Levon Helm
American musician (1940-2012) · United States · On the map · Musicians · Died at 71
Mark Lavon "Levon" Helm 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.
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Garth Hudson Bandmate in The Band
Rick Danko Bandmate in The Band
Robbie Robertson Bandmate in The Band
Richard Manuel Bandmate in The Band
Tommy Lee Jones Produced The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2007)
Larry Campbell Produced Electric Dirt and Dirt Farmer
Mary Steenburgen Produced End of the Line (1987)
Steven Seagal Produced Fire Down Below (1997)
Luc Besson Produced The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2007)
Lee Grant Directed Staying Together (1990)
Ned Beatty Also in Shooter and In the Electric Mist
Bertrand Tavernier Directed In the Electric Mist (2009)
Michael Apted Directed Coal Miner's Daughter (1981)
Antoine Fuqua Directed Shooter (2007)
Marco Beltrami Wrote The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2007)
Philip Kaufman Directed The Right Stuff (1984)
Lorenzo di Bonaventura Produced Shooter (2007)
Irwin Winkler Produced The Right Stuff (1984)
Kip Williams Directed The Adventures of Sebastian Cole (1998)- Jay Russell Directed End of the Line (1987)
Félix Enríquez Alcalá Directed Fire Down Below (1997)
Julio Cedillo Also in The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2007)
Jim Haynie Also in The Right Stuff and Staying Together
Martin Rosen Produced Smooth Talk (1985)
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Helm, center, performing with the Band, Hamburg, 1971
Helm with the Band at the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, 1976 (photo: David Gans)
Helm performing in 2004
Helm performing in Central Park, New York, 2007
The Levon Helm Band performing at Austin City Limits Music Festival 2009
Levon Helm at Life is Good Festival in 2011
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Helm was known for his deeply soulful, country-accented voice, multi-instrumental ability, and creative drumming style, highlighted on many of the Band's recordings, such as "The Weight", "Up on Cripple Creek", and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down".
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Tuesday WeldAlso in Feeling Minnesota (1996)
Christine EbersoleAlso in The Dollmaker (1984)
Wilford BrimleyAlso in End of the Line (1987)
Adrian GrenierAlso in The Adventures of Sebastian Cole (1998)