Name	Artist	Time	Price
1.	Ophelia	Levon Helm	3:58	$0.99
2.	Back to Memphis	Levon Helm	4:54	$0.99
3.	Fannie Mae	Levon Helm	3:32	$0.99
4.	Baby Scratch My Back	Levon Helm	4:13	$0.99
5.	Evangeline	Levon Helm	3:30	$0.99
6.	No Depression In Heaven	Levon Helm	4:01	Album Only
7.	Wide River to Cross	Levon Helm	4:43	$0.99
8.	Deep Elem Blues	Levon Helm	7:11	$1.29
9.	Anna Lee	Levon Helm	4:01	$0.99
10.	Rag Mama Rag	Levon Helm	4:21	$0.99
11.	Time Out for the Blues	Levon Helm	2:43	$0.99
12.	A Train Robbery	Levon Helm	5:41	$0.99
13.	The Shape I'm In	Levon Helm	4:43	$0.99
14.	Chest Fever	Levon Helm	7:03	$1.29
15.	The Weight	Levon Helm	6:13	$0.99

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Our Review

Every week at his Woodstock home and studio, Band drummer Levon Helm entertains folks with his Midnight Ramble. It’s a casual, intimate show that features Helm with his band and a variety of guests. He’s brought his ramble to the road and this recording is from his performance at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium during the fall of 2008. Multi-instrumentalist Larry Campbell leads the band. This set features guests Sam Bush, Sheryl Crow, John Hiatt, and Buddy Miller. The tracks range from Band classics, “The Weight,” “The Shape I’m In” and “Chest Fever” to New Orleans-style R&B versions of “Back to Memphis,” “Fannie Mae” and “Baby Scratch My Back.” His voice is in surprisingly good form. Helm beat throat cancer, but his voice has become even more ragged but right over the years. There’s a downhome authenticity to the performances here. The sawing of the fiddle during “Anna Lee,” the deep country of “No Depression In Heaven” and the rockabilly-meets-Appalachia of “Time Out for the Blues” are in a world of their own.

Customer Reviews

Talent (5 stars)
Yeah. I have most of these songs on other albums. True, I've heard most of these songs before. But the quality of band that Levon has behind him makes this album a must have and a must-hear. Levon Helm is a national treasure. His band is amazing. Listen to "Deep Elem Blues" and tell me I'm wrong. You need this entire song list.

Come-on! (3 stars)
Chest Fever is Album Only! Typical.

Insane (5 stars)
Pure, beautiful music. Ana Lee will blow your mind. Rag Mama Rag alone is worth the price of the album.

Biography

Born: May 26, 1940 in Marvell, AR
Genre: Rock
Years Active: '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s, '00s, '10s

The longtime drummer for the Band, Levon Helm wore many musical hats throughout his long career, including multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, singer, impresario, studio owner, studio engineer, and producer. He grew up working on a farm in Arkansas; his first instrument was guitar, which he began playing at age eight, but after seeing the F.S. Walcott Rabbits Foot Minstrels, he decided to switch to drums. As a youth, Helm listened to the music of the area, including radio broadcasts of The Grand Ole...

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Top Songs By Levon Helm
	Name	Album	Time	Price
1.	The Weight	Ramble At the Ryman	6:13	$0.99
2.	When I Go Away	Electric Dirt	4:32	$0.99
3.	Ophelia	Ramble At the Ryman	3:58	$0.99
4.	Wide River to Cross	Dirt Farmer	4:51	$0.99
5.	Poor Old Dirt Farmer	Dirt Farmer	3:52	$0.99
6.	Wide River to Cross	Ramble At the Ryman	4:43	$0.99
7.	The Mountain	Dirt Farmer	3:35	$0.99
8.	Evangeline	Ramble At the Ryman	3:30	$0.99
9.	Tennessee Jed	Electric Dirt	5:58	$0.99
10.	False Hearted Lover Blues	Dirt Farmer	3:29	$0.99

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