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- In late November, at the end of the tour’s first U.S. phase, Helm felt he had taken as much of the frantic pace and abuses as he could abide, and gave notice. “I want to draw a line for myself,” he told Robertson. “This stuff is too damn powerful for me.”
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Feb 14, 2013 · You’re probably familiar with the story that Robertson visited his ex-best friend last April while he was on his deathbed. Robbie didn’t attend the funeral and according to Don Imus, a close friend of Levon’s, Helm still held a grudge even after Robertson’s visit.
Oct 30, 2023 · The group had a falling out when guitarist Robbie Robertson suggested they play a farewell concert for a Martin Scorsese film after years of touring and albums. While the others agreed, drummer Levon Helm was unhappy with how the production focused on Robertson and celebrity guests.
May 24, 2020 · In a new interview with Salon, The Band’s Robbie Robertson details his ongoing dispute with the late Levon Helm over proper publishing compensation for the group’s songbook.
Dec 13, 2016 · Now whether or not this conversation actually happened as Helm has written it (Robertson makes no mention of it in his book), is probably less important than what it reveals about how Helm felt about Robertson’s decision to not only leave The Band, but to try and make it die with his departure.
Jun 7, 2023 · Leading up to The Band’s January 1994 induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, there was a proposed $3 million, 20-night tour if Robbie Robertson rejoined Levon Helm, Rick Danko, and...
Helm's bitterness toward Robertson is balanced by his effusive praise of other musicians, especially other members of the Band, even pausing to admire Robertson's stage presence and talent as a guitarist.
Apr 18, 2012 · The album's success seemed to cool the long-simmering feud between Helm and Robertson over Helm's claims to unacknowledged songwriting credits, and upon Helm's passing, Robertson revealed...
