According to a post by his wife Sandy and Daughter Amy, Levon Helm is in the last stages of his battle with cancer. I am not much of the praying kind, but if you are send one his way. Levon had one of the great voices in American music, both on his own and as one of the shared lead singers of the Band. I had the great fortune to see him a number of times including in the company of Dylan at the Last Waltz and during the 74 tour. Levon and the Band shifted the course of modern music and now it sounds like he's headed for the next show along with Rick Danko and Richard Manuel, the other two great voices of the Band.
I can hear something calling on me
And you know where I want to be
Oh Willie don't you hear that sound
[second voice as above]
Oh to be home again down in old Virginny
I just want to get my feet back on the ground
Oh to be home again down in old Virginny
[second voice as above]
I'd love to see my very best friend
They call him Rag-time Willie