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Mark Lavon "Levon" Helm (May 26, 1940 – April 19, 2012) [1] 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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Dec 2, 2023 · Mark Lavon "Levon" Helm (May 26th, 1940 - April 19th, 2012) Associated acts: The Hawks (1958 - 1965, 1967), The Band (1968 - 1976, 1983 - 1999), Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band (1989, 2008) Voice Type: High Baritone Vocal Range: G2 - B4 - C♯5 (2 octaves + 6 semitones) Significant High Notes: C♯5: “Up On Cripple Creek”
Apr 18, 2012 · As he admitted in his autobiography, This Wheel's on Fire, Helm began using heroin during this period, a habit that lasted until 1972 when the group went on a self-imposed hiatus and Helm...
May 13, 2008 · Helm joined Ronnie Hawkins and moved to Canada where they cherry-picked a handful of musicians to fill out what would become The Hawks. Supposedly it was too difficult to pronounce Lavon and the members of the Hawks coined him, Levon, and so it became.
Apr 19, 2012 · Mark Lavon “Levon” Helm who died today was a talented multi-instrumentalists but will always be remembered as drummer and founder member of The Band. I stumbled across The Band in the mid 80’s when I caught Martin Scorsese’s concert documentary The Last Waltz (1978) on TV.
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Apr 19, 2012 · Mark Lavon 'Levon' Helm, 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...
