Levon Helm
Acting
- Born:
- 1940-05-26
- Died:
- 2012-04-19
- Place of birth:
- 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 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
Filmography
Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends
The Dancing Man of L.A.
The Band: Stage Fright (50th Anniversery Ed.)
Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band
Mavis!
The Band - Live At The Academy Of Music 1971
Bob Dylan & The Band: Down In The Flood
The Band With The Cate Brothers Band Live In Tokyo 1983
Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm
Levon Helm: Ramble At The Ryman
In the Electric Mist
Shooter
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
Levon Helm on Drums and Drumming
The Life and Hard Times of Guy Terrifico
Lightning in a Bottle
Festival Express
The Band - The Band Is Back
World Tour 1966: The Home Movies
The Adventures of Sebastian Cole
Classic Albums: The Band - The Band
Fire Down Below
Classic Albums
Feeling Minnesota
Great Drives
Let It Rock - The 60th Birthday Concert
Robbie Robertson: A Retrospective - From the Band to the Rock'n'Roll Hall Of Fame
Roger Waters: The Wall - Live in Berlin
Martin Scorsese Directs
Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band
Staying Together
Elvis '56
The Man Outside
End of the Line
Smooth Talk
Best Revenge
The Dollmaker
The Right Stuff
American Playhouse
Coal Miner's Daughter
The Last Waltz
Saturday Night Live
The Band: The Authorized Biography