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Elaine, Arkansas, USA
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…
Known for
- The Band: Stage Fright (50th Anniversery Ed.)2021
- Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends — Self (archive footage)2021
- The Dancing Man of L.A. — Self (archive footage)2021
- Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band — Self (archive footage)2020
- Mavis! — Self2015
- The Band - Live At The Academy Of Music 1971 — Batteria Mandolino voce2013
- Bob Dylan & The Band: Down In The Flood — Self2012
- The Band With The Cate Brothers Band Live In Tokyo 1983 — Himself2011
- Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm — Self2010
- In the Electric Mist — General John Bell Hood2009
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Key facts
- Born
- Mark Lavon Helm , ( 1940-05-26 ) May 26, 1940, Elaine, Arkansas , U.S.
- Died
- April 19, 2012 (2012-04-19) (aged 71), New York City , U.S.
- Resting place
- Woodstock Cemetery
- Occupations
- Musician songwriter singer record producer
- Years active
- 1957–2012
- Spouse
- Connie Orr ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1962 , divorced ) Sandra Dodd ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. September 7, 1981</span>"}]]}'>1981 )
- Partner
- Libby Titus (1969–1978)
- Children
- Amy Helm
- Genres
- Rock Americana country folk roots rock
- Instruments
- Drums vocals mandolin guitar bass harmonica
- Labels
- Capitol MCA
- Formerly of
- The Band Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band
- Website
- levonhelm .com
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Elaine
- Place of death
- New York City
- Child
- Amy Helm
- Occupation
- record producer
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Genre
- country music
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Capitol Records
- Official website
- levonhelm.com
- Image
- LevonHelmWoodstockNY2004.jpg
- Voice type
- tenor
Show 9 more facts
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons category
- Levon Helm
- cause of death
- cancer
- date of birth
- 1940-05-26
- date of death
- 2012-04-19
- start of work period
- 1957-00-00
- birth name
- Mark Lavon Helm
- member of
- The Band
- writing language
- English language
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Encyclopedic overview
Mark Lavon "Levon" Helm (May 26, 1940 – April 19, 2012) was an American musician who achieved fame as the drummer and one of the three lead vocalists for The Band, for which he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. Helm was known for his deeply soulful, country-accented voice, multi-instrumental ability, and creative drumming style, highlighted on many of the Band's recordings, such as "The Weight", "Up on Cripple Creek", and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down".
Helm also had a successful career as a film actor, appearing as Loretta Lynn's father in Coal Miner's Daughter (1980), as Chuck Yeager's friend and colleague Captain Jack Ridley in The Right Stuff (1983), the father of Laura Dern's character in Smooth Talk (1985), as a Tennessee firearms expert in Shooter (2007), and as General John Bell Hood in In the Electric Mist (2009).
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