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Levon Helm is tagged as: americana, country, country rock, the band, classic rock

Mark Lavon Helm (born May 26, 1940), better known as Levon Helm, is an American rock musician most famous as the drummer for the rock group The Band. 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”.
Early years|Helm was born in Marvell, Arkansas and began playing the guitar at the age of eight. Helm also played drums during his formative years and established his first band The Jungle Bush Beaters while in high school. He was influenced by the Grand Ole Opry and by R&B songs that he heard on radio station WLAC out of Nashville, Tennessee.
Helm became interested in rock and roll after attending an Elvis Presley concert. He moved from Arkansas to Memphis, Tennessee where he was influenced by Bo Diddley and Conway Twitty. At age 17 he was invited to join The Hawks, backing rockabilly singer Ronnie Hawkins. Soon after Helm joined The Hawks, they moved to Toronto where, in 1959, they signed with Roulette Records and released several singles, including a few hits.
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Top 10 Levon Helm Songs
Poor Old Dirt Farmer
False Hearted Lover Blues
The Mountain
Tennessee Jed
Got Me a Woman
Move Along Train
When I Go Away
Calvary
Stuff You Gotta Watch
Golden Bird
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Top 10 Levon Helm Albums
Dirt Farmer
Electric Dirt
Levon Helm
The Midnight Ramble Music Sessions, Vol. 1
American Son
The Ties That Bind: The Best of Levon Helm 1975-1996
Levon Helm & the RCO All-Stars
And The RCO All-Stars
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