Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1940-05-26
Day of Death
2012-04-19
Place of Birth
Elaine, Arkansas, USA
Levon Helm
Biography
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. He is known for his deeply soulful, country-accented voice, and creative drumming style highlighted on many of The Band's recordings, such as "The Weight", "Up on Cripple Creek", "Ophelia" and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down". His 2007 comeback album Dirt Farmer earned the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album in February 2008, and in November of that year, Rolling Stone magazine ranked him #91 in the list of The 100 Greatest Singers of All Time. In 2010, Electric Dirt, his 2009 follow-up to Dirt Farmer, won the first ever Grammy Award for Best Americana Album, an inaugural category in 2010. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Filmography (36)
Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends
2021
The Dancing Man of L.A.
2021
The Band: Stage Fright (50th Anniversery Ed.)
2021
Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band
2020
Mavis!
2015
The Band - Live At The Academy Of Music 1971
2013
Bob Dylan & The Band: Down In The Flood
2012The Band With The Cate Brothers Band Live In Tokyo 1983
2011
Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm
2010
Levon Helm: Ramble At The Ryman
2009
In the Electric Mist
2009
Shooter
2007
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
2005
Levon Helm on Drums and Drumming
2005
