Latest Levon Helm News
SinéAd O’Connor Dismissed Ageing Rockers Including Roger Waters As ‘Old Farts’
Sinéad O’Connor thought ageing rockers including Roger Waters were “old farts”. The ‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ singer, found dead in London on 26 July aged 56, was one of a string of A-list guests who...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 01 August 2023
Levon Helm To Be Honoured With New York Road Name
Late rocker Levon Helm is to receive a permanent memorial in his adopted New York as officials move forward with plans to rename the road to Woodstock in his honour.The Band legend passed away last...
By WENN on 30 May 2013
Elton John To Play Tribute To Levon Helm
Sir Elton John and Mumford & Sons will pay tribute to The Band's Levon Helm at the Grammy Awards.An all star line up including T-Bone Burnett, Zac Brown, Mavis Staples, and Alabama Shakes' Brittany Howard...
By Bang Showbiz on 07 February 2013
Elton John To Perform Grammys Tribute To Levon Helm
Sir Elton John will remember his late pal Levon Helm at the Grammy Awards on Sunday (10Feb13) by performing one of the musician's tracks with Mumford & Sons.The Band rocker lost his battle with cancer...
By WENN on 06 February 2013
Jeffrey Dean Morgan Not Happy With His Levon Helm Tribute
Watchmen star Jeffrey Dean Morgan hopes fans of The Band don't turn on him when they hear his awful rendition of the late Levon Helm's signature turn The Weight in new movie Peace, Love &...
By WENN on 05 June 2012
Robert Pattinson Is With 'The Band'
Twilight star and teen heart-throb Robert Pattinson has reportedly signed up to star in a biopic about the rock group The Band, according to an interview the actor gave for French magazine les inRockuptibles. The...
By Lew Irwin on 26 May 2012
Bruce Springsteen Pays Tribute To Levon Helm At Concert
Bruce Springsteen paid a touching tribute to tragic The Band singer/drummer Levon Helm at a gig in his native New Jersey on Wednesday night (02May12) with a rendition of the late rocker's classic tune The...
By WENN on 03 May 2012
Levon Helm's Last Recording To Benefit Amnesty International
A previously unreleased Levon Helm song is set to hit stores to raise funds for Amnesty International.The track, called Toast to Freedom, was one of the last tunes the rock icon recorded before his death...
By WENN on 03 May 2012
Levon Helm To Be Buried Next To Bandmate Rick Danko
Rocker Levon Helm will be laid to rest next to late bandmate Rick Danko in a Woodstock, New York cemetery.A private funeral will be held on Friday (27Apr12) - a day after friends and fans...
By WENN on 26 April 2012
Levon Helm Memorial To Take Place At His New York Home
Friends and fans of late rocker Levon Helm have been invited to a public memorial service for the star at the home where he staged his Midnight Ramble concerts.The Band musician lost his battle with...
By WENN on 25 April 2012
John Fogerty Joins Black Keys For Helm Tribute At Coachella
John Fogerty surprised fans at Coachella over the weekend (20-22Apr12) by joining The Black Keys on stage for a tribute to late rocker Levon Helm.The group headlined the second weekend of the California music festival...
By WENN on 23 April 2012
Bob Dylan's Emotional Tribute To Levon Helm
Bob Dylan has paid an emotional tribute to his close pal Levon Helm following The Band star's death on Thursday (19Apr12).Drummer Helm lost his battle with throat cancer at the age of 71, prompting a...
By WENN on 20 April 2012
Sir Elton: 'Levon Helm With Live On Through My Son'
Sir Elton John is convinced he came up with the perfect tribute to Levon Helm by naming his son after The Band star.The Rocket Man immortalised the rocker in his track Levon and also named...
By WENN on 20 April 2012
Bragg & Slash Remember The Band Star Helm
Billy Bragg and Slash have added their tributes to rocker Levon Helm, who lost his battle with cancer on Thursday (19Apr12).The Band drummer fell ill last month (Mar12) and was forced to scrap a series...
By WENN on 20 April 2012
Rock Star Levon Helm Dies
The Band star Levon Helm has lost his battle with throat cancer.The much-loved rocker died on Thursday (19Apr12) in New York, aged 71. Helm's longtime guitarist pal Larry Campbell announced the sad news in a...
By WENN on 19 April 2012
The Band's Levon Helm Dies
Musician Levon Helm has died. The singer and drummer with influential US group The Band - who famously backed Bob Dylan in the 60s - passed away today (19.04.12), two days after his family announced...
By Bang Showbiz on 19 April 2012
Robbie Robertson Reunites With Helm On His Deathbed
The Band star Robbie Robertson put aside a 35-year feud with estranged bandmate Levon Helm on Sunday (15Apr12) and visited his old bandmate in hospital as the drummer battles the final stages of cancer.Helm's wife...
By WENN on 18 April 2012
The Band Singer Levon Helm In Final Stages Of Cancer Battle
Levon Helm is sadly in the final stages of his battle with cancer, his wife making the news public via an open letter posted on the legend's site. Helm of course is known for his...
By WENN on 18 April 2012
Levon Helm In 'Final Stages' Of Cancer Battle
Fans of The Band star Levon Helm have been asked to pray for the rocker as he struggles through the "final stages" of his cancer battle.According to a post on his website, Helm is close...
By WENN on 17 April 2012
Levon Helm Loses Song Rights To The Weight
The Band rocker Levon Helm has lost the rights to his signature song The Weight.The singer and drummer filed a lawsuit against bosses at advertising agency Bbdo Worldwide back in 2004, alleging executives used his...
By WENN on 02 March 2012
Bob Dylan And Jack White's Hank Williams Tribute
Bob Dylan, Jack White and Norah Jones have recorded previously unreleased Hank Williams songs.The tracks -inspired by song ideas and lyrics in notebooks left behind in a leather briefcase by the country artist after his...
By Bang Showbiz on 04 August 2011
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