Tony Iommi and many more are still performing. Heck look at William Shatner at 87 for a really good example guy looks late 50's early 60 ish at most.

@allanbriggs9007 4 жыл бұрын

@@hanskurtmann6781 Levon had cancer and actually lost his voice. To come back and be able to sing at all was a credit to his hard work and love of music.