Americana Music News--4.18.12

Levon Helm, icon of Americana music, 'in the final stages of cancer' The Guardian (blog) Thank you fans and music lovers who have made his life so filled with joy and celebration… he has loved nothing more than to play, to fill the room up with music, lay down the back beat, and make the people dance! He did it every time he took the ... See all stories on this topic » The Guardian (blog)

Music legends' offspring coming to Midland The Newark Advocate The 12-track album was nominated for a 2011 Grammy Award for "Best Americana Album" and won "Album of the Year" at the 2010 Americana Music Honors and Awards. Just more than a week later, the Nelsons will take to the stage with a presentation devoted ... See all stories on this topic »

Levon Helm in 'Final Stages' of Cancer Billboard by Marc Schneider, NY | April 17, 2012 5:45 EDT Levon Helm, a treasured voice in Americana music whose Southern drawl and busy-but-tight drumming brought an authenticity to The Band, is losing his decade-long battle with cancer, his family announced on ... See all stories on this topic » Billboard

Levon Helm Cancer Battle Enters 'Final Stages' The Boot The letter, which is posted at the 71-year-old's website and was shared by the Americana Music Association reads in full: Levon is in the final stages of his battle with cancer. Please send your prayers and love to him as he makes his way through this ... See all stories on this topic »

Graves Mountain Festival Celebrates 20th Year With Eclectic Musical Offering Cybergrass Bluegrass Music News The talent line up for the festival includes some of the biggest names in bluegrass and Americana music to include the Carolina Chocolate Drops, The Cleverlys, The Gibson Brothers, The Quebe Sisters, Balsam Range, Junior Sisk and Ramblers Choice, ... See all stories on this topic » Cybergrass Bluegrass Music News

Prayers for Levon Helm, of The Band, in "Final Stages" Battling Cancer Forbes This email has just gone out from the Americana Music Association. Levon Helm–drummer and vocalist extraordinaire for The Band– is dying. This is so sad. Only Robbie Robertson and Garth Hudson will be the surviving members of The Band. See all stories on this topic » Forbes

The Loveliest Music Comes from the Loneliest Places PR Web (press release) Wyoming band Screen Door Porch takes all wide open space of their home in the Grand Teton Mountains and spins it into dramatic but homey, lonesome but striking Americana music. Their new album "The Fate & the Fruit" is due out on May 1st and the band ... See all stories on this topic » PR Web (press release)

John Swett High to Present First Musical in Over a Decade Patch.com Her CD titled Leap of Faith, released early in 2001, contains 12 songs that are an Americana blend of R &B, Country, Rock, and Pop. Over half are penned by Dallis and special guest appearances are featured from some of the finest musicians the Bay Area ... See all stories on this topic »

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