Lu remembers Levon

What a moving tribute Lucinda has written.
I along with stoger and paul_from_losangeles were fortunate to be in Toronto for the first memorable evening
with Lu, Levon and the Midnight Ramblers.

I’m going way back to the early’60’s when I also saw Levon with Rompin’ Ronnie Hawkins band in Toronto as well.

Tom O, hope you and Lu have a great time in Austin tonight.

lwj

Thanks for sharing that post, Lucinda and Tom.

I’m fairly certain all forum participants have it already, but the Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams featuring a song each by Levon and Lucinda is by far the best compilation album I’ve ever heard.

My husband received a Nook from Santa and brought this to my attention after downloading his Times subscription – the 2012 Tribute edition. They included 8 additional tributes to those featured in the hard copy, under a “More Who Mattered Section” with Lu’s tribute to Levon Helm featured as one of the eight.

The copy as follows:

The last time I saw Levon Helm was when I opened two shows for him in Toronto in 2011. He and his band backed me up on my song “Crescent City,” and I sat in on “Evangeline,” by the Band. I was struck by his youthful spirit and the camaraderie that filled the stage during those special nights. He was sweet and generous with his time. His handshake was warm and strong. His music still said, “I’m alive and I love what I do.” When he grinned his sweet Levon grin, there was still that sparkle in his eyes. Most of all, his Southern country-boy humor was as alive as ever. As we talked backstage, I reminded him that my dad’s family hailed from Arkansas, like Levon did. He smiled, took my hand and said, “Well, I won’t hold that against you.”