NEW YORK (AP) — A Manhattan court says Levon Helm long ago signed away rights that let an advertising agency use the song "The Weight" in a cell phone commercial. The Band's former drummer and singer ...

Helm played superpowered, shifting backbeats, helped Bob Dylan go electric and sang some of The Band's biggest hits, including "The Weight" and... Levon Helm, Drummer And Singer In The Band, Dies ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — 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 ...

Levon Helm was a musician's musician. He was fluent on multiple instruments and known just as much for his drumming as his singing. His work with The Band on hits like "The Weight," "Up on Cripple ...

Helm wasn't exactly the leader, although it's his voice on "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down," the famous Civil War narrative that appears on 1969's The Band. And while the others pitch in on Big ...