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Mark Lavon Helm (May 26, 1940-April 19, 2012), better known as Levon Helm, was an American rock musician most famous as the drummer for the rock group The Band. Helm was also known for his deeply soulful, country-style voice, and powerful drumming style highlighted on many of the The Band's recordings, such as "The Weight", "Up on Cripple Creek", "King Harvest", "Ophelia" and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down".
Early years
Helm was born in Marvell, Arkansas and began playing the guitar at the age of eight. Read more on Last.fm
There’s nothing modern about Levon Helm. I think he prefers it that way. The sound here is a crisp throwback to his days drumming and crooning for The Band. His voice has the miles on it, adding a sense of mortality to the proceedings, but this batch is unhurried, settled and laid back enough to qualify as back country driving fare.