Levon Helm Is Grateful

Levon Helm is best known as the drummer for the legendary rock group, The Band.

The man needs no introduction. In fact I saw him at Mountain Jam in 2008 and he completely stoked the crowd playing old classics along with new hits off his 2007 album, "Dirt Farmer".

At the end of June 2009, he released another fantastic album, "Electric Dirt".

The first track off this album is a cover of the song, "Tennessee Jed" made popular by the 'greatest band in the land', The Grateful Dead.

Levon's version of this track hits the mark with grace and class. A tribute to the other great musical pioneers of his time, while adding a touch of his own genius in all the right places.

David Letterman had Levon on his Late Show at the end of last week and what track do you suppose he chose to play? You guessed it...I hope:


(...and how sweet is that album cover? Very Terrapin Station-y if I do say so myself.)