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Ramble at the Ryman
Ramble at the Ryman
Live album by Levon Helm
Released	May 17, 2011
Recorded	September 17, 2008
Genre	Americana, country-rock, roots rock
Length	70:47
Label	Vanguard Records
Producer	Larry Campbell
Levon Helm chronology

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Allmusic

Ramble at the Ryman is a 2011 live album recorded by American rock multi-instrumentalist Levon Helm during his September 17, 2008 performance at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium. The performance kicked off the beginning of the Americana Music Festival & Conference. The album features six songs by The Band and other cover material, including songs from previous Helm solo releases. Helm's band is led by multi-instrumentalist Larry Campbell and Helm's daughter, vocalist and mandolinist Amy Helm.^[2]

The performance recorded for the album is a traveling version of Helm's Midnight Ramble, usually held at his home and studio in Woodstock, New York.^[3]

The album won the 2012 Grammy Award for Best Americana Album.^[4] Helm previously won this award for his 2009 studio album Electric Dirt.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Ophelia"	Robbie Robertson	3:58
2.	"Back to Memphis"	Chuck Berry	4:54
3.	"Fannie Mae"	Ronnie Hawkins	3:33
4.	"Baby Scratch My Back"	Slim Harpo	4:13
5.	"Evangeline"	Robertson	3:31
6.	"No Depression in Heaven"	A.P. Carter or James David Vaughan	4:01
7.	"Wide River to Cross"	Buddy Miller, Julie Miller	4:44
8.	"Deep Elem Blues"	Traditional	7:12
9.	"Anna Lee"	Laurelyn Dossett	4:02
10.	"Rag Mama Rag"	Robertson	4:21
11.	"Time Out for the Blues"	Dan Hart, Buddy Starcher	2:44
12.	"A Train Robbery"	Paul Kennerley	5:41
13.	"The Shape I’m In"	Robertson	4:43
14.	"Chest Fever"	Robertson	7:03
15.	"The Weight"	Robertson	6:14

Personnel

Levon Helm – vocals, mandolin, drums
Larry Campbell – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, fiddle, mandolin, vocals
Teresa Williams – acoustic guitar, vocals
Paul Ossola – bass
Tony Leone – drums
Amy Helm – mandolin, drums, vocals
Brian Mitchell – organ, piano, accordion, vocals
George Receli – percussion
Erik Lawrence – saxophone
Jay Collins – saxophone
Clark Gaytons – trombone, tuba
Steven Bernstein – trumpet
Billy Bob Thornton – vocals
John Hiatt – vocals, acoustic guitar
Sheryl Crow – vocals, autoharp
Buddy Miller – vocals, guitar
Sammy Davis – vocals, harmonica
Sam Bush – vocals, mandolin
Richard Dodd – mastering
Justin Guip – mixing
Michael Davis – mixing
Carrie Smith – art direction
Paul Laraia – cover photograph
Barbara O'Brien – associate producer
John O'Neill – associate producer

References

^ "Larry Campbell". LarryCampbell.net. Retrieved July 19, 2018.
^ Mark Deming. "Ramble at the Ryman review". AllMusic. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
^ Dawn LoBue (2006). "Levon Helm Biography". LevonHelm.com. Archived from the original on December 2, 2011. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
^ "Best Americana Album". Grammy.com. Retrieved December 9, 2011.