With songs like "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down," ''The Weight" and "Up on Cripple Creek," The Band fused rock, blues, folk and gospel to create a sound that seemed as authentically American as a ...

Levon Helm, who died in New York on April 19, age 71, from the cancer that he had been fighting for more than a decade, was one of the most celebrated rock drummers of the last 50 years. He uniquely ...

Levon Helm, singer and drummer for the Band, died on April 19 in New York of throat cancer. He was 71. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive ...

Levon Helm, the supremely talented multi-instrumentalist and singer best known as the drummer and co-lead vocalist of the influential Americana group The Band, died on April 19, 2012. He was 71.

WOODSTOCK, N.Y. (AP) — Levon Helm, a former member of The Band, is in the final stages of his long battle with cancer. A message posted Tuesday on the 71-year-old musician's website by his family says ...

The connections among those three iconic entities run deep: Both the Dead and the Band backed Dylan at various points during his career; both Lesh and Helm play songs Dylan wrote; Lesh routinely ...

Levon Helm's musical legacy will carry on with the release of the third volume of Midnight Ramble sessions, recorded at his barn in Woodstock, N.Y. 'The Levon Helm Band -- The Midnight Ramble Sessions ...

At 70, renowned country and rock icon Levon Helm can still kick some serious ass. Forever known for his drumming and vocal skills demonstrated in The Band, Helm’s career has surprisingly surged in ...

Some people think of a drummer as a metronome. Helm believed different aspects of a song often called for different tempos. It came from somewhere in the woods, rising like a mist off a clearing.

Levon Helm, singer and drummer for the Band, died on April 19 in New York of throat cancer. He was 71. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription Get exclusive reporting, live Q&As and ad-free ...

There are many -- too many -- country stars who have had cancer or have been personally affected by it in some way. Levon Helm Grammy Tribute to Feature Zac Brown Band, Mumford & Sons Levon Helm ...