Levon Helm tended to make whatever song he sang his own. Here are four examples of his masterful interpretive skills.

When Mavis Staples thinks about her late friend Levon Helm, memories of her family flood into her mind. Decades ago, when Helm and Mavis’ sister Yvonne were regularly talking on the phone about a ...

The gradual return of Levon Helm to singing and performing since undergoing throat cancer surgery in 1998 had a tremendous payoff Sunday night (8/15) at the Greek Theater, where the Band’s drummer and ...

John Barry was working as a music writer for the Poughkeepsie Journal in October of 2004 when he first met Levon Helm, legendary drummer and vocalist for The Band. Barry received a call from Barbara O ...

This is Celia Hirschman with On the Beat for KCRW. Purity of spirit is one of the greatest ingredients of creative genius. And that's exactly what is captured in the new documentary about Levon Helm, ...

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, drummer and vocalist for legendary roots-rock outfit The Band, has died at age 71. The Associated Press archiveLevon Helm, a former member of The Band, was diagnosed with throat cancer in ...

Yesterday the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival announced Levon Helm this year's Jazz Fest. Today, Helm's family has Levon is in the final stages of his battle with cancer. Please send your prayers ...

Levon Helm of the Band died at 10:30 Eastern time this morning. He was an amazing drummer, and incredible singer, and also a very good actor (Coal Miner’s Daughter!) I’ve heard a great, hilarious ...

On June 20 the Transparent Clinch Gallery will host an event centered around the life and legacy of Levon Helm. Author John Barry will be on hand to discuss his book Levon Helm: Rock, Roll & ...

Mavis Staples and Levon Helm’s rendition of the 1967 Nina Simone song “I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free” has been released, along with a video featuring previously unseen footage of the two ...

Born in 1940, Levon Helm showed an early gift on the drums. Growing up on a cotton farm, music became his way out of a hard-labor life. Allison Murphy Editor's Note: Levon Helm died on Thursday, April ...