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Genre
  
Rock music

Years active
  
2012

Dates
  
October 3, 2012

Location(s)
  
Izod Center, East Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.

Love for Levon: Benefit To Save The Barn was a concert held on October 3, 2012 at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The concert was a tribute to the life of The Band lead vocalist and drummer Levon Helm. The concert featured a wide variety of musicians who had worked with Helm as well as musicians who were influenced by him. Proceeds from the concert went towards keeping Helm's Woodstock barn in his family's control as well as continuing his Midnight Ramble concert series in the barn. The concert's musical directors were Don Was and Helm's frequent collaborator Larry Campbell. The concert was released on CD and DVD on March 19, 2013.

Contents

Album and video

The concert was released as a two-disc album on CD, and also as a two-disc video on DVD and Blu-ray, on March 19, 2013.

House bands

There were two separate house bands for this performance which shared many of the same members. One band was The Levon Helm Band and the other was The All Star Band. The horn section backed both bands for most songs. Some songs included only some members of either band and My Morning Jacket performed their songs with only the assistance of the horn section.

The All Star Band
  • Larry Campbell – acoustic and electric guitar, mandolin, fiddle, lead and backing vocals
  • Amy Helm – lead and backing vocals
  • Teresa Williams – lead and backing vocals
  • Greg Leisz – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Kenny Aronoff – drums
  • Don Was – bass guitar, double bass
  • Brian Mitchell – piano, organ, accordion, keyboards
    • The Levon Helm Band
  • Larry Campbell – acoustic and electric guitar, mandolin, fiddle, lead and backing vocals
  • Amy Helm – lead and backing vocals
  • Teresa Williams – lead and backing vocals
  • Jim Weider – acoustic and electric guitar
  • Justin Guip – drums
  • Byron Isaacs – bass guitar, double bass
  • Brian Mitchell – piano, organ, accordion, keyboards
    • The Horn Section
  • Steven Bernstein – trumpet, alto horn, soprano trombone
  • Jay Collins – tenor saxophone
  • Earl McIntyre – trombone
  • Howard Johnson – tuba, baritone saxophone
  • Erik Lawrence – soprano and alto saxophone

    • Special guests

    Roger Waters, Garth Hudson, My Morning Jacket, John Mayer, Joe Walsh, Dierks Bentley, Eric Church, Gregg Allman, Bruce Hornsby, Ray LaMontagne, John Hiatt, Grace Potter, Warren Haynes, Lucinda Williams, Mavis Staples, Allen Toussaint, David Bromberg, Robert Randolph, John Prine, Jorma Kaukonen, Marc Cohn, Jakob Dylan, Mike Gordon, Joan Osborne, Jai Johanny Johanson, Jon Randall, Matt Burr, Barry Mitterhoff, Jessi Alexander, Steve Jordan, Shawn Pelton, Rami Jaffee and G.E. Smith

    Setlist

    The set list was composed primarily of songs by The Band and Levon Helm solo (including songs they covered or recorded on with another artist).

    1. "The Shape I'm In"
    2. feat. Warren Haynes and Rami Jaffee
    3. "Long Black Veil"
    4. feat. Gregg Allman and Warren Haynes
    5. "Trouble in Mind"
    6. feat. Jorma Kaukonen, Barry Mitterhoff and Jai Johanny Johanson
    7. "This Wheel's on Fire"
    8. feat. Shawn Pelton
    9. "Little Birds"
    10. feat. Byron Isaacs and Teresa Williams
    11. "Listening to Levon"
    12. feat. Marc Cohn and Greg Leisz
    13. "Move Along Train"
    14. feat. Mavis Staples
    15. "Life is a Carnival"
    16. feat. Allen Toussaint and Jai Johanny Johanson
    17. "When I Paint My Masterpiece"
    18. feat. Garth Hudson, John Prine and Joan Osborne
    19. "Anna Lee"
    20. feat Bruce Hornsby
    21. "Ain't Got No Home"
    22. feat. Jakob Dylan and Rami Jaffee
    23. "Whispering Pines"
    24. feat. Lucinda Williams and Rami Jaffee
    25. "Rag Mama Rag"
    26. feat. John Hiatt and Mike Gordon
    27. "Don't Do It"
    28. feat. David Bromberg and Joan Osborne
    29. "I Shall Be Released"
    30. feat. Grace Potter and Matt Burr
    31. "Tears of Rage"
    32. feat. John Mayer, Steve Jordan and Ray LaMontagne
    33. "Rockin' Chair"
    34. feat. Dierks Bentley, Jon Randall and Jessi Alexander
    35. "Chest Fever"
    36. feat. Garth Hudson, Dierks Bentley, Jon Randall and Jessi Alexander
    37. "A Train Robbery"
    38. feat. Eric Church
    39. "Get Up Jake"
    40. feat. Eric Church
    41. "Tennessee Jed"
    42. feat. John Mayer and Steve Jordan
    43. "Up on Cripple Creek"
    44. feat. Joe Walsh and Robert Randolph
    45. "Ophelia"
    46. feat. My Morning Jacket
    47. "It Makes No Difference"
    48. feat. My Morning Jacket
    49. "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down"
    50. feat. Roger Waters, G.E. Smith and My Morning Jacket
    51. "Wide River to Cross"
    52. feat. Roger Waters and G.E. Smith
    53. "The Weight"
    54. feat. all guest musicians

    References

    Love for Levon Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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