by Mayer Danzig in Acoustic, Americana, Folk, In Memoriam, Videos

It was just shy of a month ago that we lost Levon Helm, a true legend of rock and roll. The outpouring from the music community was immediate and immense. Here are but a few of the musical tributes (see below for the playlist details).

Levon, you will be missed.

• Simone Felice performs “Radio Song”
• Lisa Hannigan, “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down”
• Drive-By Truckers with Megafaun, “The Weight”
• The Black Keys with John Fogerty, “The Weight”
• The Punch Brothers, Jesca Hoop, Aoife O’Donovan, “The Weight”
• Frank Turner, “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down”
• Warren Haynes Band, “It Makes No Difference”/”The Weight”
• Bon Iver, “Ophelia”
• Megafaun, “I Shall Be Released”
• The Band of Heathens, “One More Song”
• Mavis Staples with Glen Hansard, “The Weight”
• Bruce Springsteen, “The Weight”

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