The Band - Night They Drove Old Dixie Down

mazerrackham001 Says:

May 3, 2012 - That this song was written by a Jewish, Mohawk Indian, Canadian, not an actual Southerner, (or so I've been told) moves me as much as the song itself.

SilvioManfredDante85 Says:

May 3, 2012 - suicide ? One of the keyboard players (Richard Manual) committed suicide in 1986, not Levon

johnex3303 Says:

May 4, 2012 - This was Levon's best performance of this song IMO. His emotion really came out this night and we could hear it in his voice. RIP my brother Levon.

91928gt Says:

May 4, 2012 - The Band wasn't The Band without Levon Helm.

israybil32980 Says:

May 4, 2012 - This song is HOT!!!!! I can't stop humming it to myself at work!!!!! We'll miss you, Levon.

thekidhartford Says:

May 5, 2012 - to think, he never thought himself a singer and only started in order to give Rick breaks.......Thanks Levon.

tubeunit Says:

May 5, 2012 - To my brother Pete for his birthday!

b00mhauer Says:

May 6, 2012 - That voice... if you don't get goosebumps at around 2:27 you must be deaf.

therollingjonicle Says:

May 6, 2012 - levon helms performance... christ this is so amazing

auggiedoggy44 Says:

May 6, 2012 - R.I.P Levon. thanks for all the years of great tunes! so sorry for cutting across your land we where lost.

John Smith Says:

May 9, 2012 - Seeing Levon live was one of the greatest experiences of my life...I'll remember it as long as I live. RIP Levon.

Hawkeye752 Says:

May 13, 2012 - His memory lives on in songs like this!

cjohns299 Says:

May 14, 2012 - I can't believe he was only rated as the #91 greatest singer of all time in Rolling Stone. To me he is one of the top 10 greatest vocalists in Rock & Roll history. That raw country drawl and powerful emotional voice are incredible. This song brings a tear to my eye purely from the emotion in Levons voice. RIP

Kingofclubs95 Says:

May 18, 2012 - Absolutly pissed! best 2 listen to The Band! absolute geniuses. Band + beer is best combination. YAH MAN

DraKashmir Says:

May 18, 2012 - de argentina recien me entero de la muerte del gran levon diamante estamos muy tristes  la voz y el ritmo gracias levon

DraKashmir Says:

May 18, 2012 - una buena bolsa y una botella para despedir al gran maestro me cagaron el fin de semana

DraKashmir Says:

May 18, 2012 - nooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo  gracias levon

CroweDeath Says:

May 18, 2012 - ENORME.

Bopperdoo Says:

May 19, 2012 - Levon Helm changed my life.

Bopperdoo Says:

May 19, 2012 - Levon Helm changed my life.

Fredrik Hovland Says:

May 19, 2012 - This one is much better than the studioversion, this one's got something extra, the way he goes up when he sings, just amazing. Gives me the chills everytime.

TheKapnight Says:

May 20, 2012 - Love it!!

57yearcrucifixion Says:

May 23, 2012 - Pat, Mike and Angie DiMauro are still waiting for full and complete disclosure.  PATSY ANTHONY DIMAURO, SENIOR, killed by a drunk driver 38-years ago today, May 23, 1974.

HamburgLover8 Says:

May 23, 2012 - Ohhhh Mr. Helm... You were FANTASTIC!

wolfwilliams Says:

May 24, 2012 - Exactly! And I've always thought Levon knew this was the last time he was ever going to sing this song, and he poured everything into it. (Conflicting reports say he sang it a few more times live, but most say he refused to sing it after this.) He wasn't happy about this concert or the movie; I think his anger and real emotional pain bubbled up in this song. And he was a southern boy. (There's a story about a line in the song, referring to Lincoln, that Helm had Robertson take out early on.)