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Marvell AR, United States (1940 – 2012)
Up On Cripple Creek”, “King Harvest”, “Ophelia” and “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down”.Early years
Helm was born in Marvell, Arkansas and began playing the guitar at the age of eight. Helm also played drums during his formative years and established his first band The Jungle Bush Beaters while in high school. He was influenced by the Grand Ole Opry and by R&B songs that he heard on radio station WLAC out of Nashville, Tennessee.
Helm became interested in rock and roll after attending an Elvis Presley concert. He moved from Arkansas to Memphis, Tennessee where he was influenced by Bo Diddley and Conway Twitty. At age 17 he was invited to join The Hawks, backing rockabilly singer Ronnie Hawkins. Soon after Helm joined The Hawks, they moved to Toronto where, in 1959, they signed with Roulette Records and released several singles, including a few hits.
In the early 1960s Helm and Hawkins recruited an all-Canadian lineup of musicians: guitarist Robbie Robertson, bassist Rick Danko, pianist Richard Manuel and organist Garth Hudson. In 1963, the band parted ways with Hawkins and started touring under the name Levon and The Hawks and later to the Canadian Squires before finally changing back to The Hawks.
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bernarducs
happy bday!
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kostka_mcneal
and he shall be Levon
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bygonerr
... our old honorable - friend - forever young
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darryl1976
RIP Levon Helm
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boscopud
Dear Levon. Glad I was blessed to know of you and your beautiful talent. Farewell and I hope you rest blissfully, sweetly now, dear old friend in music. ♥
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wendell3
Damn.
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dagfrode73
Thank you so much for everything your music has meant in my life!
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DeadKinks
Farewell, old friend. Wish we still had someone around who at least got close.
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hartung105
Thanks Levon. Rest easy.
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Headbanger62695
RIP Levon Helm
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balbanese1
RIP in Levon you will be missed....but the voice will live on 4 ever.
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RJ_mymusic
R.I.P. [2]
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emergingsynergy
http://youtu.be/4cnAfSsk2wc Nice conversation with Levon.....
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neverboughtit
don't want no sorrow for this old orphan boy, don't want no cryin only tears of joy
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alfapp
R.I.P. Levon ! .... and: thanks
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jjamavizca
We'll miss you, Levon!
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WLDB
So sad that he died. Amazing that he kept performing right up until the last couple weeks. I saw him once last summer. Really glad I went.
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RFE153
RIP
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r-iman
RIP
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pepganzo
RIP.
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