Levon Helm

Overview

Known for
Acting
Gender
Other
Birthday
May 26, 1940 (85 years old)
Death date
Apr 19, 2012

Levon Helm

Known For

Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends
1h 55m
Movie 2021

Bob Dylan: Odds and Ends

Bob Dylan "Odds and Ends" is composed of archival interviews, promotional videos and documentary shorts. It tells the story of some of the most important moments in the legendary artist's career.

The Dancing Man of L.A.
0h 26m
Movie 2021

The Dancing Man of L.A.

One man dance party Howard Mordoh, a longtime fixture of the L.A. concert scene, copes with the canceled concerts and isolation of life during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band
1h 40m
Movie 2020

Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band

A confessional, cautionary, and occasionally humorous tale of Robbie Robertson's young life and the creation of one of the most enduring groups in the history of popular music, The Band.

Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl
1h 53m
Movie 2016

Loretta Lynn: Still a Mountain Girl

Explore the country legend's hard-fought road to stardom. From her Appalachian roots to the Oscar-winning biopic of her life, Coal Miner's Daughter, Loretta Lynn struggled to balance family and her music career and is still going strong after more than 50 years. The documentary premieres the same day Lynn's first new studio album in over 10 years is released.

Mavis!
1h 20m
Movie 2015

Mavis!

A look at the life and music of legendary singer and civil rights activist, Mavis Staples.

Bob Dylan & The Band: Down In The Flood
1h 54m
Movie 2012

Bob Dylan & The Band: Down In The Flood

In 1966 Bob Dylan began his first electric world tour. It was a landmark moment, both for Dylan and for the history of rock music, and it bitterly divided his audience.

Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm
1h 23m
Movie 2010

Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm

Starting with the image of a tour bus warming its engine in the stillness of an empty lot, this haunting, personal portrait of music legend Levon Helm evokes the mood of a lifetime spent on the road. Jacob Hatley's extraordinarily intimate documentary finds Helm, a founding member of The Band, at home in Woodstock in the midst of creating his first studio album in 25 years. The ultimate survivor, he's overcome drugs, bankruptcy, the bitter breakup of The Band and a bout of throat cancer -but then, as the rueful title indicates, he wasn't in it for his health

The Life and Hard Times of Guy Terrifico
1h 26m
Movie 2005

The Life and Hard Times of Guy Terrifico

A faux documentary about the rise and fall of fictional country singer Guy Terrifico, featuring some legendary real-life performers.

World Tour 1966: The Home Movies
1h 31m
Movie 2003

World Tour 1966: The Home Movies

With a set of drums and an 8mm color home movie camera, Mickey Jones toured the world in 1966 with Bob Dylan and The Band. He captured on film what became known as "The tour that changed Rock and Roll forever." The booing crowds, the scathing reviews, the stomping feet, the infamous catcall of "Judas!" ... all of this in response to Dylan trading in his acoustic folk guitar for an electric sound. Now, for the first time, drummer-turned-actor Mickey Jones (Sling Blade, Home Improvement), with the help of Director Joel Gilbert, chronicles the legendary 1966 Bob Dylan World Tour through his recently discovered home movies. The updated release includes new, exclusive full-length interviews with Charlie Daniels, Johnny Rivers, 1966 World Tour and Gaslight tapes sound man Richard Alderson, and new insights and revelations by Mickey Jones.

The Band - The Band Is Back
1h 27m
Movie 2003

The Band - The Band Is Back

For the first time since their farewell "The Last Waltz" concert seven years ago, THE BAND - Levon Helm, Rick Danko, Garth Hudson and Richard Manuel - are together again, live at Vancouver's Queen Elizsabet Theatere. TRACK LISTING: 1 Introduction, 2 Rag Mama Rag, 3 Up On Cripple Creek, 4 The Shape I'm In, 5 It Makes No Difference, 6 Milk Cow Boogie, 7 The Weight, 8 King Harvest, 9 Long Black Veil, 10 W.S. Walcott Medicine Show, 11 Mystery Train, 12 Ophelia, 13 Levon And Garth Jamming, 14 Java Blues, 15 Chest Fever, 16 Back To Memphis, 17 Blaze Of Glory, 18 Willie And The Hand Jive, 19 End Credits.

Biography

Mark Lavon "Levon" Helm (born May 26, 1940 - April 19, 2012), was an American rock multi-instrumentalist and actor. He achieved fame as the drummer and frequent lead and backing vocalist for The Band. He is known for his deeply soulful, country-accented voice, and creative drumming style highlighted on many of 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. In 2010, Electric Dirt, his 2009 follow-up to Dirt Farmer, won the first ever Grammy Award for Best Americana Album, an inaugural category in 2010. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

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