The Black Crowes - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down

The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
The Black Crowes
Into The Fog

[@SoulShines4Music]

According to The Band's Robbie Robertson, he wrote this song while he was staying at Levon Helm's parents house in Arkansas. Robbie has stated in numerous interviews and books over the decades that Levon's father, Nell Helm was a very proud Southerner who told him many stories about his life growing up on a cotton farm as well as stories about the lives of his ancestors. Nell Helm proudly said to Robbie one day, "You know what Robbie? The South *will* rise again someday." Robbie then took all of Nell's stories, emotions and feelings of Southern pride and wrote this song. This was Robbie's tribute to the South and all the many proud Southern men and women who thought & felt exactly like Nell Helm did.

[@richardsmithRE]

Great comment. Thanks

[@jodyhoffman1405]

I lived in the south for a while and they will rise again & I hope to live to support them.

[@irishbear76]

I always thought Joan Baez wrote it.

[@dwightswan2265]

Robbie is a clown and has said the lyrics need to ne changed and he done that in his last performance. RIp Levon. You should never had let Robbie into your home.

[@jodyhoffman1405]

@@dwightswan2265 Your right he is a clown! I hadn't heard that he said that, I believe it though. I am so damn tired of everyone trying to change everything that has to do with the south & the Confederacy.

[@wille35]

the black crowes are seriously the most perfect band to cover a song like this. fantastic!

[@strangedazey546]

I don't even care that this comment is a million years old. ❤

[@shazam1969ish]

agree!

[@peterdowell8491]

I love this song, the flag and you proud people. Lots of love from Scotland

[@Wull-cfc67]

I second that 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@neilbrank8053]

Canadians and Levon, from Arkansas, timeless music. No history, no politics, it’s all about the music

[@laudanum669]

I love this song and wasn't sure if I should click. The BC's did Levon and The Band proud.

[@jethrox827]

One of the greatest covers of all time

[@knackforknickers]

I truly can’t believe what I’m listening to right now

[@yardism]

I was at this show. They were absolutely at one of their best peaks in YEARS during this run of shows.

[@scotttbeee2912]

Ditto

[@bigdaddyoh333]

Damn man...from a southern gentleman Crowes do this anthem very very well

[@trobb32]

Normally I like the original versions but as usual Chris Robinson just freaking kills it. So sad that the Black Crowes are no more.

[@lorettasearcy1471]

They got back together minus Gorman on the drums

[@carolynramirez130]

They are together and touring now. I’ve seen them at least 10 times. The last time was a hometown Georgia show this past summer and he’s a guys are getting better and better every time I see them.

[@drewt2790]

@@carolynramirez130 Me and my "Amorica" tattoo got to see them in Bonner, MT at the Kettlehouse Amphitheater. AMAZING show!!! Right up there with the 4th of July Aerosmith show I saw at, the infamous, Alpine Valley in WI. Funny enough Steve Gorman has a radio show played regularly in Montana called "Steve Gorman Rocks". He talks about the life of a professional musician and plays some Rock'n'Roll.

[@debbiearnold6230]

We saw them perform two weeks ago this Friday! Six rows from stage!!! They sure can rock and roll!

[@wthjrtx1]

I have never been more proud of our Georgia boys than i am right now! God bless DIXIE! Our home! May we all live well!

[@marilynnixon5913]

fuck dixie

[@pvenice87]

Marilyn Nixon and fuck you too

[@marilynnixon5913]

pvenice87 that still leaves Dixie being fucked, which is fine by me

[@acarlovonsexron1994]

Marilyn Nixon What's ironic is you are being racist towards a Southerner for being from the South because of it's racist past. And it's such a double standard. See people as individuals, and judge those individuals on their individual character, period. Greetings from Alabama.

[@marilynnixon5913]

Carlo Von Sexron what's even more ironic is I can mock dixie for being stupid only to have it defended by people who don't even know what the word racist means. You'd have been better off with jingoistic. My family is from Alabama, so I know first hand how terrible the concept of dixie is. Greetings from a reformed Texan.

[@katherinehunter9526]

I pray that in cleaning up history they don't sweep everything under the carpet. Song's like this are historical about a time in our collective history. If we whitewash away history we have a chance of repeating it again and again. Don't let banning this song be the Second time that they Drove Old Dixie Down. Great version of The Band's classic song. Peace be with you All, don't forget your past or it will come back to hit you in the Face. ✌❤🎸🎶🙏 KEH 🇨🇦

[@aageseljegard8730]

Great song and performance - which in no way changes the absolute fact that the confederacy was a bunch of racist BS ✌️

[@tbone2055]

First off.. NO ONE does levon justice....but I gotta say... a lot of passion from Chris on this one!! well done!!!!

[@JohnSmith-ez8dn]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/qXatXqaQmdWXpck Check the guy that comes second and then ...... better stfu

[@GG-tg7hh]

The Lisa Hannigan cover is stunning.

[@kevinmartin3281]

Amen sir

[@kevinmartin3281]

Levon helm is awesome

[@iaindickson]

The only man that could touch Levon on this song would be John Foggerty. Would love to hear him sing it. But happy to stick on the Last Waltz for the millionth time, close my eyes and enjoy

[@Jookkor]

This is one of the best covers of anything ever by anybody imo

[@joevs21001]

Commendable performance of The Band's "The Night they Drove Old Dixie Down" by The Black Crowes. Great job guys and a tribute to one of the greatest bands who ever played..........The Band.

[@d.rangel7665]

Music that captures history and feelings has to be respected.

[@TheWayneoman]

You would think.....

[@blackbetsy59]

Poor Cheryl Crow was out of her legue and her comfort zone with this song and with Honky Tonk Woman also. Natalie was doing a good job and of cause Pat was sublime as always! 😊

[@seaborn1000]

I'm a huge fan of classic rock, for me Chris Robinson is one of the few singers who still sings with a ton of soul. This one's beautiful! Also if you've seen the footage of Jimmy Page with the Crowes, he does the old Zep stuff better than any active singer today! Levon Helm still rules, but if the Band isn't around, the Crowes deserve this shot! especially when its that good.

[@m.r.collins9186]

Pure gold! Marc is right on at that 3 minute mark. Gorman for strength! Underrated drummer.

[@allanbriggs807]

One of the better drummers.

[@ottoandnibbles]

All the good ones are.... 😉

[@scotttbeee2912]

MFF is best but he fumbled that solo. 😊

[@curtisnease6822]

The only song that me feel the mood of the south and how it would feel to experience what the south went thru and I'm so thankful to be from Atlanta and my city did rise again.

[@johnbaugh2437]

This is a great version! Really expresses the dedication of young men to a futile cause. It’s always the young who have to pay for the grandiosity of the old.

[@normankennith7919]

& the rich!!!!

[@johnbaugh2437]

@@normankennith7919 yes of course the rich. Mississippi was the wealthiest state per capita before the war. But that wealth wasn’t really per capita. It was in the hands of the few who stood to benefit from a plantation society.

[@normankennith7919]

@@johnbaugh2437 thank you!! i live in england & there is still a growing gap between the richest & the poorest!! the wealthy do not have to tighten their belts in a time of crisis but the less well off do! the wealthiest in the uk have been getting away with not paying their proper share of tax for years!! the tories scant regard for the people they represent is highlighted by their concern for ukraine, more than the british people who are having to live with a cost of living crisis!!

[@islamaphobe]

Never heard their version before till now, damn fine job!

[@IronSaban]

You Take What You Need And You Leave The Rest. But They Should Never Have Taken The Very Best. AMEN

[@scottewell9743]

To the victors go the spoils!

[@RingAndSky]

Stoneman's Cavalry... wow... stuns me how poignant the reference can be even in the 21st Century. Happy they covered this...thank you for posting.

[@jeremydinan5766]

I thought it was “Stonewall” as in Stonewall jackson

[@rosierosie62]

@@jeremydinan5766 George Stoneman's raid in 1865

[@kevinmartin108]

Damn, ain't nothing that them brothers, can't do, love the crowes, been a fan since their first album, over 40yrs old now, so glad they haven't changed their style, stayed true to their roots ...

[@McDowellCounty]

Best cover of this song I've ever heard. His voice is plaintive and desperate; as you would imagine a starving, shoeless Confederate to sound. Only boys from the South could pull off such a hauntingly beautiful cover.

[@aaronwalker1349]

Damn right they are a great band wish they could get it together.

[@nonamemcgillicutty9585]

It kills me when I bring the Crowes up in southern rock conversations with a group of pals and half of them don't even know THE BEST SOUTHERN BAND EVER

[@curtisnease6822]

The only thing missed was Richmond fell April 9th not May 10th but by far the best cover and song I've ever heard

[@jeremychildress8701]

McDowellCounty Agreed

[@trple2]

best ive heard too

[@robbyarnold8463]

Ive heard alot of Artists doing their version of this great old song of the south.. its hard to beat the Black Crowes version...Chris Robinson nails the vocals

[@kevinmartin6214]

Love Chris he feels every song he sings

[@dustdevl3404]

He could sing the phone book and imbue it with passion.

[@davidbennett9895]

Seeing Things For the First Time confirms your statement. My peeps wore blue and I love this song. Walked down in Richmond and let my mind drift. Tredegar Iron Works and all.

[@valerielang596]

This a close to perfect rendition of The Band! Vocals are amazing!

[@seedeez12]

Well, in defense of the Crowes, I was at this show (Fillmore in SF) and they had just literally played like a 3 hour set. Might explain the 'lackluster' energy into the song. I've seen hundreds of shows over the years and this one ranks up there. Some of the shit they did was simply amazing. Thanks fellas for an unforgettable night!

[@vincecayabyab]

Levon Helm and all the other members of The Band structured their music in a minimalist fashion... RIP Mr. Levon Helm.. :(

[@CDili316]

This was a fantastic cover. I played this and the clip from "The Last Waltz" back and forth. The two versions certainly are incredible in their own way and there was definitely much more emotion with the Band's version, but I feel the Crowes did a great job in adding their own stamp on it without losing anything felt from The Band's version.

[@Au60schild]

A truly excellent version of this epic song, the best that I've heard second only to The Band's version, which considering that it's been 45 years since they recorded it is high praise indeed! What a wonderful job boys, you make The Band proud I'm sure, wherever they are, especially J.R.R. who gets to line his mattress with a few more bucks. Superb! .

[@nickeh8083]

Greetings from Finland.👍

[@johnex3303]

I love it....The Black Crowes looked and sounded like old school rockers in this vid including being pretty high yet playing well while high.

[@jolijr]

A great version, second only to The Band. Loved the use of the organ in that verse. It's a very moving song, even for someone like me who lives far away in Australia.

[@mishakaz]

I have to agree that this is probably the best cover version of this song I have ever heard.

[@VintageSG]

They're not The Band. They never will be. They're The Black Crowes. This is their version of a classic song. At the time of writing this, 21 people can go jam knitting needles in their ears as they have no need of a sense of hearing. I'm a die hard Band fan and am in total agreement with scranchdip. Lovely, respectful cover and a pleasure to listen to.

[@johannessjolander1162]

10th listening in a row as our Country continues to divide and destroy. Need I say more? Nov. 5th 2020

[@karrenpopovics2780]

April 2024❤😂

[@austerymn]

what an amazing version of this classic "the band" song! Total blown away by this! Awesome!

[@grifftrain]

A true rock n roll band in every sense of the term. They been rockin at a high level since the early nineties.

[@thisNewFoundLand]

oh yeah! ...not an easy feat, to carry this piece with such authority; with just the right touch of funk in the mix. bravo! peace

[@gldi8hr]

I still believe in the real rock´n roll listenning to these guys !!! LOVE BLACK CROWES, we brazilians wait for you perfoming here!

[@lilbrolulu]

Yeah, i've been a huge fan of the band since i was a little kid. I really like the black crowes feel to this version!! Thanks for the info!!

[@Ruinz410]

Aside from all the drama , CR delivers soul every single song he sings. Right on. Crowes forever ✌🏼❤️🤘🏼

[@Mikenoronha]

The music and lyrics were actually written by Robbie Robertson, but Levon Helm sang it with great soul and deep-seeded pain. If you read up on the song, that's what Robertson wanted to portray in the lyrics.

[@jklinkhardt]

LOVE THE BAND.. They did a great job on this one... Long live the 60's

[@m.c.740]

Love the Crowes. Nice rendition.

[@cowboysfan782008]

I turned 50 last year and over the last 3 years I really started studying all kinds of history, American, European, the middle ages, the dark ages, etc. I learned some of it in HS and College but in the 3 years I went a lot deeper, and here's the thing: From 500 BC up until around WW2 life was pretty damn tough for probably 95% of ALL PPL, not just southern blacks, and I'm not saying that I don't feel for anyone who was enslaved, but after studying history pretty damn extensively all of us should be thankful we live in the time we live in!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@jamesstewart6742]

I was recently in Petersburg Virginia near Fort LEE and ran into a gigantic old old cemetary Blandford Cemetary where 30,000 confederate soldiers were buried after the siege of petersburg...its a shrine to the lost cause of the confederacy...this is where memorial day was created (look it up) It is amazing...and atop one giant monument theres a statue of robert e lee and inscibed below him it says GLORIA VICTUS which means glory to the vanquished... my family have lived in the appalacian mountains since before the revolutionary war...only one person in this area had slaves his name was Patrick Hagan and they were indentured servants and after their debt was paid they were freed and most of themsettled all around Hagan Hall and thru hunters valley where they continued to work for Mr. Hagan and owned their homes...does anybody understand how HARD it was to survive herebback then? White or black

[@patrickhealey551]

Great voice for this song perfect!

[@williamtraughber5947]

This is beautiful, warms Dixie heart. Got a portrait of Robert E Lee on my wall.

[@milandavis1]

The Band! A band forever as are the crowes and we are still driving dixie down- these guys have soul Im glad they stuck it out through to good and bad!

[@scranchdip]

this is a GREAT cover of a GREAT song. no need to compare to The Band or to The Band's "The Last Waltz". the Crowe's are fantastic, ..and simply just paying homage to one of the best American (Canadian) band's ever to hit a live stage, period.

[@tbone3484]

Can't believe I'm just discovering this cover now. One of my favorite songs and I'm not even slightly disappointed, infact delighted to hear!

[@minknmunt]

I've always loved Black Crowes which is why I'm surprised I've never heard this cover. It stands up to every other cover of this song. It's almost like a rite of passage for blues rockers and I don't mind a bit.

[@eddiepearce5307]

A++++++ way to go guys. This is far best cover I have ever heard of this song. Totally different in a spectacular way FANTASTIC

[@cathyschatz1138]

Great song never get tired of hearing no matter who sings it

[@1loveMusic2003]

Best cover of this song by far.

[@JaredJosephHoag]

It lifts my soul every time a Northerner says something like this. Bless you.

[@jonviol]

Beautifully crafted No rush just the beans .

[@dalehenderson]

I love this song! And nobody sings it better than Chris!

[@TheKitchenNinja]

You Tube needs a "Love" button for videos exactly like this one!!!

[@airan22]

You guys did a fabulous job with that song!.

[@slynessmk1]

Love it makes me cry my dads best tune brilliant cover love it

[@drafishy]

I've been listening to the Band for many many years and I didn't know the Black Crowes play this song.... I think this is a great version of "the night they drove old...." I think I like the Black Crowes more now.

[@BenB-yk7kd]

Beautiful

[@nealixd.3011]

Cool, didn't know they did this, very authentic and heart felt, no doubt.

[@alexakowalski4724]

Oh this is amazing, not only do i love The Band for being original, i love The Black Crowes for covering this song and keepin it original.

[@shazam1969ish]

This guy Rocks-Old Soul ♥great job!

[@maxdavid84]

This is just incrediable. The emotion and soul that is poured into this. I'm sorry, but only a southerner can really nail this song. A Canadian may have written it, but an Arkansan put the soul in it. Baez sings a nice easy to listen to song, but crap people she didn't even get the words right. She just liked the tune and had no idea of the emotion and the feelings evoked by the tune. I for one had a great uncle who "was just 18, proud and brave, but a yankee laid him in his grave."

[@CanadianRockerEh]

man the keyboards is a dying art in rock music. it's so hard to find someone who can play the keyboards like that.

[@dennisgabbeart1814]

Especially as good as this guy Eddie Harsch (RIP)

[@charliemcalister2687]

RIP Eddie Harsch

[@jehugo66]

They do this fine song justice!! 🇺🇸

[@shelly2599]

Knox TN Yankee if you're still here yes they do. Have a good one 🎶

[@CreekerDon]

i now have new respect for the crows! priceless..best cover of the masterpiece.. by the BAND

[@Wreck-it_Ralph]

Sounds proper with the horns. Reminds me of a time I saw the crowes at a small club in the 90s. That performance was life changing.

[@Milverton68]

What a great version of this song.. very moving..

[@axemanhutch]

Love this band so much!! A REAL band, playing REAL music :D extremely talented and amazing live! If you haven't seen them live before....SHAME ON YOU!! :D

[@theladieschains2]

why doesnt this vid have 60 million views o yeah thats right people dont know good music when they hear it, this shit brings chills

[@ritagagnon5955]

I LOVE THIS MAN & THAT VOICE!!!Peace,Love and CRB👁💚©️®️🎵🎼🎶😝💨💨〰️

[@elmarkothegreat]

i am from connecticut but wish i was sotherner the south rocks.and so does this song.

[@jeremychildress8701]

Well I’ll tell you one thing Chris Robinson has me convinced that he is proud of his southern heritage watching him sing this song Either that or he is a great actor. You can just feel how real and raw the emotion is along with those words He’s from Marietta Georgia and went to college in South Carolina

[@hannchris2762]

I've just discovered this and I'm blown away amazing

[@zboaz1]

My great great great grandfather gave his life to Dixie, fighting for what he believed in, I don't agree with everything they were fighting for, but this song makes me cry and makes me proud to be a Rebel!

[@MGTOWPaladin]

Our ancestors fought for the Constitution and the rule of law. The North wanted to control the Union government and use the South was their storehouse of raw materials and piggy bank. *WHY?* The Confederate States of America (1861-1865) started with an agrarian-based economy that relied heavily on slave-worked plantations for the production of cotton for export to Europe If classed as an independent country, the area of the Confederate States would have ranked as the *FOURTH-RICHEST country of the world in 1860."* (Wikipedia: Economy of the Confederate States of America). Abraham Lincoln, 16th US President, five days after the evacuation of Ft Sumter: Lincoln's 19 April, 1861 Proclamation for Naval Blockades of Southern Ports: "Whereas an insurrection against the Government of the United States has broken out in the States of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas, and the laws of the United States for the *COLLECTION OF THE REVENUE* cannot be effectually executed therein comformably to that provision of the Constitution which requires *DUTIES (TAXES)* to be uniform throughout the United States:..." Lincoln's invasion of Dixie was about *LAND and MONEY*! Enhlish author Charles Dickens put it this way: English author, Charles Dickens, author of A Christmas Carol and Oliver Twist: "The Northern onslaught upon slavery was no more than a piece of specious humbug designed to conceal its desire for economic control (cotton and other raw materials) of the Southern states." (Google: Charles Dickens, piece of specious humbug). Dickens owned a magazine called All the Year Round. In it, an article attacked the tariff . “…under all the passion of the parties and the cries of battle lie the two chief moving causes of the struggle,” it said. “Union means so many millions a year lost to the South; secession means the loss of the same millions to the North. The love of money is the root of this, as of many other evils…”

[@antidepressant11]

best lead vocal Ive seen for this song

[@jmattb2]

THEEEE BEST cover of this song by far, wow! Sooo good.

[@theladieschains2]

this really is a beautiful cover, i kind of was leary to listen cause i thought it would ruin my thoughts of the black crowes, cause the bands songs are just so perfect to me, like they couldnt be touched, but they did this song and didnt change alot like other artists would do, you can tell they really love the band and what they stood for, this is the best cover ive ever heard

[@mlmr11]

absolutely!! This band is phenomenal

[@robbiedrogheda]

One of the best sung renditions of this song?but the original can never be bet...rip Levon

[@ChrisSmythleo59980]

Southern fried rock-n-roll soul... The Black Crowes did a hell of a with this cover.

[@Moistmuscle]

Awesome! I adore the original and think this rendition is in keeping with it's spirit! It's a perfect example of how to cover a song with dignity:)

[@todddoom]

Now I finally have a reason to like the Black Crows. I love this song!

[@boardtrackbmx1109]

We still miss you Ed Harsh✌️

[@edhalfen7380]

Hey folks history is just that history. What happened is over, good and bad. Better now to just take the day and make the most of it. Carpe Diem...Seize The Day,; So...love people and look for that next positive thing to do or to say. Thanks Black Crowes for the music...Ed

[@DivineInspirationsClothing]

✌🔥✌ IF anyone straightens this country out again...THE SOUTH is gonna do it ❗🇺🇲⭐🇺🇲

[@Ben00000]

Why? They lost badly.

[@jamesm2534]

Chris has the best rock n roll vocals, love his voice

[@The_BobFather]

Pleasantly surprised. Very nice cover. Found browsing The Band. RIP Levon>

[@letsgetmg788]

SMH, I just discovered this in 2023. Damn that guy can sing!

[@sampleoffers1978]

I used to drink in old man bar and they had most random 70's music taste, from Meatloaf to Motown...and one of the drunks would play this and it's such a pretty song, but then I listened to lyrics and think Jesus Christ what do I get myself into...Least you can change tense. Night I drove old literal..nanalalanana

[@miloripley]

this is my favorite cover version of this song

[@NoPawn]

@mightybeeb THAT'S IT! THAT'S what has always bugged me about them! You hit the nail right on the head! I will listen to them until the day I die, and they do have some songs that are worth listening to that no one ever does, like "Descending", but you're right about the material.

[@enverpasha55]

I like the Crows....I love classic rock/ and The Band. Not sure what to think here....but it sounds good so i wont think. ROCK ON BOYS!