Country Stars Who Stand Up Against Cancer
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Levon Helm
The Weight Band, 'You're Never Too Old (to Rock 'n' Roll)'
The late Levon Helm co-wrote this track.
Levon Helm Grammy Tribute to Feature Zac Brown Band, Mumford & Sons
Zac Brown Band will join an all-star cast to pay tribute to music pioneer Levon Helm, during the live broadcast of the Grammy Awards on Sunday (Feb. 10). The Georgia-based band will be joined on stage by Elton John, Mumford & Sons, Brittany Howard of Alabama Shakes and Mavis Staples in a special performance directed by T-Bone Burnett.
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‘Austin City Limits’ Video Exclusive: the Mavericks & All-Star Tribute to Levon Helm
The iconic "Austin City Limits" show left the Lonestar state back in September, bound for Nashville's annual Americana Music Festival. The program's traveling cameras captured several spine-tingling performances inside Music City's famed Ryman Auditorium, which we'll see on this Saturday's (Nov...
Dierks Bentley, Eric Church to Play Levon Helm Benefit
LOS ANGELES -- Dierks Bentley, Eric Church, John Mayer, Gregg Allman and several other musicians are getting together to pay tribute to the late Levon Helm.
The "Love for Levon" benefit concert will be held Oct. 3 at the Izod Center in East Rutherford, N...
Glen Hansard, ‘Lucia’ Features the Late Levon Helm
One of the last things Levon Helm worked on before he died was a collaboration with Glen Hansard, which just may see the light of day soon.
Despite fighting cancer for the last decade and a half of his life, Helm never let his illness stifle his creativity...
Levon Helm Memorial Brings Fans to His Woodstock Home
WOODSTOCK, N.Y. (AP) - Friends and fans of Levon Helm are gathering at his Woodstock home to pay homage and say farewell to the legendary singer and drummer for The Band, who died of cancer last week.
Thursday's public memorial is being staged at the place where Helm held his Saturday night Midnight Ramble barn concerts in New York's Hudson Valley...
Levon Helm Dead: Drummer for The Band Dies at 71 After Long Battle With Cancer
AP Photo, Richard Drew
Levon Helm, the enigmatic drummer and baritone vocalist behind The Band has died at the age of 71 after a lengthy battle with cancer, the Times-Herald Record reports. Helm had been hospitalized at New York's Memorial Sloane-Kettering Cancer Center...
Loretta Lynn Saluted for 50 Fabulous Years in Music
It was 50 years ago that Loretta Lynn sang her way into America's heart with 'Honky Tonk Girl,' the first single by the soon-to-be country star. The now country music icon kicks off that 50th anniversary in a big way this weekend, when she receives a special GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award in an invitation-only ceremony in Los Angeles...