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March 29, 2017 by Simon Sweetman

Drummers You Just Can’t Beat: # 17 – Levon Helm

Levon Helm died five years ago. He was 71. Two days before he passed his family had announced that he was in the final stages with the cancer that he would succumb to. Levon Helm was my favourite singing drummer. That makes him sound like a circus act, a novelty musician who could rub his […]

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October 12, 2011 by Simon Sweetman

The Vinyl Countdown # 1810

The Band, Music From Big Pink (1968) I love The Band. One of the best names for a band actually. When I first heard it and heard their music I thought it was a rather stupid name – but it’s spot on. When you hear this band really nailing it they are The Band; nothing […]