A Bittersweet Day

I want to take a moment to reflect on the passing of Levon Helm.  I remembered him in my post yesterday, but it bears mentioning that he has moved on.  It was actually quite a powerful moment... my husband simply sent a text saying, "RIP Levon Helm" and I felt a chill rush through my body the moment I read it; as if a thousand other people just found out the same thing, at the same time, and we were all connected by one shared, sad moment.

Am I over-estimating people's awareness of a drummer in some band from the 60's?  Maybe.  But there are a lot of baby boomers out there.  And believe it or not, there are people like me who grew up with the stuff because it was our parents' music.  (And we just like good music.)  So I remembered him on my show today.  I even got a few calls from people who just wanted to find out if they heard me correctly.  I felt like today was a touching one with the listeners all the way around.

Track	Artist	Album
Ybor City	JJ Grey	Orange Blossoms
Wrong I Do	Moreland & Arbuckle	1861
Up On Cripple Creek	The Band	The Band: Greatest Hits
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down	The Allman Brothers Band	Endless Highway: The music of The Band
Proving You Wrong	Keb' Mo'	Keep It Simple
Busted Bicycle	Leo Kottke	Best Of Leo Kottke
Hey Joe	Jimi Hendrix	Jimi Hendrix Smash Hits
Black Cat Bone	Johnny Winter	Progressive Blues Experiment
Love Insurance	Candye Kane	Sister Vagabond
Forty-Four Blues: How Many More Years	Little Feat	Little Feat
Angel of Darkness	Hot Tuna	Steady As She Goes
I Won't Cry	Janiva Magness	Stronger For It
Can't Stand the Rain	Humble Pie	Thunderbox
32/20 Blues	Gov't Mule	The Deepest End (2)
Pistol, Knife & Razor Too!	Sweet Miss Coffy	Mississippi Burnin' Blues
Bright Lights	Gary Clark Jr.	The Bright Lights EP
Hattiesburg Hustle	Warren Haynes	Man in Motion
The Sweet Sound Of Rhythm & Blues	Big Twist & The Mellow Fellows	Big Twist & The Mellow Fellows
You're So Fine	John Hammond	The Best of Mountain Stage - Vol. 4
Something's Got A Hold On Me	Etta James	The Best Of Etta James
Stormy Blues	Billie Holiday	Blues Masters Sampler
I'm Tellin You	Lauren Jordan	Dreams
Smokin Train	Lauren Jordan	Dreams
She Didn't Cut Me Loose	Curtis Salgado	Soul Shot
Perpetual Blues Machine	Keb' Mo'	Just Like You
Devil's Trail	Little Sammy Davis	This Is The Blues Harmonica Vol. 2
You Can't Hurt Me Anymore	Candye Kane	Sister Vagabond
Biloxi	Blue Mother Tupelo	Heaven And Earth
Spillway	Derek Trucks Band	Out Of The Madness
Chi Sau	Anni Piper	Chasin' Tail
Hampmotized	Susan Tedeschi	Wait For Me
Okie Dokie Stomp	Various Artists	Blues Masters Vol. 3: Texas Blues