Thursday, April 19, 2012

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Levon Helm, drummer and singer with The Band, dies at 71 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, co-founder of The Band, dead at 71 Levon Helm, the drummer, multi-instrumentalist and singer for The Band who kept the band's heart for more than three decades, died "peacefully" Thursday afternoon, according to his record label, Vanguard Records. He was 71. Levon Helm Dies: 'The Band' Singer Was 71 Levon Helm, the singer and drummer who anchored the legendary rock group The Band in the 1960s and '70s, and enjoyed a comeback nearly four decades later after throat cancer had reduced his voice to a whisper, has died.He was 71.Helm's website, levonhelm.com, confirmed his death."Levon Helm passed peacefully this afternoon," the site's home page said. "He was surrounded by family, friends and ... Levon Helm, longtime drummer in The Band, dead at 71 NEW YORK (Reuters) - Levon Helm, the drummer for The Band whose twangy vocals brought a poignancy and earthiness to songs like "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" and "Up on Cripple Creek," died on Thursday at the age of 71 from cancer, his manager said. The three-time Grammy Award winner had been fighting throat cancer since 1998. "Levon Helm passed peacefully this afternoon," Helm's manager ... Levon Helm, Key Member of The Band, Dies at 71 Levon Helm, a key member of the seminal rock group The Band who lent his distinctively Southern voice to classics like "The Weight" and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down," has died at age 71. Levon Helm, key member of The Band, dead at age 71 Much of the Band's innovative sound was born in the "Big Pink." Levon Helm, singer and drummer for the Band, dies at 71 Levon Helm, the widely respected and influential singer and drummer with the Band, whose Arkansas drawl colored the group's signature hits, including "Up on Cripple Creek" and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down," died Thursday in New York of throat cancer. He was 71. Rocker Levon Helm dies Levon Helm, the Arkansas-born drummer and singer for The Band, the four-fifths Canadian ensemble whose music in the 1960's and '70s, some of it with Bob Dylan, endures as a high-water mark of quintessential American rock and roll, has died of cancer. He was 71. Levon Helm, singer for The Band, dies Levon Helm, the drummer and gritty-voiced singer with The Band, a revered rock group that recorded and collaborated with Bob Dylan and was one of the most influential music acts of the 1960s and '70s, died April 19 at a hospital in New York City. He was 71. Read full article >> Levon Helm of the Band Passes Away at Age 71 Levon Helm--drummer and lead singer of the Band-- died today age 71. He passed away from throat cancer at Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital in New York. A spokesman said his death was "peaceful." Helm had a nice film and acting career on the side, but his main gig was contributing to classic Band recordings from "The Weight" to "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down"
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