Levon Helm & the RCO All-Stars/American Son

Performer: Levon Helm
Producer: Fred Carter, Jr.; Levon Helm
Distributor: E1 Distribution (USA)

Notes: Personnel: Levon Helm (vocals, harmonica, drums, background vocals); Fred Carter, Jr. (guitar, mandolin, background vocals); Jerry Shook (guitar, mandolin); Billy Sandford, Steve Gibson , Robbie Robertson, Steve Cropper (guitar); Paul Butterfield (harmonica, background vocals); Garth Hudson (accordion); Lou Marini (saxophone); Howard Johnson (baritone saxophone, tuba); Alan Rubin (trumpet); Tom "Bones" Malone (trombone); Hargus "Pig" Robbins (piano, electric piano); Mitch Humphries (piano, organ, background vocals); Beegie Adair (piano); Bobby Ogdin (electric piano, organ); Clifford Robertson (organ); Booker T. Jones (keyboards, percussion); Buster Phillips, Kenneth A. Buttrey, Jerry Carrigan (drums); Emmeretta Marks, John Flamingo, Todd Cerney, Buzz Cason (background vocals). Liner Note Author: Terry Reilly. Arrangers: Donald "Duck" Dunn; Fred Carter, Jr.; Levon Helm. Released shortly after the unexpected comeback success of 2007's DIRT FARMER, LEVON HELM AND THE RCO ALL-STARS/AMERICAN SON is a two-albums-on-one-CD set that reissues Levon Helm's first two solo records. Released in 1977, LEVON HELM AND THE RCO ALL-STARS maintains the loose, rangy feel of the Band's THE LAST WALTZ sets, featuring a number of vintage old R&B and early rock-and-roll songs. AMERICAN SON (1980), Helm's best known solo record, is a country-tinged collection of soulful rockers recorded in Nashville as the drummer and actor was filming a major part in the film COAL MINER'S DAUGHTER.

Primarily known for playing drums and singing with 1960s phenomenon the Band, Levon Helm has, in the intervening years, never fallen fallow or rested on his laurels. The distinctive singer and songwriter made the rare successful musician-to-actor crossover with memorable appearances in over a dozen feature films. He has released excellent solo albums that mine the country end of the Band's spectrum, and in recent years has made musical news by hosting (and sometimes recording) his sprawling, guest-star-laden "Midnight Ramble" concerts at his home in Woodstock, New York. Helm battled and won a bout with throat cancer, which modified his singing style but didn't dampen his artistic spirit.

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