The Canadian-American outfit secured their proper start playing for rockabilly singer Ronnie Hawkins. Levon Helm had first met Hawkins when the singer arrived at his family’s farm, asking the ...

In truth, the group had only one American — Levon Helm. Helm, the drummer and singer who brought an urgent beat and a genuine Arkansas twang to some of The Band's best-known songs and helped turn a ...

Levon Helm, the drummer and gritty-voiced singer with The Band, a revered rock group that recorded and collaborated with Bob Dylan and was one of the most influential music acts of the 1960s and '70s, ...

Today, with the passing of Levon Helm, the music world lost a gem — and probably the greatest drummer-singer ever. We're sad to see him go, glad we got a chance to see him perform at Outside Lands ...

In this May 15, 2010 photo, Levon Helm plays drums with the Levon Helm Band during a Ramble at Helm's barn in Woodstock, N.Y. Helm, who was in the final stages of his battle with cancer, died Thursday ...

Insomnia, Robertson’s posthumously released follow-up to his first memoir, goes deep into his growing relationship with Hollywood and his splintering one with his Band mate Levon Helm Six months later ...