Love for Levon: Benefit to Save the Barn was a
benefit concert held on October 3, 2012 at the
Izod Center in
East Rutherford, New Jersey. The concert was a tribute to the life of
The Band's co-lead vocalist and drummer
Levon Helm, who died of throat cancer on April 19, 2012. The concert featured a wide variety of musicians who had worked with Helm as well as musicians who were influenced by him. Proceeds from the concert went towards keeping Helm's
Woodstock barn in his family's control as well as continuing his Midnight Ramble concert series in the barn. The concert's musical directors were
Don Was and Helm's frequent collaborator
Larry Campbell.[1][2] The concert was released on CD and DVD on March 19, 2013.[3]
The concert was released as a two-disc album on CD, and also as a two-disc video on DVD and Blu-ray, on March 19, 2013.[4][5][6]
Musicians
House bands
There were two separate house bands for the performance which shared many of the same members. One band was The Levon Helm Band and the other was The All Star Band. The horn section backed both bands for most songs. Some songs included only some members of either band, and
My Morning Jacket performed their songs with only the assistance of the horn section.
The All Star Band
Larry Campbell – acoustic and electric guitar, mandolin, fiddle, lead and backing vocals
^Although
Clark Gayton was listed in the liner notes, the DVD clearly shows that the trombone player for the entire concert was Earl McIntyre. This was confirmed in a personal conversation with Byron Isaacs who said that Clark had been invited but did not attend due to a schedule conflict.