I cried when John Lennon was killed and today I cried when we all lost Levon Helm as he , his music and The Band spoke to my generation for years. I was lucky enough to meet him in Manchester NH in 1985 at a River-fest show with The Band minus Robbie. It was great talking to him. I'm sure his music has rubbed off on all the GPN members, R.I.P. Levon, We all loved you. Levon Helm passed peacefully this afternoon. He was surrounded by family, friends and band mates and will be remembered by all he touched as a brilliant musician and a beautiful soul.