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

    Helm died on April 19 from complications of throat cancer at age 71. [28] [29] [30] 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.

  2. 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...

  3. 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 Barbara...

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  5. www.musicradar.com › news › drumsLevon Helm, drummer and singer of The Band, dies aged 71

    Apr 19, 2012 · Levon Helm, whose soulful, earthy singing, solid-as-a-rock drumming, and evocative songwriting helped turn The Band into one of rock's most vital and original outfits, died today (19 April) at the age of 71. He had been battling cancer since 1998.

  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.nytimes.com › 2012/04/20 › artsLevon Helm, Drummer and Rough-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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  9. www.irishtimes.com › news › band-drummer-andBand drummer and vocalist Levon Helm dies aged 71

    Apr 20, 2012 · LEVON HELM, drummer and vocalist with The Band, has died at the age of 71. American music has lost one of its last true veterans. Helm was a musicians’ musician, a drummer who would lay out a...