One of the most treasured voices in American music has been silenced. Levon Helm, the singer and drummer who anchored the legendary rock group The Band in the 1960s and '70s and enjoyed a remarkable ...

He saw the birth of rock and roll and though he's too much of a gentleman to say it, his role in helping to keep that rebellious child healthy is more than just instrumental. On May 26, 1940, Mark ...

On Thursday, a great musical voice was silenced. Drummer and vocalist Levon Helm died at the age of 71 after a long battle with throat cancer. Helm played as part of Bob Dylan's backing band in 1965 ...

Levon Helm drummed and sang his way into the hearts of music lovers everywhere as a member of the Band. And while he came into the industry as a rocker, Helm also has a special place with country fans ...

Levon Helm, the enigmatic drummer and baritone vocalist behind The Band has died at the age of 71 after a lengthy battle with cancer, the Times-Herald Record reports. Helm had been hospitalized at New ...

Sadly, tonight’s Levon Helm show at Wellmont Theater in NJ (4/6), which was a make-up show to begin with, has been cancelled (postponed again) due to back injury (much like his March 30th Hampton ...

Last week, Levon Helm, the legendary drummer and singer for the Band, died of cancer. Helm's public memorial will be held today (April 26) in New York's Hudson Valley, where he once held Saturday ...

The country boy behind the group’s hits "The Weight" and "Up on Cripple Creek" loses his long battle with throat cancer. By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Levon Helm, whose Arkansas country voice and ...

Kino Lorber has acquired North American distribution rights to the documentary “Ain’t in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm,” directed by Jacob Hatley. The company plans a 2013 theatrical ...

(CBS News) Robbie Robertson, one of the founding members of The Band, paid a visit to an ailing Levon Helm in the hospital over the weekend. Earlier this week, Helm's family announced that Helm, who ...

The Swell Season and Frames singer tells Spinner that he and Helm worked on a song together before the musician passed, and it's possible that the song will be released someday. Hansard says the ...

The sad news of the death of Levon Helm, drummer and singer of the Band, has been confirmed after an announcement on Tuesday from his family that Helm’s health was rapidly deteriorating after a long ...