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  1. www.rollingstone.com › music › music-newsLevon Helm, Drummer and Singer of the Band, Dead at 71

    Apr 19, 2012 · Levon Helm, singer and drummer for the Band, died on April 19th in New York of throat cancer. He was 71. “He passed away peacefully at 1:30 this afternoon surrounded by his friends and...

  2. www.bbc.co.uk › news › world-us-canada-17779551The Band's Levon Helm dies at 71 - BBC News

    Apr 20, 2012 · Levon Helm, singer and drummer for rock group The Band, has died of cancer at the age of 71. The folk-rock musician died at a New York hospital surrounded by friends and family, manager...

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  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Levon_HelmLevon Helm - Wikipedia

    Helm died on April 19 from complications of throat cancer at age 71. Fans were invited to a public wake at Helm's Barn studio complex on April 26. Approximately 2,000 fans came to pay their respects to the rock icon.

  5. www.nytimes.com › 2012/04/20 › artsLevon Helm, Drummer and Gravel-Throated Singer for the Band ...

    Apr 20, 2012 · Levon Helm, who helped to forge a deep-rooted American music as the drummer and singer for the Band, died on Thursday in Manhattan. He was 71 and lived in Woodstock, N.Y.

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  6. www.cnn.com › 2012/04/19 › showbizLevon Helm, co-founder of The Band, dead at 71 | CNN

    Apr 19, 2012 · Levon Helm, the drummer, multi-instrumentalist and singer for The Band who kept the band’s heart for more than three decades, died “peacefully” Thursday afternoon, according to his record label,...

  7. www.npr.org › sections › therecordLevon Helm, Drummer And Singer In The Band, Dies - NPR

    Apr 19, 2012 · Levon Helm, a member of influential rock group The Band, died in New York City on Thursday. The drummer, singer and actor, who backed Bob Dylan as he turned away from folk toward a more ...

  8. www.npr.org › 2012/04/20 › 151022439The Band's Levon Helm Dies Of Cancer At 71 : NPR

    Apr 20, 2012 · Singer and drummer Levon Helm died yesterday of cancer. He was seventy-one. STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Helm and his group played as a backup band for Bob Dylan in the 1960s.