She didn’t write it
Robbie Robertson did
In homage to Levon Helms daddy in Marvel Arkansas a village around 20 miles west of Helena.....home to Irish born Confederate legend Patrick Cleburne....who coincidentally died 1000 yards or so 330 degrees from where I’m lying in bed with rib and chihuahua typing this post on my ipad air
One flaw in the beautiful song is that Marse Robert never rode thru Tennessee with Army of Northern Virginia et al
It’s a toss up who did it best.....but I love Levon Helms voice....Joan Baez who was cute as a young woman was too folkie for me....Judy Collins with beads and patchouli ....I prefer Joni Mitchell or Carole King for that genre
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“but I love Levon Helms voice.”
Same here.
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