Levon Helm
Known For
Acting
Born
1940-05-26 in Elaine, Arkansas, USA
Died
2012-04-19
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.
Most Known For
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest
Shooter
as Mr. Rate
Classic Albums
as Self
The Right Stuff
as Jack Ridley / Narrator
Elvis '56
as Self - Narrator
Mavis!
as Self
Fire Down Below
as Reverend Bob Goodall
In the Electric Mist
as General John Bell Hood
Coal Miner's Daughter
as Ted Webb
The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
as Old Man with Radio
The Last Waltz
as Self
Feeling Minnesota
as Bible Salesman
End of the Line
as Leo Pickett
The Dollmaker
as Clovis
Smooth Talk
as Harry Wyatt
Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band
as Self (archive footage)
Staying Together
as Denny Stockton
Roger Waters: The Wall - Live in Berlin
as Self - Vocals
The Adventures of Sebastian Cole
as Juvie Bob
Lightning in a Bottle
as Self