OPINION
Levon Helm's miraculous encore
April 22, 2012
April 22, 2012
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victory lap. Fans got to tell him how much they loved him. Musicians lined up to honor him.
And Levon made three new albums - each of which won the Grammy Award.
It was as if Heaven decided to give Levon an extra decade, just so we could all hear his songs one more time. Just to give Levon and the people who loved him a proper chance to say goodbye.
In the whole history of rock n' roll, no one ever had a greater encore than Levon Helm.
victory lap. Fans got to tell him how much they loved him. Musicians lined up to honor him.
And Levon made three new albums - each of which won the Grammy Award.
It was as if Heaven decided to give Levon an extra decade, just so we could all hear his songs one more time. Just to give Levon and the people who loved him a proper chance to say goodbye.
In the whole history of rock n' roll, no one ever had a greater encore than Levon Helm.
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