http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5476&rws=%2Flevon-helm%2Fdiscography.rssAs the drummer of The Band -- and Dylan's first electric band -- Levon Helm played a significant role in American rock history. But too often overlooked is Helm's contribution as a songwriter and singer, which has yielded canonical slices of Americana like "The Weight" and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down." Helm was born in Marvell, AK, where he started playing guitar along to Nashville country station WLAC as a boy. He moved to Memphis as a young man where he was enlisted as the drummer of The Hawks, the backing group of early rock singer Ronnie Hawkins. Hawkins and Helm moved to Toronto where they recruited the rest of what would be The Band. The Band backed Dylan in the mid-60s, though Helm's time with Dylan was short; the negative reaction to Dylan's electric venture disheartened Helm so much that he quit the band and moved back to Arkansas, where he worked on an oil rig. When he rejoined The Band some years later, they were working on their masterpiece, <i>Music From Big Pink</i>, a record on which Helm's drumming, singing and (often uncredited) songwriting was essential. After the group disbanded in 1976, Helm cultivated an acting career, earning his biggest role in <i>Cole Miner's Daughter</i>, and continued playing with sundry Band-related projects. Helm was diagnosed with throat cancer in the '90s, though he continued performing with his daughter, Amy, and hosting a famous "Midnight Ramble" series of concerts in his Woodstock barn. After struggling with cancer for a number of years, Helm was able to sing again in the early '00s. He released <i>Dirt Farmer</i>, his first solo record in some 25 years, in 2007. - Nate CavalieriAmericanaen720Tue, 29 Dec 2009 00:43:13 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5476&rws=%2Flevon-helm%2Fdiscography.rss As the drummer of The Band -- and Dylan's first electric band -- Levon Helm played a significant role in American rock history. But too often overlooked is Helm's contribution as a songwriter and singer, which has yielded canonical slices of Americana like "The Weight" and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down." Helm was born in Marvell, AK, where he started playing guitar along to Nashville country station WLAC as a boy. He moved to Memphis as a young man where he was enlisted as the drummer of The Hawks, the backing group of early rock singer Ronnie Hawkins. Hawkins and Helm moved to Toronto where they recruited the rest of what would be The Band. The Band backed Dylan in the mid-60s, though Helm's time with Dylan was short; the negative reaction to Dylan's electric venture disheartened Helm so much that he quit the band and moved back to Arkansas, where he worked on an oil rig. When he rejoined The Band some years later, they were working on their masterpiece, <i>Music From Big Pink</i>, a record on which Helm's drumming, singing and (often uncredited) songwriting was essential. After the group disbanded in 1976, Helm cultivated an acting career, earning his biggest role in <i>Cole Miner's Daughter</i>, and continued playing with sundry Band-related projects. Helm was diagnosed with throat cancer in the '90s, though he continued performing with his daughter, Amy, and hosting a famous "Midnight Ramble" series of concerts in his Woodstock barn. After struggling with cancer for a number of years, Helm was able to sing again in the early '00s. He released <i>Dirt Farmer</i>, his first solo record in some 25 years, in 2007. - Nate Cavalieri http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.30584987&rws=%2Flevon-helm%2Fdiscography.rss Americana Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0800 Levon Helm Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.30584987 alb.30584987 Levon Helm art.5476 9.99 Levon Helm alb.30584987 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/8/5/0/1830584_170x170.jpg 2009-11-10 00:00:00.0 null true false main-release http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.30584987&rws=%2Flevon-helm%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.30584987&variant=data&rws=%2Flevon-helm%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.28882375&rws=%2Flevon-helm%2Fdiscography.rss Americana Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Levon Helm Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.28882375 alb.28882375 Levon Helm art.5476 9.99 Electric Dirt alb.28882375 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/2/7/7/1717722_170x170.jpg 2009-06-30 00:00:00.0 2009-06-30 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.28882375&rws=%2Flevon-helm%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.28882375&variant=data&rws=%2Flevon-helm%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.16604458&rws=%2Flevon-helm%2Fdiscography.rss Americana Tue, 30 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Levon Helm Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.16604458 alb.16604458 Levon Helm art.5476 9.99 Dirt Farmer alb.16604458 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/1/7/6/1116718_170x170.jpg 2007-10-30 00:00:00.0 2007-10-30 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.16604458&rws=%2Flevon-helm%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.16604458&variant=data&rws=%2Flevon-helm%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.9663042&rws=%2Flevon-helm%2Fdiscography.rss Americana Tue, 18 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Levon Helm Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.9663042 alb.9663042 Levon Helm art.5476 7.99 Live At The Palladium In Nyc, New Years '77 alb.9663042 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/2/6/9/7/1727962_170x170.jpg 2006-04-18 00:00:00.0 2006-04-18 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.9663042&rws=%2Flevon-helm%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.9663042&variant=data&rws=%2Flevon-helm%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.9276220&rws=%2Flevon-helm%2Fdiscography.rss Americana Tue, 21 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0800 Levon Helm Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.9276220 alb.9276220 Levon Helm art.5476 6.99 The Midnight Ramble Sessions Volume 2 alb.9276220 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/6/9/7/1727961_170x170.jpg 2006-02-21 00:00:00.0 2006-02-21 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.9276220&rws=%2Flevon-helm%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.9276220&variant=data&rws=%2Flevon-helm%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.9276215&rws=%2Flevon-helm%2Fdiscography.rss Americana Tue, 21 Feb 2006 00:00:00 -0800 Levon Helm Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.9276215 alb.9276215 Levon Helm art.5476 7.99 The Midnight Ramble Sessions Volume 1 alb.9276215 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/6/9/7/1727960_170x170.jpg 2006-02-21 00:00:00.0 2006-02-21 00:00:00.0 true false main-release http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.9276215&rws=%2Flevon-helm%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.9276215&variant=data&rws=%2Flevon-helm%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.146629&rws=%2Flevon-helm%2Fdiscography.rss Americana Thu, 10 Sep 1998 00:00:00 -0700 Levon Helm Discography on Rhapsody Online alb.146629 alb.146629 Levon Helm art.5476 8.99 Souvenir Vol. 1 alb.146629 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/0/4/4/6/1326440_170x170.jpg 1998-09-10 00:00:00.0 1998-09-10 00:00:00.0 true false single http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.146629&rws=%2Flevon-helm%2Fdiscography.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=alb.146629&variant=data&rws=%2Flevon-helm%2Fdiscography.rss