Levon Helm, American Son, Vinyl LP, MCA-5120, 1980
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Stock photos are not used. Photos of actual item serve as a description of sleeve condition. Look at them. There is a reflection of light on some of the vinyl ~ not a scratch. The big SPLOTCH on the front is on the shrink wrap only ~ it was a price sticker. 


American Son is a studio album by American country rock musician Levon Helm, who is most famous for his work as drummer for the rock group the Band. It was released in October 1980 on MCA Records and was Helm's third studio album. It has been generally considered Levon Helm's best solo work until the release of Dirt Farmer in 2007.


Helm played the part of Loretta Lynn's father in 1980 film Coal Miner's Daughter and was asked to record a version of Bill Monroe's "Blue Moon of Kentucky" for the film's soundtrack. The session went well, and producer Fred Carter, Jr., decided to cut more tracks. Using a band of veteran Nashville session players, Carter and Helm recorded 20 tracks over two weeks, half of which ended up on American Son.[3]


Track listing[edit]

  1. "Watermelon Time in Georgia" (Harlan Howard) – 3:53
  2. "Dance Me Down Easy" (Larry Henley, Billy Burnette) – 2:51
  3. "Violet Eyes" (Tom Kimmel) – 3:10
  4. "Stay with Me" (Fred Carter) – 3:03
  5. "America's Farm" (Ronnie Rogers) – 3:09
  6. "Hurricane" (Keith Stegall, Stewart Harris, Thom Schuyler) – 4:04
  7. "China Girl" (Joe New, Jeff Silbar) – 3:19
  8. "Nashville Wimmin" (Howard) – 4:13
  9. "Blue House of Broken Hearts" (Bill Martin, Todd Cerney) – 3:29
  10. "Sweet Peach Georgia Wine" (Ronnie Reynolds) – 3:51

Personnel[edit]

  • Levon Helm – drums, vocals, background vocals, harmonica
  • Jerry Shook – guitar, mandolin
  • Buddy Emmons – steel guitar
  • Kenneth Buttrey – drums
  • Jerry Carrigan – drums
  • Hargus "Pig" Robbins – piano, electric piano
  • Bobby Ogdin – organ, electric piano
  • Billy Sanford – guitar
  • Henry Strzelecki – bass, background vocals
  • Mitch Humphries – organ, background vocals
  • Steve Gibson – guitar, electric guitar
  • Steve Schaffer – bass
  • Clifford Robertson – organ
  • Beegie Adair – piano
  • Todd Cerney – background vocals
  • Buzz Cason – background vocals
  • Buster Phillips – drums


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