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Levon Helm. Mark Lavon " Levon " Helm (May 26, 1940 – April 19, 2012) [1] was an American musician who achieved fame as the drummer and one of the three lead vocalists for The Band, for which he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. Helm was known for his deeply soulful, country -accented voice, multi-instrumental ability ...
Apr 19, 2012 · Levon Helm, the legendary drummer and singer for the Band, died of throat cancer on April 19th in New York. He was 71. He was a witness to the birth of rock & roll, a member of the Band, and a solo artist who recorded with other legends. He battled throat cancer since the Nineties and canceled some shows in recent weeks.
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Apr 19, 2012 · Levon Helm obituary. A shorthand way of describing Levon Helm, who has died of cancer aged 71, would be as the drummer with the Band, who were Bob Dylan's backing group as he made the leap from ...
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Learn about the life and career of Levon Helm, a drummer, singer and actor who played with Ronnie Hawkins, Bob Dylan and The Band. See his filmography, awards, trivia and photos on IMDb.
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Levon Helm, who was born in 1940 in the Arkansas Delta, grew up in the hamlet of Turkey Scratch surrounded by music made by his parents, heard on the radio, and experienced in person: Seminal bluesman Sonny Boy Williamson, whose King Biscuit Time radio show blasted out of nearby Helena’s KFFA; Bill Monroe and His Blue Grass Boys, featuring ...
Apr 20, 2012 · Levon Helm, who helped to forge a deep-rooted American music as the drummer and singer for the Band, died on Thursday in Manhattan. He was 71 and lived in Woodstock, N.Y. His death, at Memorial ...