I'll be lifted up to the clouds
On the wings of angels
There's only flesh and bones
In the ground
Where my troubles will stay

See that storm over yonder
t's gonna rain all day
But then the sun's gonna shine
Through the shadows
When I go away


Levon Helm - When I Go Away [ New Video + Download ] - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMXCM5TCrv8)

Can't resist... one more from The Band performance at Woodstock .(with a bonus song by Joe Cocker )
Woodstock Lost Performances-Part 1 - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hg3J4zLy-Kg&feature=fvwrel)

can't resist ...one more from The Band performance at Woodstock .(with a bonus song by Joe Cocker )
Woodstock Lost Performances-Part 1 - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hg3J4zLy-Kg&feature=fvwrel)

Love that song. He's going to be missed.

In their time 'The Band' was the back up group that toured with Dylan.Eric Clapton wanted to leave Cream and join The Band .Their best work was their own songs with drummer and lead singer Levon Helm .

Levon Helm battled throat cancer for a number of years . For at least 2 years he lost his voice completely . But he came back and won a couple Grammy Awards when his voice recovered .

I hadn't realized how much acting he did until today... check out this classic line from The Right Stuff starting around 6:30 in the clip.

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After hearing of his passing I downloaded a bunch of The Band's stuff to my phone. Plugged my headphones into my phone the last couple of weekends while working in the yard and listened - good working music.

Yes he will be missed