I remember breaking down in tears in theaters only twice--once in "Piaf" as the supper club falls silent when Marlene Dietrich approaches Piaf's table to tell the seriously ill chanteuse how much she loves her singing; and again, years before in "Coal Miner's Daughter" as the young Loretta Lynn waits for the train with her father, played eloquently by Levon Helm.
She tells her "Daddy" that she will be back, and he says he he doesn't think so.
Tonight, as I listen to Levon singing that Arkansas harmony with his daughter on their 2007 album "Dirt Farmer," I remember how he moved us forty years ago, singing "Virgil Caine is the name and I served on the Danville train......."
We remember oh so well, Levon. Rest in peace.
She tells her "Daddy" that she will be back, and he says he he doesn't think so.
Tonight, as I listen to Levon singing that Arkansas harmony with his daughter on their 2007 album "Dirt Farmer," I remember how he moved us forty years ago, singing "Virgil Caine is the name and I served on the Danville train......."
We remember oh so well, Levon. Rest in peace.
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