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Biography
Early years
Helm was born in Marvell, Arkansas, and grew up in Turkey Scratch, a hamlet west of Helena, Arkansas, the son of Nell and Diamond Helm, who were cotton farmers and also great lovers of music who encouraged their children to play and sing. Young Lavon (as he was christened) began playing the guitar at the age of eight and also played drums during his formative years. He saw Bill Monroe & his Blue Grass Boys at the age of six and decided right then to become a musician.
Arkansas in the 1940’s and 50’s was at the confluence of a variety of musical styles — blues, country and R&B — that later became know as rock and roll. Helm was influenced by all these styles listening to the Grand Ole Opry on radio station WSM and R&B on radio station WLAC out of Nashville, Tennessee. He also saw travelling shows such as F.S. Walcott’s Rabbit’s Foot Minstrels that featured top African-American artists of the time.
Another early influence on Helm was the work of blues harmonica, guitarist and singer Sonny Boy Williamson II, aka “Rice Miller,” who played blues and early R&B on the King Biscuit Time radio show on KFFA in Helena and performed regularly in Marvell with blues guitarist Robert Jr. Lockwood. In his 1993 autobiography, This Wheel’s on Fire - Levon Helm and the Story of The Band, Helm describes watching Williamson’s drummer, James “Peck” Curtis, intently during a live performance in the early 1950s and later imitating this R&B drumming style. Helm established his first band, The Jungle Bush Beaters, while in high school.
Early years
Helm was born in Marvell, Arkansas, and grew up in Turkey Scratch, a hamlet west of Helena, Arkansas, the son of Nell and Diamond Helm, who were cotton farmers and also great lovers of music who encouraged their children to play and sing. Young Lavon (as he was christened) began playing the guitar at the age of eight and also played drums during his formative years. He saw Bill Monroe & his Blue Grass Boys at the age of six and decided right then to become a musician.
Arkansas in the 1940’s and 50’s was at the confluence of a variety of musical styles — blues, country and R&B — that later became know as rock and roll. Helm was influenced by all these styles listening to the Grand Ole Opry on radio station WSM and R&B on radio station WLAC out of Nashville, Tennessee. He also saw travelling shows such as F.S. Walcott’s Rabbit’s Foot Minstrels that featured top African-American artists of the time.
Another early influence on Helm was the work of blues harmonica, guitarist and singer Sonny Boy Williamson II, aka “Rice Miller,” who played blues and early R&B on the King Biscuit Time radio show on KFFA in Helena and performed regularly in Marvell with blues guitarist Robert Jr. Lockwood. In his 1993 autobiography, This Wheel’s on Fire - Levon Helm and the Story of The Band, Helm describes watching Williamson’s drummer, James “Peck” Curtis, intently during a live performance in the early 1950s and later imitating this R&B drumming style. Helm established his first band, The Jungle Bush Beaters, while in high school.
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Caixa de mensagens
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blevon escreveu:
He is just the best drummer ever. The Band is the best band ever. Nice :-)
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travelin_man escreveu:
levon helm! poor old dirt farmer. essential crazy old guy. love it.
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Drewwww escreveu:
Growing Trade is so achingly, strollingly beautiful.
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BackRoots escreveu:
Levon is the best. His music keeps me going
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A-W-A-X escreveu:
"Electric Dirt" is a stunning record. "Heaven's Pearls" is fantastic.
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Saveall escreveu:
I'm liking Electric Dirt more than both the new Wilco and Son Volt..........
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Marcellinha1202 escreveu:
JUST LOVE....HIM!!! AND I AM FROM BRAZIL... THE BESTTT
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girlsontop escreveu:
i just got into levon and i love his sound! i wish he would play in mississippi.
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MrMcCashew escreveu:
levon... is surely a good man.
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knivesoutbaby escreveu:
Fucking killed it at Late Night with Conan.
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jrmybwedding escreveu:
when I was a kid, we always made fun of singing drummers...I think it's still true that usually they suck, but Levon is the exception that proves the rule. Also, American Son is great.
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Yoknapatawpha1 escreveu:
over Scrabble, three buds and I were discussing the greatest drummers that also sang lead or could have been confused as lead singers... We agreed there were few greats but we all agreed that Levon was the best. Haven´t heard Dirt Farmer yet, but will listen now. Thanks for tuning me into the new stuff!
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crinolineskies escreveu:
Oh, Dirt Farmer, you crazy awesome album you.
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mmmae escreveu:
Levon Helm, you are adorable.
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slatibartfas escreveu:
thank You.... Mister Helm...
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J00stans escreveu:
ramble on the road was awesome at bonnaroo
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coffeebee escreveu:
Check out this cartoon: http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/7f4efd6627. Hayes Carll is a great new songwriter on the road with the Old 97's. His new album, "Trouble in Mind," has been at #1 at Americana radio for three weeks and he got a 3 1/2 star review in people magazine. http://www.hayescarll.com/#/press.aspx
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caro_g escreveu:
robert levon been of Black Rebel Motorcycle Club was named after helm, how cool is that!
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jerdacuttupman escreveu:
Also, all the songs are written by Paul Kennerly, who wrote Got Me a Woman and A Train Robbery on the new album.
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jerdacuttupman escreveu:
I suggest you put some tracks from the Confederate Tales album in your playlists. The Johnny Cash track The Death of me is actually a kind of duett with Levon. And Levon's One more shot is the song that Rick Danko, Anderson and Fjeld recorded a great version of on their first album.
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