Drummer, guitarist, mandolin player, singer and actor Levon Helm, best known for his tenure with The Band, passed away earlier this afternoon after a long battle with throat cancer. He was 71.To read the rest of this obituary, please check out The Spectacle Blog.
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We lost one of the most respected and loved drummers and vocalists yesterday when Levon Helm passed away at the age of 71, after a long battle with cancer. Mark Lavon "Levon" Helm is best known as the drummer and sometimes lead voca... Read Post
The Band singer/drummer Levon Helm -- famous for hits like "The Weight" ("Take a load off Annie"...) -- has died after a long battle with throat cancer.Helm -- diagnosed with throat cancer in the late 90s -- passed away this afterno... Read Post
The singer and drummer for the Band died today in New York. Read Post