Ramble at the Ryman explained

Ramble at the Ryman
Type:	live
Artist:	Levon Helm
Cover:	Album_Ramble_at_the_Ryman_cover.jpg
Released:	May 17, 2011
Recorded:	September 17, 2008
Genre:	Americana, country-rock, roots rock
Length:	70:47
Label:	Vanguard Records
Producer:	Larry Campbell^[1]
Prev Title:	Electric Dirt
Prev Year:	2009

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.

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Larry Campbell . LarryCampbell.net . July 19, 2018.
2. Web site: Mark Deming . Ramble at the Ryman review . AllMusic . December 12, 2011.
3. Web site: Dawn LoBue . 2006 . Levon Helm Biography . LevonHelm.com . December 12, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111202075719/http://levonhelm.com/biography.htm . December 2, 2011 .
4. Web site: Best Americana Album. Grammy.com. December 9, 2011.