Levon Helm on Real Rock Labhttps://realrocklab.com/people/levon-helm/Recent content in Levon Helm on Real Rock LabHugoen-usTue, 13 Oct 2026 19:01:14 +0000Journey's drummer sings lead from the drum stool. Two days after an ambulance, he did it againhttps://realrocklab.com/journey-drummer-sings-lead-from-the-drum-stool/Tue, 13 Oct 2026 19:01:14 +0000https://realrocklab.com/journey-drummer-sings-lead-from-the-drum-stool/<p><em>Deen Castronovo left the stage in Tulsa two songs into the set on 8 October. On 10 October he played a full Journey show in San Antonio and sang lead on three songs. The chair he sits in is one of the strangest jobs in rock.</em></p> <h2 id="what-happened-in-tulsa">What happened in Tulsa</h2> <p>Journey played two songs at the BOK Center in Tulsa on Thursday, 8 October 2026, and stopped. Deen Castronovo, 62, was unwell and was taken to hospital. Jonathan Cain spoke to the arena: <em>&ldquo;Have your prayers ready for Deen Castronovo, everybody.&rdquo;</em> Arnel Pineda tried to keep the room calm.</p>