[xzins]

Rewriting history....ridding us of the memory of the Civil War. The true night they drove ole Dixie down.

[miss marmelstein]

Baez must be so embarrassed she recorded that. Hope she makes a public recantation!

[WayneS]

No no no no no!

That song is evil and hateful and it should be BANNED!

I’m not listening!

LALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALA!

;-)

[Rummyfan]

One of The Band’s best efforts. Love Levon Helm’s voice.

[ETL]

Fantastic song.

Here’s a great live version:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jREUrbGGrgM

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[Lazamataz]

This song is racist and must be banned.

[Fiji Hill]

I like this version. The music is the same, but the words are totally different. It tells the story of a young man who starts taking drugs, gets addicted, goes downhill and finally dies, leaving his girlfriend devastated. It was a big hit in West Germany in the spring of 1972.

Conny Kramer--Juliane Werding

[Old Teufel Hunden]

I heard a funny story about this song. When Robbie Robertson originally wrote this song, he had the wife saying here comes Abraham Lincoln. Levon, the only American in the group and a southerner from Arkansas had to inform Robbie (a Canadian) that no self respecting southerner would come out to see Abraham Lincoln and suggested Robert E. Lee.

[Rodamala]

I am pretty fortunate to have seen both Levon Helm and Jim Weider at some small, very intimate venues.