Levon Helm 1940-2012

April 19, 2012 12:54 PM

Go down, Miss Moses, there's nothin' you can say
It's just ol' Luke, and Luke's waitin' on the Judgement Day.
"Well, Luke, my friend, what about young Anna Lee?"
He said, "Do me a favor, son, woncha stay an' keep Anna Lee company?"

Levon Helm has passed.
posted by swift (21 comments total)

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posted by Bunny Ultramod at 12:56 PM on April 19, 2012

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posted by drhydro at 12:59 PM on April 19, 2012

I thought he was born in 1840.

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posted by stupidsexyFlanders at 12:59 PM on April 19, 2012

I tried to name my son Levon last September and was voted down. This is very sad news.

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posted by annathea at 1:00 PM on April 19, 2012 [1 favorite]

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posted by Smart Dalek at 1:02 PM on April 19, 2012

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posted by gt2 at 1:02 PM on April 19, 2012

...But... the world still needs him.

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posted by FirstMateKate at 1:04 PM on April 19, 2012 [1 favorite]

Damn it.
posted by maudlin at 1:04 PM on April 19, 2012

I tried to name my son Levon last September and was voted down.

Good idea. You really want him to be born a pauper to a pawn?
posted by hal9k at 1:04 PM on April 19, 2012

I usually prefer Bob Dylan's renditions of his own songs, but I can't imagine anyone but Levon singing "When I Paint My Masterpiece."

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posted by dhens at 1:05 PM on April 19, 2012 [1 favorite]

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posted by Dean358 at 1:05 PM on April 19, 2012

King Harvest has surely come.
posted by y2karl at 1:09 PM on April 19, 2012

He has been released.

Fuck cancer.
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 1:10 PM on April 19, 2012 [1 favorite]

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posted by Iridic at 1:11 PM on April 19, 2012

this
posted by Dean358 at 1:11 PM on April 19, 2012

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posted by boofidies at 1:13 PM on April 19, 2012

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posted by jquinby at 1:14 PM on April 19, 2012

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posted by vibrotronica at 1:15 PM on April 19, 2012

The hero of Elton John's song "Levon" (co-written with Bernie Taupin) was named after Levon Helm.[26] John much later named his son (born on December 25, 2010) "Zachary Jackson Levon Furnish-John."[27] W

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posted by hal9k at 1:16 PM on April 19, 2012

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posted by bbuda at 1:18 PM on April 19, 2012