Levon Helm, Drummer And Singer With The Band, Dies At 71

Levon Helm's Arkansas-hewn voice and imaginative drumming helped make the Band — first known as Bob Dylan's backup band — into one of the most esteemed groups in pop music history.Levon Helm is most widely known for the songs he sang that found their way onto the pop charts during his long tenure as drummer and singer for the Band: "Up On Cripple Creek," "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" and "Don't Do It," earthy and infectious conglomerations of gospel, country, blues, folk and rock music.

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