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In 2007 he filmed Shooter (2007) with Mark Wahlberg. His last role was in 2009. where he portrayed Confederate Gen. John Bell Hood in In the Electric Mist (2009), again with his friend Tommy Lee Jones. Rick Danko and Levon reunited to play music after Danko had been living in California.
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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.
Apr 19, 2012 · 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.
Apr 20, 2012 · Levon Helm (named Mark Lavon at birth) is best known as the drummer for The Band. He also played Loretta Lynn’s father in the movie Coal Miner’s Daughter. Levon Helm was born in the Arkansas Delta and his music came straight from there.
Helm was known for his deeply soulful, country-accented voice, multi-instrumental ability, and creative drumming style, highlighted on many of The Band's recordings, such as "The Weight", "Up on Cripple Creek", and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down".
Aug 13, 2024 · Levon Helm (1940–2012) aka: Mark Lavon Helm. 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.
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Apr 24, 2012 · The drummer even returned to the big screen, appearing in the Mark Wahlberg thriller Shooter and memorably playing a blind oracle in the Tommy Lee Jones-directed The Three Burials of Melquiades...
