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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 .
- Levon and the Hawks, Canadian Squires, The Crackers
- 1967–1977, 1983–1999
19. Apr. 2012 · Levon Helm, the singer and drummer for the Band, died of throat cancer on April 19th in New York. He was 71. He was a rock legend who played drums for the Band, sang for Dylan, and formed his own band, the Midnight Ramble. He also appeared in films and TV shows.
19. Apr. 2012 · Adam Sweeting. Thu 19 Apr 2012 15.39 EDT. 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...
- Adam Sweeting
20. Apr. 2012 · April 19, 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...
This Wheel's on Fire: Levon Helm and the Story of the Band is the 1993 autobiography of actor and musician Levon Helm, focusing on his career as a member of the rock group the Band. The book, written with music journalist Stephen Davis, traces Helm's life from his childhood in the deep south through his years as a drummer and singer for the ...
