Levon Helm

Biography

Arkansas born drummer and singer Levon Helm (1940 to 2012) was the American heart of *The Band*, singing lead on 'The Weight', 'Up on Cripple Creek' and 'The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down' while playing drums and mandolin. He first played with *Ronnie Hawkins* from 1957 and later backed *Bob Dylan*. In later life, based in Woodstock, his Midnight Ramble concerts and the albums 'Dirt Farmer' and 'Electric Dirt' brought a celebrated second act.