tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post6012438356268267754..comments2024-02-13T10:20:04.888+00:00Comments on David Hepworth's blog: Levon Helm and the true nature of singingDavid Hepworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05973053694541321308noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-31230088897922222232012-04-22T11:29:58.764+01:002012-04-22T11:29:58.764+01:00Was it coincidental that this blog was written as ...Was it coincidental that this blog was written as Levon was dying?No'am Newmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11096178030233335887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-84034449371844057092012-04-20T18:32:38.116+01:002012-04-20T18:32:38.116+01:00As was mentioned, the Union cavalry regularly tore...As was mentioned, the Union cavalry regularly tore up Confederate rail lines to prevent the movement of men and material to the front where Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia was besieged at Siege of Petersburg. As part of the offensive campaign, Union Army General George Stoneman's forces "tore up the track again".<br /><br />Stoneman was a Union cavalry general in the American Civil War, and he went on to become the 15th governor of California.<br /><br />One side note: when Joan Baez sang the song, her interpretation of the lyric was "...till so much cavalry came..."YamaBicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756165187160310895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-33007227972970715412012-04-20T17:21:33.579+01:002012-04-20T17:21:33.579+01:00Wan't it "Stonewall's Cavalry" a...Wan't it "Stonewall's Cavalry" as in Stonewall Jackson?©gloophttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07016915384670394498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-41924297888329141282012-04-19T23:28:43.146+01:002012-04-19T23:28:43.146+01:00Was going to say that It's one of the greatest...Was going to say that It's one of the greatest rock songs ever but it patently isn't a rock song, it defies category. It's just one of the greatest songs of all time.PV Mullenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12063877741941751656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-89185122071715015112012-04-19T22:05:13.173+01:002012-04-19T22:05:13.173+01:00It wasn't Sherman's Cavalry, the lyric is ...It wasn't Sherman's Cavalry, the lyric is "Stoneman's Cavalry."<br /><br />Also, as a "Northerner," I think the South did enough humiliating of their own just in the slavery that they coveted.<br /><br />Anyway, the song is awesome, and Leven Helm is a National Treasure.YamaBicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03756165187160310895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-71660064071296994342012-04-19T21:20:09.443+01:002012-04-19T21:20:09.443+01:00I can't think of another group who captured a ...I can't think of another group who captured a mood, a feeling or told a story like The Band. To have such unique voices in one group; Helm, Manuel, Danko and Robertson.Tom Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13838359556044060529noreply@blogger.com