With songs like "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down," ''The Weight" and "Up on Cripple Creek," The Band fused rock, blues, folk and gospel to create a sound that seemed as authentically American as a ...

Levon Helm, formerly of The Band, is in the final stages of his long battle with cancer. (The Huffington Post) Helm, 71, was diagnosed with throat cancer in 1998 but he still continued to sing on ...

Levon Helm, 71, the longtime drummer of The Band, is nearing the end of his battle with cancer, according to the New York Daily News. "Levon is in the final stages of his battle with cancer," read a ...

WOODSTOCK, N.Y. (AP) — Levon Helm, a former member of The Band, is in the final stages of his long battle with cancer. A message posted Tuesday on the 71-year-old musician's website by his family says ...

According to a post on his official website, drummer Levon Helm of The Band "is in the final stages of his battle with cancer," and his family is asking for fans to send "your prayers and love to him ...

The voice is raspy but recognizable, reminiscent of a time when he played with a band so amazingly good, they were simply known as The Band. That was more than three decades ago, before the throat ...

Levon Helm, drummer and singer in The Band, died today after battling throat cancer, according to Rolling Stone. He was 71. "He passed away peacefully at 1:30 this afternoon surrounded by his friends ...

WOODSTOCK, N.Y. — Levon Helm, a former member of The Band, is in the final stages of his long battle with cancer. A message posted Tuesday on the 71-year-old musician's website by his family says ...

WOODSTOCK, N.Y. (AP) — Levon Helm, a former member of The Band, is in the final stages of his long battle with cancer. A message posted Tuesday on the 71-year-old musician's website by his family says ...

Levon Helm is in the final stages of a battle with cancer, his family have confirmed. Helm's wife Sandy and daughter Amy released a short statement on Tuesday (April 17) thanking fans for their ...