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	The Band: Levon Helm
		Helm was working in Los Angeles in '74, at a Sunset Blvd. hotel when he spotted a beautiful young brunette taking a dip in the pool.
		In 1996, Levon was diagnosed with throat cancer and the famous voice with the rich southern nuances was silenced to a whisper.
		New releases produced by Levon Helm Studios are Volume I and II of The Midnight Ramble Sessions, plus a live RCO All-Stars performance from New Year's Eve 1977, at the Palladium which came from Helm's personal "vault." The vitality and magnetism of these recordings speak for themselves.
	theband.hiof.no /band_members/levon.html (1951 words)

	Levon Helm - Music Downloads - Online
		In the early '60s in Toronto, Helm and Hawkins recruited the rest of the members of the group that would become the Band, adding guitarist Robbie Robertson, pianist Richard Manuel, organist Garth Hudson, and bassist Rick Danko to the lineup.
		But Helm returned to action in mid-1967, when the Hawks (since renamed simply the Band) began working on Music from Big Pink, the first in a string of classic records that made them one of rock's most legendary acts.
		Cancer of the vocal cords silenced Helm's unique voice as the 21st century opened, although he kept up his drumming duties, and in time was able to sing again, emerging with a slightly raspier version of his old vocal style.
	musicstore.connect.com /artist/087/Levon-Helm/30012352.html (677 words)

	Levon Helm - Wikinfo
		Levon Helm (born May 26, 1940) is an American rock musician most famous as the drummer for the Canadian rock band "The Band".
		Levon Helm was born in Marvell, Arkansas and began playing the guitar at the age of eight.
		Helm remained with "The Band" until their 1976 farewell performance, The Last Waltz which was made into one of the first rockumentarys.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.phtml?title=Levon_Helm (561 words)

	Levon Helm (1942â“) - Encyclopedia of Arkansas
		Levon Helm was born on May 26, 1940, outside Elaine (Phillips County) to Nell and Diamond Helm.
		Helm was asked to join the band, and once he graduated from high school in Marvell, he joined Hawkins’s band, the Hawks, on the road.
		Helm was given top billing, not only because of his seniority in the band but also because he was a member of the musicians’ union, while the others were not.
	www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net /encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=628 (1393 words)

	The Band's Levon Helm Has His Day in Woodstock: Levon Helm : Rolling Stone
		The town presented Helm -- who banged the kit for Bob Dylan before forming the Band in the mid-Sixties -- with a key to the village and with performances from local musicians, including Helm's very own Levon Helm Band.
		Helm, who lives in Woodstock and has a studio there, moved to town in the Sixties, where he joined his fellow Dylan touring partners to woodshed in a rented pink house.
		Today Helm, a survivor of the throat cancer that plagued him in 1996, continues to jam regularly at his Levon Helm Studios, in freeform performances dubbed the Midnight Ramble Sessions.
	www.rollingstone.com /artists/levonhelm/articles/story/10370067/the_bbandbs_blevon_helmb_has_his_day_in_woodstock (334 words)

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		As a youth, Helm listened to the music of the area, including radio broadcasts of the Grand Ole Opry and the blues and RandB shows on WLAC, a clear-channel station out of Nashville that became legendary in the development of rhythm and blues and early rock and roll.
		In the early '60s in Toronto, Helm and Hawkins recruited the rest of the members of the group that would become the Band, adding guitarist Robbie Robertson, pianist Richard Manuel, organist Garth Hudson and bassist Rick Danko to the lineup.
		The late '90s (and into the next decade) found Helm still making music in a new blues band called Levon Helm and the Barn Burners, with his daughter Amy on keyboards and vocals, guitarist Pat O'Shea, lead vocalist and harmonica player Chris O'Leary and upright bassist Frankie Ingrao.
	www.pccua.edu /keough/levon_helm.htm (625 words)

	Levon Helm (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Helm is 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".
		Helm has expressed his distaste for the editing of the concert movie asserting that a disproportionate amount of coverage was given to Robertson with Manuel being cruelly sidelined.
		Helm appeared at the Beacon Theater on March 16-17, 2007, which according to Imus in the Morning, was quite a rare occurrence.
	www.artistopia.com /levon-helm (1105 words)

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		Levon and the Hawks performed on the American club curcuit under such names as the Crackers and the Canadian Squire and Levon and the Hawks.
		Dylan soon enlisted Robertson and Helm to play in his backing group, however Dylan and Helm soon engaged in an argument and Helm did not sign on with the rest of the group.
		Levon reunited with the Hawks, at this point the Hawks changed their name to The Band.
	asms.k12.ar.us /classes/humanities/amstud/97-98/helm/LEVON.HTM (325 words)

	Drummerworld: Levon Helm
		As a youth, Helm listened to the music of the area, including radio broadcasts of the Grand Ole Opry and the blues and RandB shows on WLAC, a clear-channel station out of Nashville that became legendary in the development of rhythm and blues and early rock and roll.
		In the early '60s in Toronto, Helm and Hawkins recruited the rest of the members of the group that would become the Band, adding guitarist Robbie Robertson, pianist Richard Manuel, organist Garth Hudson and bassist Rick Danko to the lineup.
		But Helm returned to action in mid-1967, where the Hawks (since renamed simply the Band) began working on Music From Big Pink, the first in a string of classic records which made them one of rock's most legendary acts.
	www.drummerworld.com /drummers/Levon_Helm.html (628 words)

	The Band Drummer Levon Helm Rambles On : Rolling Stone
		The 200 some odd people gathered in Levon Helm's Woodstock New York home last Saturday night for his Midnight Ramble concert had plenty of reasons to be joyful.
		After driving down Helm's long, winding driveway, visitors are guided to a parking space in a field by a man with a flashlight.
		Levon himself sang "Ophelia" toward the end of the show, and with the two-piece horn section and the ultra-capable backing band it sounded as spellbinding and joyful as the Last Waltz version.
	www.rollingstone.com /news/story/12870356/the_band_drummer_levon_helm_rambles_on?source=music_news_rssfeed (822 words)

	Levon Helm Studios
		Levon Helm Studios is nestled on twenty acres, housing a magnificent timber-framed barn/studio.
		Please visit Levon Helm Studios in Woodstock, your getaway for all recording project needs.
		Wednesday, May 23, 2007 07:37:41 PM Copyright © 2007 Levon Helm Studios, Inc. All rights reserved.
	www.levonhelmstudios.com (117 words)

	Levon Helm: Levon Helm & The Rco All-Stars
		The All-Stars were a dream aggregation of of Levon Helm's favourite musicians, including names like Mac Rebennack (aka Dr. John), Paul Butterfield, Booker T. Jones, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Steve Cropper, Tom Malone, Alan Rubin and the two old-timers Henry Glover and Fred Carter from the Hawks-period.
		The songs, recorded partly at Shangri-La and partly at Levon's own RCO studio in Woodstock, were mostly good-time, bar-band rhythm and blues, disappointing Band fans that still were hoping for material more like the early Band albums.
		Levon Helm and the RCO All Stars stopped at #142 on the album chart, despite several innovative attempts to promote the album, including a mega release party and some very memorable live dates with the All-Stars.
	theband.hiof.no /albums/rco_all_stars.html (235 words)

	GoHastings.com
		Helm is best known as the drummer and a singer with the Band, one of North America's greatest and most fondly remembered rock groups.
		Helm and Hawkins were soon joined by fledgling Canadian musicians Robbie Robertson, Rick Danko, Richard Manuel, and Garth Hudson, developing into a tight club unit known as Ronnie Hawkins And The Hawks.
		The death of Rick Danko in 1999 and the ravaging of Helm's voice by throat cancer persuaded the surviving members of the Band to finally lay the group to rest.
	www.gohastings.com /catalog/artist/artist.asp?Ctrb_Id=34441346 (643 words)

	Amazon.ca: This Wheel's on Fire : Levon Helm and the Story of the Band: Books: Levon Helm,Stephen Davis (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Unlike some other celebrity rock-star memoirists, Helm doesn't concentrate on the sex and drugs that seem to be an integral part of any legitimate rock memoir, but describes as well the making of each album and the genesis of the songs.
		Levon Helms story of the band is more american history than just a rock and roll war story.
		Levon Helm had four best friends, three of which he lost to either death or lawyers and Hollywood.
	www.amazon.ca /This-Wheels-Fire-Levon-Story/dp/1556524056 (1692 words)

	Press Articles
		Levon Helm Leads An All-Star Lineup in NYC
		Helm's DVD/CD show him at the peak of his powers
		The Band's Levon Helm won't be Driven Down 1/28/05
	www.levonhelm.com /articles.htm (97 words)

	Daily Freeman - Woodstock will celebrate Levon Helm Day
		WOODSTOCK - Musician Levon Helm, a Woodstock resident and founding member of The Band, will be honored by the town's Chamber of Commerce on May 20, which has been proclaimed Levon Helm Day.
		Helm - who has battled and recovered from both throat cancer and financial problems in recent years - went on to record solo albums and perform with his daughter, Amy, in his group Levon Helm and the Barn Burners.
		Levon Helm Day will start with the key presentation at the town's Comeau property and culminate with Helm's concert at 8 p.m.
	www.zwire.com /site/news.cfm?newsid=16520856&BRD=1769&PAG=461&dept_id=74958&rfi=6 (325 words)

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		For a musical legend who casts as a long shadow as Levon Helm does, Duke’s quote may seem a little too obvious, unless you were one of the lucky few dozen folks at the party.
		Helm’s next turn at the mic was on the Ray Charles classic, “I Want To Know.” His superb drumming breathed vitality into the tune.
		Even if Levon was driving the bus, he had a fine machine to ride: on bass, there was Jimmy Vivino, guitarist for the Max Weinberg 7 from the Conan O’Brien show.
	www.porterjones.com /levon.html (985 words)

	Levon Helm and The Barn Burners
		Levon Helm and The Barn Burners play the Blues regularly around Woodstock, New York.
		Born and raised in Marvell, Arkansas Levon Helm grew up with the Blues.
		In the 50s Levon met up with Ronnie Hawkins and together they started spreading Arkansas music around the world.
	deltaboogie.com /levonhelm (93 words)

	Reason to Rock: The Band
		Levon Helm grew up in Arkansas, while the other Band members were all Canadian, so they lacked the American big city perspectives of New York, Los Angeles or San Francisco.
		While all three — Levon Helm, Richard Manuel and Rick Danko — had distinctive voices, they also seemed to come from the same mold: rough-hewn, with country accents.
		This is clear evidence of rock's use of recorded work as input to the creative process, and of rock's ability to use other's recordings as a palette of effects that can be applied as needed.
	www.reasontorock.com /artists/band.html (1369 words)

	Reason to Rock: Recordings as Input to the Creative Process
		Listen to this conversation between Levon Helm, Robbie Robertson and Martin Scorsese, taken from Scorsese's film about The Band, The Last Waltz, talking about the Memphis area, home to artists such as Muddy Waters, Johnny Cash and Elvis Presley.
		Levon Helm: That's kind of the middle of the country right there.
		So bluegrass, or country music, if it comes down to that area it mixes there with rhythm, and, if it dances, then you've got a combination of all these different kinds of music—country, bluegrass, blues music.
	www.reasontorock.com /elements/records_in.html (2600 words)

	Blues Radio - King Biscuit Time on KFFA - AM, Helena, AR
		It was the show's regular drummer James Peck Curtis who inspired Helm to take up the instrument and lent him his drum kit for one of Helm's first gigs.
		In 1941, the call of "Pass the biscuits, please," ushered Sonny Boy Williamson onto the airwaves and introduced rural Delta blues to a world that included B. King, Levon Helm, James Cotton and a host of others who would be inspired by what they heard.
		"That was my show," says Levon Helm, legendary rock drummer for The Band who was inspired to play drums by listening to the program as a child growing up on the Mississippi.
	www.kingbiscuittime.com /radio.html (1897 words)

	Levon Helm & the RCO All-Stars Live
		Historic live album starring Levon Helm and the RCO All-Stars recorded live at the Palladium in New York City on New Years Eve 1977/1978.
		The album features over one hour of live tracks by a star studded cast of musicians playing to the excitement of a New Years Eve crowd in the greatest city in the world.
		This is a must-have album, superb performances with the drums loud and to the fore, wonderful horn arrangements, a great "Ophelia" and the opening track "Ain't That A Lot of Love" is way better than the rather weak rendition by The Band on Islands.
	theband.hiof.no /albums/rco_all_stars_live_lhs.html (290 words)

	Levon Helm Band: Midnight Ramble Sessions Vol.2
		2-disc CD/DVD set from Midnight Ramble sessions at Levon Helm's studio in Woodstock, recorded live in January and November 2004 and March 2005.
		The DVD has a bonus video with Levon singing a wonderful version of The Band and Dylan's "Don't You Tell Henry".
		The Levon Helm Band - The Midnight Ramble Sessions Volume II - CD/DVD - 2005
	theband.hiof.no /albums/midnight_ramble_sessions_vol_2.html (170 words)

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