The Levon Helm Band performing "Ophelia" at the Newport Folk Festival in 2008. Helm's band included greats like Jimmy Vivino, Larry Campbell, Teresa Williams, Amy Helm and Howard Johnson. #LevonHelm #TheBand #NewportFolkFestival | The Band: A History

The Levon Helm Band performing "The Weight" live at the Newport Folk Festival on August 3, 2008. This unforgettable performance features Levon Helm along with a great lineup including Jimmy Vivino, Larry Campbell, Brian Mitchell, Amy Helm, Little Sammy Davis, Theresa Williams, Katherine Russell, Clark Gayton, Steven Bernstein, Eric Lawrence, Howard Johnson, Lincoln Schluyfur, Shawn Payton and guests Jake Shimabukuro, Gillian Welch, David Rawlings #LevonHelm #TheWeight #LivePerformance #FolkMusic

Remembering Levon Helm on what would have been his 82nd birthday. Levon was best known as drummer and singer for the musical group known as The Band. As well as being an accomplished drummer and singer, Levon was also an actor and starred in many movies Including Coal Miners Daughter, The Right Stuff and Shooter. Along with his main musical projects, Levon performed with Ringo Starr in his All-Starr Band. Did you ever get to see Levon Helm perform live? Here is a video of Levon explaining drummi

Levon Helm and The Levon Helm Band perform a rousing rendition of "The Battle Is Over (But The War Goes On)" for the Midnight Ramble Sessions Vol. 2 live DVD. The sessions were recorded at Levon Helm's studio in Woodstock, recorded live in January and November 2004 and March 2005. #LevonHelm #MidnightRamble #MusicHistory | The Band: A History