Levon Helm, the supremely talented multi-instrumentalist and singer best known as the drummer and co-lead vocalist of the influential Americana group The Band, died on April 19, 2012. He was 71.

A certain stank often imbues the atmosphere when Levon sings about women. And the lady of the evening who stars in this funky tune by frequent Aerosmith content supplier Richard “Richie” Supa is ...

Drummer Levon Helm of The Band survived throat cancer and is making music again — at his home in Woodstock, N.Y. This time around, the public is invited. Levon Helm has been playing music since he was ...

Robbie Robertson, who is currently working on his autobiography, among other projects, said Helm, like many talented musicians, simply wasn’t focused on writing. Helm’s solo albums seem to bear that ...

If you’ve ever seen The Last Waltz, then you already know that the Band’s Levon Helm and The Staple Singers’ Mavis Staples always sounded great together. The 71-year-old Levon Helm died of throat ...

Soul legend Mavis Staples and the late Levon Helm (of The Band) recorded a session together at Levon’s Woodstock studio in 2011, which ended up being their last performance together and one of Levon’s ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- One of the last studio recordings by Rock and Roll Hall of Fame member Levon Helm was also one of the closest to his heart. Helm, his longtime friend and producer Larry ...

ALBANY, N.Y. - With songs like "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" and "The Weight," The Band fused rock, blues, folk and gospel to create a sound that seemed as authentically American as a Mark ...

With songs like "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down," ''The Weight" and "Up on Cripple Creek," The Band fused rock, blues, folk and gospel to create a sound that seemed as authentically American as a ...

Levon Helm, drummer and vocalist for legendary roots-rock outfit The Band, has died at age 71. The Associated Press archiveLevon Helm, a former member of The Band, was diagnosed with throat cancer in ...

The story of Levon Helm — singer, multi-instrumentalist, actor, and drawling patriarch of the musical genre we now call Americana — has been told before. Helm told it himself in “This Wheel’s On Fire, ...

Although the majority of tunes on Shelley King’s Kick Up Your Heels shine a light on her fiery guitar and roof-rattling vocals, there’s another artist whose presence bubbles up from the deep, gritty ...