Levon Helm

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

39

Gender

Male

Birthday

1940-05-26

Day of death

2012-04-19 (71 years old)

Place of Birth

Elaine, Arkansas, USA

Levon Helm

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 ranked him #91 in the list of The 100 Greatest Singers of All Time. In 2010, Electric Dirt, his 2009 follow-up to Dirt Farmer, won the first ever Grammy Award for Best Americana Album, an inaugural category in 2010. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Known For

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Shooter

    Shooter

  • The Dollmaker

    The Dollmaker

  • Classic Albums

    Classic Albums

  • Best Revenge

    Best Revenge

  • Mavis!

    Mavis!

  • Elvis '56

    Elvis '56

  • End of the Line

    End of the Line

  • Fire Down Below

    Fire Down Below

  • The Life and Hard Times of Guy Terrifico

    The Life and Hard Times of Guy Terrifico

  • The Right Stuff

    The Right Stuff

  • In the Electric Mist

    In the Electric Mist

  • The Last Waltz

    The Last Waltz

  • Coal Miner's Daughter

    Coal Miner's Daughter

  • Feeling Minnesota

    Feeling Minnesota

  • The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

    The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada

  • Smooth Talk

    Smooth Talk

  • Lightning in a Bottle

    Lightning in a Bottle

  • Staying Together

    Staying Together

  • Roger Waters: The Wall - Live in Berlin

    Roger Waters: The Wall - Live in Berlin

  • The Adventures of Sebastian Cole

    The Adventures of Sebastian Cole

  • Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends

    Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends

  • Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band

    Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band

  • Festival Express

    Festival Express

  • The Dancing Man of L.A.

    The Dancing Man of L.A.

  • The Man Outside

    The Man Outside

  • Levon Helm: Ramble At The Ryman

    Levon Helm: Ramble At The Ryman

  • Robbie Robertson: A Retrospective - From the Band to the Rock'n'Roll Hall Of Fame

    Robbie Robertson: A Retrospective - From the Band to the Rock'n'Roll Hall Of Fame

  • World Tour 1966: The Home Movies

    World Tour 1966: The Home Movies

  • Let It Rock - The 60th Birthday Concert

    Let It Rock - The 60th Birthday Concert

  • Levon Helm on Drums and Drumming

    Levon Helm on Drums and Drumming

  • The Band - Live At The Academy Of Music 1971

    The Band - Live At The Academy Of Music 1971

  • Bob Dylan & The Band: Down In The Flood

    Bob Dylan & The Band: Down In The Flood

  • Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band

    Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band

  • The Band - The Band Is Back

    The Band - The Band Is Back

  • Classic Albums: The Band - The Band

    Classic Albums: The Band - The Band

  • The Band: Stage Fright (50th Anniversery Ed.)

    The Band: Stage Fright (50th Anniversery Ed.)

  • The Band With The Cate Brothers Band Live In Tokyo 1983

    The Band With The Cate Brothers Band Live In Tokyo 1983

  • Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm

    Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm