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Ramble at the Ryman
Ramble at the Ryman
Live album by Levon Helm
Released	May 17, 2011
Recorded	September 17, 2008
Genre	Americana, country-rock, roots rock
Length	70:47
Label	Vanguard Records
Producer	Larry Campbell
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Ramble at the Ryman is a 2011 live album recorded by American rock multi-instrumentalist Levon Helm during his September 17, 2008 performance at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium. The performance kicked off the beginning of the Americana Music Festival & Conference. The album features six songs by The Band and other cover material, including songs from previous Helm solo releases. Helm's band is led by multi-instrumentalist Larry Campbell and Helm's daughter, vocalist and mandolinist Amy Helm.^[2]

The performance recorded for the album is a traveling version of Helm's Midnight Ramble, usually held at his home and studio in Woodstock, New York.^[3]

The album won the 2012 Grammy Award for Best Americana Album.^[4] Helm previously won this award for his 2009 studio album Electric Dirt.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	" Ophelia"	Robbie Robertson	3:58
2.	"Back to Memphis"	Chuck Berry	4:54
3.	"Fannie Mae"	Ronnie Hawkins	3:33
4.	" Baby Scratch My Back"	Slim Harpo	4:13
5.	"Evangeline"	Robertson	3:31
6.	" No Depression in Heaven"	A.P. Carter or James David Vaughan	4:01
7.	"Wide River to Cross"	Buddy Miller, Julie Miller	4:44
8.	" Deep Elem Blues"	Traditional	7:12
9.	"Anna Lee"	Laurelyn Dossett	4:02
10.	" Rag Mama Rag"	Robertson	4:21
11.	"Time Out for the Blues"	Dan Hart, Buddy Starcher	2:44
12.	"A Train Robbery"	Paul Kennerley	5:41
13.	" The Shape I’m In"	Robertson	4:43
14.	" Chest Fever"	Robertson	7:03
15.	" The Weight"	Robertson	6:14

Personnel

Levon Helm – vocals, mandolin, drums
Larry Campbell – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, fiddle, mandolin, vocals
Teresa Williams – acoustic guitar, vocals
Paul Ossola – bass
Tony Leone – drums
Amy Helm – mandolin, drums, vocals
Brian Mitchell – organ, piano, accordion, vocals
George Receli – percussion
Erik Lawrence – saxophone
Jay Collins – saxophone
Clark Gaytons – trombone, tuba
Steven Bernstein – trumpet
Billy Bob Thornton – vocals
John Hiatt – vocals, acoustic guitar
Sheryl Crow – vocals, autoharp
Buddy Miller – vocals, guitar
Sammy Davis – vocals, harmonica
Sam Bush – vocals, mandolin
Richard Dodd – mastering
Justin Guip – mixing
Michael Davis – mixing
Carrie Smith – art direction
Paul Laraia – cover photograph
Barbara O'Brien – associate producer
John O'Neill – associate producer

References

^ "Larry Campbell". LarryCampbell.net. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
^ Mark Deming. "Ramble at the Ryman review". AllMusic. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
^ Dawn LoBue (2006). "Levon Helm Biography". LevonHelm.com. Archived from the original on December 2, 2011. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
^ "Best Americana Album". Grammy.com. Retrieved December 9, 2011.

[1] "Larry Campbell". LarryCampbell.net. Retrieved July 19, 2018.

[2] Mark Deming. "Ramble at the Ryman review". AllMusic. Retrieved December 12, 2011.

[3] Dawn LoBue (2006). "Levon Helm Biography". LevonHelm.com. Archived from the original on December 2, 2011. Retrieved December 12, 2011.

[4] "Best Americana Album". Grammy.com. Retrieved December 9, 2011.

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v t e Levon Helm
Studio albums	Levon Helm & the RCO All-Stars (1977) Levon Helm (1978) American Son (1980) Levon Helm (1982) Dirt Farmer (2007) Electric Dirt (2009)
Live albums	Ramble at the Ryman (2011) Carry Me Home (2022, with Mavis Staples)
Other albums	The Legend of Jesse James (1980) The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams (2011)
Related articles	Amy Helm Larry Campbell Libby Titus Love for Levon The Band This Wheel's on Fire: Levon Helm and the Story of the Band