SELF PORTRAIT OF THE DAY

7TH - 9TH APRIL

Studies in drawing my self portrait with my reading glasses 

on 7th Apr, 8th Apr and 9th Apr

 LEVON

The Band - King Biscuit Flower Hour August 1976
The Band - Ultrasonic Studios - Hempstead 1971

as we might expect Big O have posted a cracker of a Band boot for those mourning the loss of one of the greatest drummers, singers and artists the planet has ever produced

Download  here Levon & The Band 'Across The Great Divide'

update: this is frankly astonishingly good and great fun! Quality throughout and interest from the time of Ronnie Hawkins and the Hawks to some of the best collaborations with Bobby the Zee
Taster? You want a taster....y'ere t'is
Drunkard's Dream 

They say 
LEVON HELM R.I.P. 1940-2012
Levon Helm, singer and drummer with The Band, died from throat cancer on April 19, 2012 at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York. Helm was 71. The news was announced in a message posted by his family on Facebook and Twitter, which read: “Levon Helm passed peacefully this afternoon. He was surrounded by family, friends and band mates and will be remembered by all he touched as a brilliant musician and a beautiful soul.”
Earlier this week it was announced that Helm was in the final stages of his “battle with cancer”. Helm’s daughter, Amy, and his wife, Sandy, had then posted a message on his website, noting, “Thank you fans and music lovers who have made his life so filled with joy and celebration… he has loved nothing more than to play, to fill the room up with music, lay down the back beat, and make the people dance! He did it every time he took the stage… We appreciate all the love and support and concern.”
Helm was diagnosed with throat cancer in 1998, but that didn’t stop him from performing and recording albums. The passing of Helm also means that The Band is now left with two surviving original members - guitarist Robbie Robertson and keyboardist Garth Hudson. Pianist Richard Manuel died in 1986 while bassist Rick Danko died in 1999.

 Nice Obituary here too
Guardian Levon Helm Obit.
A Life in Pictures here
Guardian Levon Helm pictures
Tributes pour in.....
USA News - Levon Helm Tributes

Levon Helm's website let us know like this..................

"Levon Helm passed peacefully this afternoon. He was surrounded by family, friends and band mates and will be remembered by all he touched as a brilliant musician and a beautiful soul."