A Musical Son of the South Is Mourned in Woodstock

This Article is about a great Woodstock artist passing at age 71 from cancer.  More than two thousand people came out on Thursday to mourn Levon Helm's death and to celebrate the life he lived. He was known for his drumming and weathered voice and came to Woodstock in the late 1960s when Bob Dylan came into the scene.  He performed many times at the barn where he had his wake. He was in a closed coffin with his drum set next to him.  John Sebastian, the former leader of the Lovin' Spoonful and now one of Woodstock's leading musical elders.  He said that "it's going to be our challenge to see how we can keep this spirit going". I agree with him on this.  As important and inspiring as Levon Helm was, it's hard to live up to his repertoire.