Levon Helm
Acting
Born May 26, 1940 · Elaine, Arkansas, USA
Biography
Mark Lavon "Levon" Helm (born May 26, 1940 - April 19, 2012), was an American rock multi-instrumentalist and actor. He achieved fame as the drummer and frequent lead and backing vocalist for The Band. He is known for his deeply soulful, country-accented voice, and creative drumming style highlighted on many of The Band's recordings, such as "The Weight", "Up on Cripple Creek", "Ophelia" and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down". His 2007 comeback album Dirt Farmer earned the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album in February 2008, and in November of that year, Rolling Stone magazine ran…
Known For · 40 titles
Saturday Night Live
American Playhouse
Shooter
Classic Albums
The Right Stuff
Fire Down Below
Coal Miner's Daughter
In the Electric Mist
Feeling Minnesota
Great Drives
The Last Waltz
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
Mavis!
Lightning in a Bottle
End of the Line
Roger Waters: The Wall - Live in Berlin
Smooth Talk
Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band
The Adventures of Sebastian Cole
The Dollmaker
Levon Helm: Ramble At The Ryman
Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends
The Life and Hard Times of Guy Terrifico
Elvis '56
Staying Together
Best Revenge
Festival Express
The Dancing Man of L.A.
The Band: The Authorized Biography
Robbie Robertson: A Retrospective - From the Band to the Rock'n'Roll Hall Of Fame
The Band - The Band Is Back
The Band: Stage Fright (50th Anniversery Ed.)
Classic Albums: The Band - The Band
Let It Rock - The 60th Birthday Concert
The Man Outside
World Tour 1966: The Home Movies
Bob Dylan & The Band: Down In The Flood
Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band
Levon Helm on Drums and Drumming
The Band - Live At The Academy Of Music 1971