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Mai 1940 in Elaine, Arkansas; † 19. April 2012 in New York [1]) war ein US-amerikanischer Musiker. Er spielte ab 1958 bei dem Rockabilly - Sänger Ronnie Hawkins, später war er Gründungsmitglied von The Band. Levon Helms Hauptinstrument war das Schlagzeug, er spielte aber auch Gitarre und Mandoline.
Mark Lavon "Levon" Helm (May 26, 1940 – April 19, 2012) 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.
In the late 1970s and 1980s, Helm released several solo albums and toured with a band called Levon Helm and the RCO Allstars. He also began an acting career with his role as Loretta Lynn 's father in Coal Miner's Daughter .
20. Apr. 2012 · Der Schlagzeugers und Bandleader Levon Helm war eine Schlüsselfigur des Countryrock und sang die wichtigsten Lieder von The Band. Jetzt ist er im Alter von 71 Jahren gestorben.
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20. Apr. 2012 · The Band: Levon Helm im Alter von 71 Jahren verstorben. Levon Helm, Sänger und Drummer von The Band, ist am Donnerstag, dem 19. April in New York gestorben. Helm litt unter Lungenkrebs.
19. Apr. 2012 · This web page is an obituary of Levon Helm, who died of throat cancer in 2012. It covers his musical career, from playing with Ronnie Hawkins and Bob Dylan to forming and reforming the Band, and his later solo projects and awards.
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 Flatt & Scruggs; Elvis Presley in late ‘54. Levon ...
