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welcome to my levon archive blog

i’m using this to do the daily levon picture but i’ll also be reblogging stuff & uploading other media i have that isn’t daily photos. there may be overlap between those two but this is to somewhat organize my collection. i also have an internet archive account where i upload pdfs + videos that are too long for tumblr (there is non levon content on there as well)

tag directory under the cut:

GENERAL (these are also attached to this post)

photos / videos / audio / writing / performances / daily photo / my scans / my personal favorites / links

PEOPLE/THE BAND

levon / garth / robbie / rick / richard / sandy helm / ronnie hawkins / group shots

ERAS

the hawks / the band / rco all stars / solo / acting / reunion / rambles

DECADES (each post is also tagged with the specific year if i could find it)

1950s / 1960s / 1970s / 1980s / 1990s / 2000s

OTHER (instruments, locations, events, frequent photographers, etc)

on drums / on harmonica / on mandolin / recording / new york / california / arkansas / the last waltz / elliott landy / david gahr

if the tag is empty there’s probably something in the queue for it . just wait…… individual photographers are also specified on each post

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Levon playing harmonica at Tipitina’s in New Orleans with The Band - 1988

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Levon singing lead vocal on a Hawks track recorded in 1961. It was never released as a single but was featured on the Mojo Man compilation 2020 rerelease (though it’s mislabeled on streaming as “Summertime - 1964”)

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Levon with his godson Jerome Levon Avis - 1980

“This picture was taken during the summer of 1980 at my parents’ home in Peterborough, Ontario. Dad [Bill Avis] was road managing Levon and the Cate Brothers Band across parts of Canada and the states at the time. I was eight years old, and Levon and I had traded hats. The two sticks we are using were actually played by Levon at ‘The Last Waltz.’ Dad got them from Levon after the show. A family friend took this shot as Dad had brought Levon and his wife Sandy up to Peterborough from Toronto on a Sunday afternoon for a BBQ.” - Jerome Avis

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Levon with Muddy Waters and Henry Glover during the production of “The Muddy Waters Woodstock Album” - 1975 - David Gahr

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Levon on stage during the 1974 tour

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Levon performing - 2007

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The Band’s first performance at Winterland - 1969 - Phillip Amdal

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Levon at his barbecue - 1977 - Richard E Aaron

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Performing with the RCO All-Stars on NYE at the Palladium - 1977 - Catherine Sebastian

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Levon in his bedroom - 1969 - Elliott Landy

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Levon & Robbie in Levon’s room - 1969 - Elliott Landy

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Levon and Hamlet the dog - 1968 - Elliott Landy

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With Makoto Kubota & Haruomi Hosono at the recording sessions for Kubota’s album ‘Second Line’ - 1978

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During a Hawks concert - early 60s

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Performing with the RCO All-Stars in Japan - 1978

(scans from here)

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performing with nephew Terry Cagle - 1983 - Frank Ahart