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Levon Helm Mark Lavon "Levon" Helm (May 26, 1940 – April 19, 2012) was an American musician who achieved fame as the drummer and one of the three lead vocalists for The Band, for which he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. Hel ...

, former

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and vocalist of

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. The album was released on October 30, 2007, on

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, and was Helm's first studio album since 1982. It was produced by guitarist

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(who, like Helm, worked with

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) and by Helm's daughter, Amy, both of whom also sing and perform on the album. It won the

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in February

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Track listing

#"False Hearted Lover Blues" (Traditional) – 3:29 #"Poor Old Dirt Farmer" ( Tracy Schwarz) – 3:52 #"The Mountain" (

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) – 3:35 #"Little Birds" (Traditional) – 4:41 #" The Girl I Left Behind" (Traditional) – 3:36 #"Calvary" (Byron Isaacs) – 4:53 #"Anna Lee" (Laurelyn Dossett) – 3:43 #"Got Me a Woman" (

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) – 3:11 #"A Train Robbery" (Paul Kennerley) – 5:28 #" Single Girl, Married Girl" ( A. P. Carter) – 3:18 #"The Blind Child" (Traditional) – 3:26 #"Feelin' Good" ( J. B. Lenoir) – 3:31 #"Wide River to Cross" ( Buddy &

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) – 4:52

Personnel

– dulcimer, acoustic guitar, fiddle, mandolin, percussion, arranger, background vocals, producer, guitar *Georgette Cartwright – creative services coordinator *Ahron R. Foster – photography *Justin Guip – engineer, mixing * Amy Helm – mandolin, percussion, piano, arranger, drums, vocals, background vocals, producer, harmony vocals, mandola *Levon Helm – acoustic guitar, mandolin, arranger, drums, vocals, liner notes *Byron Isaacs – bass, percussion, background vocals *

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– harmony vocals *

– harmony vocals *Brian John Mitchell – piano, accordion, background vocals *Glenn Patscha – pump organ *George Receli – percussion *

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– mastering *Carrie Smith – art direction, design *Teresa Williams – background vocals, harmony vocals

References

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