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, ...

Though Levon Helm appears aged and frail behind his drum kit, the 69-year-old still reigns from his (drum) throne. Despite a battle with throat cancer, he continues to fight — his last two albums, ...

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," ...