Levon Helm
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| - | :''[[2012]], [[notable deaths]]'' | + | '''Mark Lavon "Levon" Helm''' (May 26, 1940 – April 19, 2012) was an [[United States|American]] [[rock and roll|rock]] [[multi-instrumentalist]] and actor who achieved fame as the [[drummer]] and frequent lead and backing vocalist for [[The Band]]. |
| - | *[[Levon Helm]], 71, American musician ([[The Band]]) and actor (''[[Coal Miner's Daughter]]''), throat cancer. | + | |
| + | ==Acting career== | ||
| + | In addition to his work as musician, Helm also acted in several dramatic films after the breakup of The Band. His first acting role was the 1980 film ''[[Coal Miner's Daughter]]'' in which he portrayed [[Loretta Lynn]]'s father. | ||
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| + | ===Filmography=== | ||
| + | * ''[[The Last Waltz]]'' (1978) | ||
| + | * ''[[Coal Miner's Daughter]]'' (1980) | ||
| + | * ''[[The Right Stuff (film)|The Right Stuff]]'' (1983) | ||
| + | * ''[[The Dollmaker]]'' (1984) | ||
| + | * ''[[Smooth Talk]]'' (1985) | ||
| + | * ''[[End of the Line (1987 film)|End of the Line]]'' (1987) | ||
| + | * ''[[Staying Together (film)|Staying Together]] (1989) | ||
| + | * ''[[Feeling Minnesota]]'' (1996) | ||
| + | * ''[[Fire Down Below (1997 film)|Fire Down Below]]'' (1997) | ||
| + | * ''[[The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada]]'' (2005) | ||
| + | * ''[[Shooter (film)|Shooter]] (2007) | ||
| + | * ''[[In the Electric Mist]]'' (2009) | ||
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| + | ==Discography== | ||
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| + | ===With The Band=== | ||
| + | *1968 ''[[Music from Big Pink]]'' | ||
| + | *1969 ''[[The Band (album)|The Band]]'' | ||
| + | *1970 ''[[Stage Fright (album)|Stage Fright]]'' | ||
| + | *1971 ''[[Cahoots (album)|Cahoots]]'' | ||
| + | *1972 ''[[Rock of Ages (album)|Rock of Ages]]'' (live concert album) | ||
| + | *1973 ''[[Moondog Matinee]]'' | ||
| + | *1974 ''[[Planet Waves]]'' (with Bob Dylan) | ||
| + | *1974 ''[[Before the Flood]]'' (live album with Bob Dylan) | ||
| + | *1975 ''[[Northern Lights - Southern Cross]]'' | ||
| + | *1975 ''[[The Basement Tapes]]'' (with Bob Dylan) | ||
| + | *1977 ''[[Islands (The Band album)|Islands]]'' | ||
| + | *1978 ''[[The Last Waltz]]'' (live concert album with additional studio material) | ||
| + | *1993 ''[[Jericho (album)|Jericho]]'' | ||
| + | *1996 ''[[High on the Hog (The Band album)|High on the Hog]]'' | ||
| + | *1998 ''[[Jubilation (The Band album)|Jubilation]]'' | ||
| + | ===Solo and other works=== | ||
| + | *1977 ''[[Levon Helm & the RCO All-Stars]]'' ([[ABC Records|ABC]]) U.S. #142 | ||
| + | *1978 ''Levon Helm'' (ABC) U.S. #206 | ||
| + | *1980 ''[[American Son (album)|American Son]]'' ([[MCA Records|MCA]]) | ||
| + | *1982 ''Levon Helm'' ([[Capitol Records|Capitol]]) | ||
| + | *1999 ''The Ties That Bind'' ([[Raven Records]]) | ||
| + | *2000 ''Souvenir, Vol. 1'' ([[Breeze Hill Records|Breeze Hill]]) – Levon Helm & The Crowmatix | ||
| + | *2005 ''Midnight Ramble Sessions Volume I'' | ||
| + | *2005 ''Midnight Ramble Sessions Volume II'' | ||
| + | *2006 ''Levon Helm & the RCO All Stars Live'' (Levon Helm Studios) | ||
| + | *2007 ''[[Dirt Farmer]]'' ([[Vanguard Records|Vanguard]]), U.S. #102 | ||
| + | *2009 ''[[Electric Dirt]]'' (Dirt Farmer Music), U.S. #36 | ||
| + | *2011 ''[[Ramble at the Ryman]]'' (Vanguard) | ||
| + | *2011 ''[[The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams]]'' ([[Columbia Records|Columbia]]) | ||
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Mark Lavon "Levon" Helm (May 26, 1940 – April 19, 2012) was an American rock multi-instrumentalist and actor who achieved fame as the drummer and frequent lead and backing vocalist for The Band.
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Acting career
In addition to his work as musician, Helm also acted in several dramatic films after the breakup of The Band. His first acting role was the 1980 film Coal Miner's Daughter in which he portrayed Loretta Lynn's father.
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Filmography
- The Last Waltz (1978)
- Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
- The Right Stuff (1983)
- The Dollmaker (1984)
- Smooth Talk (1985)
- End of the Line (1987)
- Staying Together (1989)
- Feeling Minnesota (1996)
- Fire Down Below (1997)
- The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada (2005)
- Shooter (2007)
- In the Electric Mist (2009)
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Discography
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With The Band
- 1968 Music from Big Pink
- 1969 The Band
- 1970 Stage Fright
- 1971 Cahoots
- 1972 Rock of Ages (live concert album)
- 1973 Moondog Matinee
- 1974 Planet Waves (with Bob Dylan)
- 1974 Before the Flood (live album with Bob Dylan)
- 1975 Northern Lights - Southern Cross
- 1975 The Basement Tapes (with Bob Dylan)
- 1977 Islands
- 1978 The Last Waltz (live concert album with additional studio material)
- 1993 Jericho
- 1996 High on the Hog
- 1998 Jubilation
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Solo and other works
- 1977 Levon Helm & the RCO All-Stars (ABC) U.S. #142
- 1978 Levon Helm (ABC) U.S. #206
- 1980 American Son (MCA)
- 1982 Levon Helm (Capitol)
- 1999 The Ties That Bind (Raven Records)
- 2000 Souvenir, Vol. 1 (Breeze Hill) – Levon Helm & The Crowmatix
- 2005 Midnight Ramble Sessions Volume I
- 2005 Midnight Ramble Sessions Volume II
- 2006 Levon Helm & the RCO All Stars Live (Levon Helm Studios)
- 2007 Dirt Farmer (Vanguard), U.S. #102
- 2009 Electric Dirt (Dirt Farmer Music), U.S. #36
- 2011 Ramble at the Ryman (Vanguard)
- 2011 The Lost Notebooks of Hank Williams (Columbia)
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