Levon Helm and the Dixie Hummingbirds: When I Go Away

Last updated on: May 22, 2014 at 3:00 am by willduquette

Levon Helm and the Dixie Hummingbirds: When I Go Away 2014-05-21T19:52:04-05:00 willduquette

LOGO Patheos Explore the world's faith through different perspectives on religion and spirituality! Patheos has the views of the prevalent religions and spiritualities of the world.

A few years before his death, Levon Helm of The Band recorded an album called Electric Dirt; and on that album he sang a surprisingly upbeat song about dying called “When I Go Away”. I fell in love with it the first time I heard it:

For his sake, I hope he was indeed “bound for glory” when he went away.

More recently, I’ve been hearing another version of the song by an all-male gospel group called the Dixie Hummingbirds. There’s no very good video of it on YouTube; the only one I could find is a video shot at a bookstore where the group was appearing; and I think they just played the album over the loudspeakers. But it’s so good that you ought to listen to it anyway. You’ll want to start at 3:00 in; before that it’s just talking.

Woof Guide to Popular Music

dixie hummingbirds

levon helm

when i go away

Previous Post

May 21, 2014

Interview: Steven Pressfield

Next Post

May 22, 2014 Words I Wish I'd Written: Chess

Browse Our Archives

Select a Category Admin App o' the Morning Ask the Dogmat Believing Thomas Bits of Fiction Blasts from the Past Bootstrapping the Interior Life Catholic Mom Christian Living Deep Thoughts from the Doghouse Dominicana Evangelii Gaudium Interviews It Was A Dark and Stormy Night Links to This and That Lumen Fidei Meme Watch On Writing Operation Gratitude Pedant Errant Photography Quill Random Barkings S'Mary's World Shakers of Salt Software Development The Dog Whistler The Dogmat Sez Third Orders Thomas Aquinas Uncategorized Vikings at Dinos Woof Guide to Cinema Woof Guide to History Woof Guide to Literature Woof Guide to Obscure Catholic Music Woof Guide to Philosophy Woof Guide to Popular Music Woof Guide to Technology Woof Guide to Theology Words I Wish I'd Written Works For Me

Select a Month September 2016 August 2016 June 2016 May 2016 April 2016 March 2016 February 2016 January 2016 December 2015 November 2015 October 2015 September 2015 August 2015 July 2015 June 2015 May 2015 April 2015 March 2015 February 2015 January 2015 December 2014 November 2014 October 2014 September 2014 August 2014 July 2014 June 2014 May 2014 April 2014 March 2014 February 2014 January 2014 December 2013 November 2013 October 2013

TAKE THE

Religious Wisdom Quiz

Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: __!

Select your answer to see how you score.

Believe Rejoice Hope Pray