Released shortly after the unexpected comeback success of 2007's DIRT FARMER, LEVON HELM AND THE RCO ALL-STARS/AMERICAN SON is a two-albums-on-one-CD set that reissues Levon Helm's first two solo records. Released in 1977, LEVON HELM AND THE RCO ALL-STARS maintains the loose, rangy feel of the Band's THE LAST WALTZ sets, featuring a number of vintage old R&B and early rock-and-roll songs. AMERICAN SON (1980), Helm's best known solo record, is a country-tinged collection of soulful rockers recorded in Nashville as the drummer and actor was filming a major part in the film COAL MINER'S DAUGHTER.