Austin’s scenic Auditorium Shores hosted a tribute to the late Levon Helm yesterday as part of SXSW. A number of musicians shuffled on and off stage to honor The Band drummer by performing with The Midnight Ramble Band, who were making a rare Texas appearance. JJ Grey of JJ Grey and Mofro led the act formerly known as The Levon Helm Band through Ophelia, while Ramble regular Steve Earle sang The Mountain and The Band classic Rag Mama Rag.
Carolyn Wonderland sang Don’t Do It with The Midnight Ramble Band…
Ivan Neville, members of Spirit Family Reunion, The Mastersons, The Lost Brothers and Cody and Luther Dickinson of North Mississippi Allstars were among the performers joining the Midnight Ramble Band for The Weight finale. A video of The Weight has surfaced…
Here’s a look at the Midnight Ramble Band setlist…
Set: The Shape I’m In, Look Out Cleveland, Long Black Veil, (Ain’t That) Good News, Ophelia (JJ Grey), The Mountain (Steve Earle), Rag Mama Rag (Steve Earle), Remedy, Atlantic City, Up on Cripple Creek, Chest Fever, Don’t Do It (Carolyn Wonderland), The Weight (ALL)
[Setlist via Uncommon Music]
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Steve Earle wrote The Mountain…Levon just covered it.
missed woodstock saw levon were even
Joe is correct – The Mountain is Steve’s song (recorded a decade before Levon’s cover in 1995 – Train a Coming), though Levon’s cover makes it sound like it was written for his voice.
Thanks, Joey. Fixed it.