LEVON HELM Electric Dirt (2009 UK 10-track CD album - Following on 2007's 'Dirt Farmer', Levon Helm returns with 'Electric Dirt' which once again finds Levon steeped in tradition in his connection to the land and those who live by it and at the same time goes deeper and fuller in painting a musical canvas by incorporating some gospel, blues and soul with a wide range of original compositions and eclectic cover songs. The album starts off with a rousing rendition of The Grateful Dead's'Tennessee Jed' moving on to a beautiful stripped down version of Happy Traum's 'Golden Bird'. 'Growing Trade', written by Levon Helm & Larry Campbell tells a deeply heartfelt story of a farmer's struggle to preserve his livelihood and the rousing horn arrangements by Allen Toussaint and the Levon Helm band on 'Kingfish', written by Randy Newman, brings the swagger of New Orleans to the forefront!)