Levon Helm, most well known as drummer & vocalist for The Band, was born on May 26, 1940.

The Band first became famous as Bob Dylan’s backing band in the mid 1960s.

In 1968 they releases their debut album Music from Big Pink which included “The Weight” (written by Robbie Robertson) and a version of Bob Dylan’s “I Shall Be Released.”

Watch Levon Helm playing drums & singing on “The Weight” from The Last Waltz:

Helm drumming & singing on “Up On Cripple Creek”

And on “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down”

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