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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.
Aug 13, 2024 · Mark Lavon (Levon) Helm was best known as the drummer and singer for the Canadian rock group the Band. Following the demise of the Band, he continued to have a successful music career leading his own band, as well as acting in numerous motion pictures .
Jan 25, 2021 · Mark Lavon "Levon" Helm was born in Turkey Scratch on May 26, 1940. From that tiny Southeast Arkansas burg, he went on to worldwide fame with his rock group The Band.
Feb 28, 2013 · Levon’s rural southern upbringing, his relationship with hard-living Ronnie Hawkins and his own music formed the man long before he shed his teens, and by all accounts, Mark Lavon “Levon” Helm had an extraordinary connection with all three until the day he died.
May 13, 2008 · Born, Mark Lavon Helm on May 26 th 1940 in Marvell Arkansas, Lavon began playing guitar at the tender age of eight years old. It was about six years later when Lavon realized his true musical calling (the drums), while watching D.J. Fontana jam them behind Elvis Presley.
May 23, 2021 · On May 26, 1940, Mark Lavon Helm was the second of four children born to Nell and Diamond Helm in Elaine, Arkansas. Diamond was a cotton farmer who entertained occasionally as a musician. The Helm's loved music and often sang together.
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Apr 28, 2012 · Levon Helm (Mark Lavon Helm), musician, born May 26th, 1940; died April 19th, 2012 . LEVON HELM: A SHORTHAND way of describing Levon Helm, who has died of cancer aged 71, would be as the...
