The Levon Helm Band joins forces with Ray LaMontagne & The Pariah Dogs to co-headline eight select cities beginning on November 2nd in Jacksonville, FL and wrapping on November 12th in Austin, TX.Legendary musician and rock icon, Levon Helm has nurtured a tradition of professionalism with a deep respect for his craft. Having played with the likes of Ronnie Hawks, Bob Dylan, and The Band, Helm’s voice has given us classics such as “Up on Cripple Creek”, “The Weight” and “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” amongst many others. The Band played their last show together entitled THE LAST WALTZ on Thanksgiving 1976 at the Winterland Ballroom. The show was filmed by Martin Scorsese and came to be known as one of the greatest rock documentaries of all time.
In 2007, Levon released “Dirt Farmer”, his first solo studio album in twenty-five years. The critically acclaimed album awarded him a 2008 Grammy for Best Traditional Folk Album and landed Helm a spot in Rolling Stone’s The 100 Greatest Singers of All Time. That same year Helm was also recognized by the Recording Academy with a lifetime achievement award as an original member of The Band and was given the “Artist of the Year” Award by the Americana Music Association. In 2009, Helm released “Electric Dirt” which marked Levon’s highest debut in Soundscan era at #36 and spent six consecutive weeks at #1 on the Americana Radio Chart. Levon won his second consecutive Grammy for “Electric Dirt” in the inaugural category of Best Americana Album in 2010.
The Levon Helm Band features Levon Helm, Larry Campbell, Jim Weider, Amy Helm, Teresa Williams, Brian Mitchell, Erik Lawrence, Howard Johnson, Clark Gayton, Jay Collins, Byron Isaacs and Steven Bernstein.
Ray LaMontagne’s 4th studio album “God Willin’ & the Creek Don’t Rise” debuted at #3 on the Billboard Top 200 and #1 on the Digital album chart selling over 64,000 units. This marks a personal sales best for Ray and ties his debut chart position at #3 for “Gossip in the Grain”. Last week, Ray also received his first radio #1 on the AAA BDS and Mediabase charts for the single “Beg Steal or Borrow”. The Associated Press calls the album, “one of the year’s best” while the New York Daily News’ 5 star review says the album is, “one of the stand out releases of the year.”
The Orange Country Register claims Ray’s voice is, “as rough, crevassed and soft as broken-in corduroy” and the Boston Herald said Ray “has an innate down-home grit and his music possesses a simmering roots-rock fire.”
The Levon Helm Band and Ray LaMontagne & The Pariah Dogs will be at the Pompano Beach Amphitheatre in Pompano Beach, Florida on Thursday November 4, 2010.
