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Old 12-16-2009, 08:07 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by right-track View Post
He's a drummer...right?
I was under the impression he hung himself.
Or am I getting mixed up with someone else?
Allow me to answer this 3.5 year old question...with Wikipedia!

Mark Lavon Helm (born May 26, 1940), better known as Levon Helm, is an American rock musician and actor most famous as the drummer (and often vocalist) for the rock group The Band. Helm is known for his deeply soulful, country-style voice, and powerful drumming style highlighted on many of the The Band's recordings, such as "The Weight", "Up on Cripple Creek", "Ophelia" and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down". His 2007 comeback album Dirt Farmer earned the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album in February 2008, and in November of that year, Rolling Stone Magazine ranked him #91 in the list of The 100 Greatest Singers of All Time.

Sorry RT, I'm looking him up to prep for a review.
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