Levon Helm could seemingly do the impossible. He could drum expertly and sing at the same time. Helm was a wonder to behold, singing songs like “The Weight” with his rock group, The Band. Helm, who ...

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, the drummer and gritty-voiced singer with The Band, a revered rock group that recorded and collaborated with Bob Dylan and was one of the most influential music acts of the 1960s and '70s, ...

Levon Helm, former drummer and vocalist for the '60s and '70s rock group, The Band, recounts his early fame, his battle against throat cancer and his continuing solo career. In 1996, Helm was ...

Levon Helm, 71, the longtime drummer of The Band, is nearing the end of his battle with cancer, according to the New York Daily News. "Levon is in the final stages of his battle with cancer," read a ...

At 70, renowned country and rock icon Levon Helm can still kick some serious ass. Forever known for his drumming and vocal skills demonstrated in The Band, Helm’s career has surprisingly surged in ...

Levon Helm, singer and drummer for the Band, died on April 19 in New York of throat cancer. He was 71. "He passed away peacefully at 1:30 this afternoon surrounded by his friends and bandmates," ...

Levon Helm, the founding drummer of the Band who became a creative force in roots music and cherished Americana icon as a solo performer, died today at the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in ...

Levon Helm, singer and drummer for the Band, died on April 19 in New York of throat cancer. He was 71. "He passed away peacefully at 1:30 this afternoon surrounded by his friends and bandmates," ...