Levon Helm shares musical history and the influences that helped shape his signature style. Beginners learn a variety of basics: shuffles, eighth-note grooves, the rim shot, drum intros and fills ...

In commemoration of the 12th anniversary of Levon Helm's death, here are five songs by various artists featuring the Band drummer/singer, including tunes by Neil Young, Ringo Starr & more.

April 18 (Reuters) - Levon Helm, drummer and singer of root rock group The Band, left behind more than a lifetime of music when he died of cancer a year ago. Sign up here. The four-time Grammy ...

Levon Helm, who died in New York on April 19, age 71, from the cancer that he had been fighting for more than a decade, was one of the most celebrated rock drummers of the last 50 years. He ...

LEVON HELM: (Singing) Virgil Caine is the name, and I served on the Danville train till Stoneman's cavalry came and tore up the tracks again. In the winter of '65, we were hungry, just barely alive.

Levon Helm and the Levon Helm band perform during the Heros of Woodstock concert at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts in Bethel, N.Y., in this Aug. 15, 2009 file photo.

Leave Levon far behind Take a balloon and go sailing While Levon, Levon slowly dies When released, “Levon” went to No. 6 on the Canadian chart and peaked at No. 24 on the Billboard Hot 100.

On June 20 the Transparent Clinch Gallery will host an event centered around the life and legacy of Levon Helm. Author John Barry will be on hand to discuss his book Levon Helm: Rock, Roll ...