re: Your favorite Jazz Fest show this year

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the last 5 songs they were all levon helm songs

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Warren Haynes, who shared the stage with Dr. John, Ivan Neville and a contingent of New Orleans horn players to close out his Saturday set. Haynes' serpentine slide guitar pierced the Crescent City-style wall of sound on "Walk on Gilded Splinters," "Such a Night," and "Big Chief," before the blended band finishing with a lovely, restrained version of "The Weight," doubtlessly dedicated to the late Levon Helm.

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I would have to say this was my favorite set to see this year. I was lucky enough to get out there 5 days and see around 26 acts. But to hear "The Weight" at the end, when originally that time slot was for Levon Helm, was both powerful and emotional.