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Levon Helm Biography

Mark Lavon "Levon" Helm (May 26, 1940 – April 19, 2012) was an American musician and actor who achieved fame as the drummer and one of the vocalists for The Band. Helm was known for his deeply soulful, country-accented voice, multi-instrumental ability, and creative drumming style, highlighted on many of the Band's recordings, such as "The Weight", "Up on Cripple Creek", and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down".

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I played some Yamaha drums that I like a lot. And I like the Yamaha people a lot too. They've been really nice to me and The Band.

Band, Nice, People, Played, Yamaha

Drums just always sounded like the most fun part of that good music for me.

Drums, Fun, Good, Music, Part, Sounded

Forever Young, by Dylan, is one of my favorite songs.

Dylan, Forever, My Favorite, Song, Young

Those bad times are important. They give you a chance to practice, listen, take stock, have a life, get your feet back on the ground, and maybe you'll live to tell the story.

Back, Chance, Feet, Giving, Practice, Tell

If it doesn't come from your heart, music just doesn't work.

Come, Heart, Music, Work

Songs don't wear out. Good songs are good now. If they were a comfort during those hard times in the past, they'll be a comfort in today's age.

Comfort, Hard, Hard Times, Past, Song, Songs

If you give it good concentration, good energy, good heart and good performance, the song will play you.

Give, Heart, Performance, Play, Song

My dad and I played music. He teaches me a song or two every time I'm home.

Dad, Home, Music, Played, Song, Teaches

Conway Twitty was always our local hero while I was growing up. He had a series of good bands. I wanted to sit in, if Conway would let me. And he did a couple of times.

Couple, Growing Up, Hero, Sit, Times

The Jungle Bush Beaters didn't last too long as a group, but we had a pretty good time while we did.

Beaters, Bush, Groups, Jungle, Lasts, Long

The crowd is just as important as the group. It takes everything to make it work.

Crowds, Everything, Groups, Important, Takes, Work

I don't hear record companies coming up with any good ideas or suggestions. Historically, if it ain't their idea, it ain't no good, so you got that to contend with.

Contend, Idea, Ideas, Records, Suggestions

I never subscribe to the stay-at-home policy. I'm not sick of the road or sick of eating in good restaurants around the country. I like to travel.

Country, Home, Policy, Restaurants, Travel

I love horns, and the bigger the band, the better it sounds to my ear.

Band, Bigger, Horny, Sound, Sounds

By the time The Band did The Last Waltz, the chemistry had changed, and it wasn't a thrill anymore to live that studio kind of life.

Band, Lasts, Life, Thrill, Waltz

New York, it was an adult portion. It was an adult dose. So it took a couple of trips to get into it. You just go in the first time and you get your ass kicked and you take off. As soon as it heals up, you come back and you try it again. Eventually, you fall right in love with it.

Adult, Couple, Eventually, Fall, New York, Right

Good times don't last long sometimes.

Good, Good Times, Lasts, Long, Times

Most of our stuff was trial and error. You live with a tape recorder, you turn it on, you play the song and you listen to it.

Errors, Live, Play, Recorder, Song, Tape

When the second record came out, they started calling it The Band. I voted to call it The Crackers. I'm no fool.

Band, Calling, Crackers, Fool, Records, Voted

Drums usually seem to tune themselves.

Drums, Seems, Tune, Tunes, Usually

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