He saw the birth of rock and roll and though he's too much of a gentleman to say it, his role in helping to keep that rebellious child healthy is more than just instrumental. On May 26, 1940, Mark ...

On Thursday, a great musical voice was silenced. Drummer and vocalist Levon Helm died at the age of 71 after a long battle with throat cancer. Helm played as part of Bob Dylan's backing band in 1965 ...

In the 1970s, when Robbie Robertson approached Levon Helm about his concern over The Band's constant touring and its effect on the group, Helm told his bandmate, "I ain't in it for my health." "It" -- ...

Levon Helm, whose gruff vocals and razor-sharp drumming underpinned the seminal late 1960s rock group The Band, died Thursday, his recording studio said. He was 71. "Levon Helm passed peacefully this ...

A bronze bust of Arkansas musician Levon Helm was unveiled on the Fayetteville Square on Friday, Oct. 11. Helm’s daughter, Amy Helm, attended the ceremony, at the David and Barbara Pryor Center for ...

When Mavis Staples thinks about her late friend Levon Helm, memories of her family flood into her mind. Decades ago, when Helm and Mavis’ sister Yvonne were regularly talking on the phone about a ...

Levon Helm, the enigmatic drummer and baritone vocalist behind The Band has died at the age of 71 after a lengthy battle with cancer, the Times-Herald Record reports. Helm had been hospitalized at New ...

The Swell Season and Frames singer tells Spinner that he and Helm worked on a song together before the musician passed, and it's possible that the song will be released someday. Hansard says the ...

WOODSTOCK >> Something stirred Amy Helm to grab a spot by the fireplace and pick up a mandolin. The crowd moved in, slowly forming a half circle as some musician friends followed her cue and began ...

This is Celia Hirschman with On the Beat for KCRW. Purity of spirit is one of the greatest ingredients of creative genius. And that's exactly what is captured in the new documentary about Levon Helm, ...

Levon Helm's musical legacy will carry on with the release of the third volume of Midnight Ramble sessions, recorded at his barn in Woodstock, N.Y. 'The Levon Helm Band -- The Midnight Ramble Sessions ...

The country boy behind the group’s hits "The Weight" and "Up on Cripple Creek" loses his long battle with throat cancer. By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Levon Helm, whose Arkansas country voice and ...