Yahoo India Web Search

Search results

1. • Throat cancer

     • Levon Helm, singer and drummer for the Band, died on April 19th in New York of throat cancer. He was 71. “He passed away peacefully at 1:30 this afternoon surrounded by his friends and bandmates,” Helm’s longtime guitarist Larry Campbell tells Rolling Stone.
     www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/levon-helm-drummer-and-singer-of-the-band-dead-at-71-202155/

     Levon Helm, Drummer and Singer of the Band, Dead at 71

2. People also ask

   How did Levon Helm die?

   • Levon Helm, singer and drummer for the Band, died on April 19th in New York of throat cancer. He was 71. “He passed away peacefully at 1:30 this afternoon surrounded by his friends and bandmates,” Helm’s longtime guitarist Larry Campbell tells Rolling Stone. “All his friends were there, and it seemed like Levon was waiting for them.

   Levon Helm, Drummer and Singer of the Band, Dead at 71 | Rolling Stone

   www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/levon-helm-drummer-and-singer-of-the-band-dead-at-71-202155/

   See all results for this question

   How did Levon Helm start a band?

   • In his 1993 autobiography, This Wheel's on Fire: Levon Helm and the Story of the Band, Helm describes watching Williamson's drummer, James "Peck" Curtis, intently during a live performance in the early 1950s and later imitating this R&B drumming style. Helm established his first band, the Jungle Bush Beaters, while in high school.

   Levon Helm - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levon_Helm

   See all results for this question

   How did Levon Helm become famous?

   • After the show, Helm formed his own band, Levon Helm and the RCO All Stars, featuring fellow legends Dr. John, Steve Cropper, and Booker T. Jones, and recorded several solo albums. Helm also ventured into acting with an acclaimed role in 1980’s Coal Miner ‘ s Daughter, playing Loretta Lynn (Sissy Spacek’s) father.

   Levon Helm, Drummer and Singer of the Band, Dead at 71 | Rolling Stone

   www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/levon-helm-drummer-and-singer-of-the-band-dead-at-71-202155/

   See all results for this question

   Who is Levon Helm?

   • Levon Helm was born Mark Lavon Helm in Elaine, Arkansas, on May 26, 1940, the son of a cotton farmer. He told CNN that he was inspired by “the old traveling medicine tent shows” that would make the rounds in the South. “They had comedians and wine and music. Always a lot of music,” he said in 2010.

   Levon Helm, co-founder of The Band, dead at 71 - CNN

   www.cnn.com/2012/04/19/showbiz/obit-levon-helm/index.html

   See all results for this question

3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Levon_HelmLevon Helm - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Levon_Helm

   • Cached

   Disheartened by fans' negative response to Dylan's new sound, Helm left the group in the autumn of 1965 for what turned out to be a two-year layoff, being replaced by a range of touring drummers (most notably Mickey Jones) and Manuel, who began to double on the instrument.

4. www.nytimes.com › 2012/04/20 › artsLevon Helm, Drummer and Gravel-Throated Singer for the Band ...

   www.nytimes.com › 2012/04/20 › arts

   Apr 20, 2012 · Levon Helm, who helped to forge a deep-rooted American music as the drummer and singer for the Band, died on Thursday in Manhattan. He was 71 and lived in Woodstock, N.Y. His death, at...

   • Author: Jon Pareles

5. Videos

   • 

     5:41

     youtube.com

     Levon Helm, Ringo Starr and the 1989 All Starr Band "Up On Cripple Creek"

     21 Apr 2012

     525.4K views

   • 

     rollingstone.com

     Levon Helm, Drummer and Singer of the Band, Dead at 71

     19 Apr 2012

   • 

     7:27

     youtube.com

     Levon Helm Band Performs "Deep Elem Blues" with Bob Weir at Gathering of the Vibes 2011

     18 Apr 2012

     557.7K views

   View all

6. www.cnn.com › 2012/04/19 › showbizLevon Helm, co-founder of The Band, dead at 71 | CNN

   www.cnn.com › 2012/04/19 › showbiz

   • Cached

   Apr 19, 2012 · Levon Helm, the drummer, multi-instrumentalist and singer for The Band who kept the band’s heart for more than three decades, died “peacefully” Thursday afternoon, according to his record label,...

7. www.bbc.com › news › world-us-canada-17779551The Band's Levon Helm dies at 71 - BBC News

   www.bbc.com › news › world-us-canada-17779551

   • Cached

   Apr 20, 2012 · Levon Helm, singer and drummer for rock group The Band, has died of cancer at the age of 71. The folk-rock musician died at a New York hospital surrounded by friends and family, manager...

8. www.npr.org › sections › therecordLevon Helm, Drummer And Singer In The Band, Dies - NPR

   www.npr.org › sections › therecord

   Apr 19, 2012 · Levon Helm, a member of influential rock group The Band, died in New York City on Thursday. The drummer, singer and actor, who backed Bob Dylan as he turned away from folk toward a more...

9. www.today.com › popculture › levon-helm-longtimeLevon Helm, longtime drummer in The Band, dies at 71 - TODAY

   www.today.com › popculture › levon-helm-longtime

   • Cached

   Apr 19, 2012 · NEW YORK (Reuters) - Drummer Levon Helm, a longtime member of The Band, died on Thursday after a long battle with throat cancer. He was 71.