The passing of a Legend

The Sun reports Levon Helm has passed at the age of 71.

"In addition to singing, Helm played drums, mandolin and other string instruments in The Band, one of the most revered and influential rock groups to emerge from the 1960s. Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994, it played a brand of rustic rock that drew on country, blues and rhythm and blues and sounded quintessentially American - even though Helm was the only member not from Canada."

He appeared in a number of films (including Coal Miner's Daughter), but, I liked him in The Shooter.

...and all the bells were ringing.

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From the Last Waltz, here is The Band performing the Night They Drove Old Dixie Down.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VShpcqd3zE