Levon (song) In 2013, however, Taupin said that the song is unrelated to Levon Helm. The "Alvin Tostig" mentioned in the song (Levon's father) is, according to Taupin, merely fictional. "Levon" has been covered by several artists, including Jon Bon Jovi (who covered the song on the tribute album "", and claims that "Levon" is his favorite song of all time, saying that he looks up to Elton John as his idol) and Canadian rock singer-songwriter Billy Klippert. Phil Lesh and Friends started playing the song in April 2012, shortly after Levon Helm's death. The season 1 "Midnight Caller" episode "But Not
A Son Called Gabriel adolescence." Publisher's Weeklycalled the novel "a worthy debut", noting that McNicholl is a "graceful writer". A Son Called Gabriel A Son Called Gabriel is the 2004 debut novel by author Damian McNicholl. It was a finalist for a Lambda Award in 2005. Set in Northern Ireland in the sixties and seventies, this novel describes the coming-of-age and sexual awakening of Gabriel Harkin. Gabriel, a working class Catholic boy, writes in the first person and talks about his life from the age of six to sixteen and there is a dark family secret involving his Uncle Brendan who is a priest