Levon Helm

Aliases: Levon and The Hawks
The Levon Helm Band
Levon Helm Band
Levon Helm and The RCO All-Stars
Real name: Mark Lavon Helm
Born: May 26, 1940
Died: April 19, 2012
Country: United States
IPI: 00034423313 3 works
00040388100 3 works
Affiliation: ASCAP
Comments: Rock multi-instrumentalist and vocalist, best known for his role as drummer and one of the singers in The Band.
Member of: The Band Drums, vocals
Family: Amy Helm Daughter
Libby Titus Romantic partner (1969-1978)
Related: Ronnie Hawkins Drums in The Hawks (1958-1963)
Brian Mitchell

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Originals

Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
Ain't No Way to Forget You	Levon Helm	September 20, 1978	Kate Taylor
Audience for My Pain	Levon Helm	September 20, 1978	(3 artists)
Blues So Bad	Levon Helm and The RCO All-Stars	1977	(3 artists)
China Girl	Levon Helm	October 1980	John Cougar
Hurricane	Levon Helm	October 1980	(4 artists)
I Came Here to Party	Levon Helm	September 20, 1978	(3 artists)
One More Shot	Levon Helm	1980	(3 artists)
The Stones I Throw	Levon and The Hawks	March 1965	(5 artists)
Violet Eyes	Levon Helm	October 1980	Tom Kimmel

Covers by Levon Helm

Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
300 Lbs	Levon Helm & The Crowmatix	1998	Howlin' Wolf
A Certain Girl	The Levon Helm Band	June 30, 2014	Ernie K-Doe
Ain't That Good News	The Levon Helm Band	June 30, 2014	(unknown), Sam Cooke
A Mood I Was in	Levon Helm and The RCO All-Stars	1977	Bobby Bridger
Anna Lee	Levon Helm	October 30, 2007	Laurelyn Dossett & Riley Baugus
Anna Lee	Levon Helm featuring Amy Helm and Teresa Williams	2009	Laurelyn Dossett & Riley Baugus
Baby Scratch My Back	Levon Helm featuring Little Sammy Davis	2009	Slim Harpo
Back to Memphis	Levon Helm	2009	Chuck Berry
Blue Moon of Kentucky	Levon Helm	March 7, 1980	Bill Monroe and His Bluegrass Boys
Boom, Boom, Out Go the Lights	Levon Helm featuring Little Sammy Davis	2005	Little Walter
Chest Fever	Levon Helm featuring Larry Campbell	2009	The Band
Dance Me Down Easy	Levon Helm	October 1980	Irma Thomas
Deep Elem Blues	Levon Helm	2009	The Georgia Crackers, Lone Star Cowboys
Drivin' Wheel	The Levon Helm Band	June 30, 2014	The Honey Dripper
Evangeline	Levon Helm featuring Sheryl Crow	2009	The Band with Emmylou Harris
Even a Fool Would Let Go	Levon Helm	1982	Gayle McCormick
False Hearted Lover Blues	Levon Helm	October 30, 2007	Dock Boggs acc. by Emry Arthur
Farther Along	Mavis Staples ⦁ Levon Helm (Mavis Staples, Levon Helm)	May 20, 2022	Unverified
Feeling Good	Levon Helm	October 30, 2007	J.B. Lenoir
Get Out Your Big Roll Daddy	Levon Helm	1982	Shortlist
God Don't Never Change	The Levon Helm Band	June 30, 2014	Blind Willie Johnson
Golden Bird	Levon Helm	June 30, 2009	Happy Traum
Got Me a Woman	Levon Helm	October 30, 2007	John Anderson
Havana Moon	Levon Helm and The RCO All-Stars	1977	Chuck Berry
I'm a Jealous Man	The Levon Helm Band	June 30, 2014	A.C. Reed & His Spark Plugs
I've Just Seen the Rock of Ages	The Holmes Brothers feat. Levon Helm	January 16, 2007	Larry Sparks and The Lonesome Ramblers
I Wish I Knew (How It Would Feel to Be Free)	Levon Helm	June 30, 2009	Billy Taylor Trio, Mieko Hirota - Billy Taylor Trio
I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free	Mavis Staples ⦁ Levon Helm (Mavis Staples, Levon Helm)	May 20, 2022	Unverified
Java Blues	Levon Helm & The Crowmatix	1998	Rick Danko
Kingfish	Levon Helm	June 30, 2009	Randy Newman
Lean on Me	Levon Helm	1989	Unverified
Life Is a Carnival	Allen Toussaint with the Levon Helm Band and Jaimoe	March 19, 2013	The Band
Milk Cow Boogie	Levon Helm and The RCO All-Stars	1977	Kokomo Arnold
Milk Cow Boogie	Levon Helm & The Crowmatix	1998	Kokomo Arnold
Money	Levon Helm	1982	Barrett Strong
Move Along Train	Levon Helm	June 30, 2009	The Staple Singers
Move Along Train	Mavis Staples with the Levon Helm Band	March 19, 2013	The Staple Singers
Move Along Train	Mavis Staples ⦁ Levon Helm (Mavis Staples, Levon Helm)	May 20, 2022	Unverified
No Depression in Heaven	Levon Helm featuring Sheryl Crow	2009	The Carter Family
Ophelia	Levon Helm	2009	The Band
Play Something Sweet	Levon Helm	September 20, 1978	Sylvester and The Hot Band
Poor Old Dirt Farmer	Levon Helm	October 30, 2007	Strange Creek Singers
Rag Mama Rag	Levon Helm & The Crowmatix	1998	The Band
Rain Down Tears	Levon Helm and The RCO All-Stars	1977	Hank Ballard and The Midnighters
Shake Your Money Maker	The Levon Helm Band	June 30, 2014	Elmore James
Simple Twist of Fate	The Levon Helm Band	June 30, 2014	Bob Dylan
Single Girl, Married Girl	Levon Helm	October 30, 2007	Kelly Harrell, The Carter Family
Sing, Sing, Sing (Let's Make a Better World)	Levon Helm and The RCO All-Stars	1977	Dr. John
Soulful Wind	Guy Davis and Levon Helm	September 25, 2001	Nick Lowe
Stagger Lee	The Levon Helm Band	June 30, 2014	Waring's Pennsylvanians, Lloyd Price with Don Costa Orchestra
Stuff You Gotta Watch	Levon Helm	June 30, 2009	Buddy Johnson and His Orchestra - Vocal Chorus by Ella Johnson, Muddy Waters
Sweet Johanna	Levon Helm	September 20, 1978	Stefan
Take Me to the River	Levon Helm	September 20, 1978	Al Green
Tennessee Jed	Levon Helm	June 30, 2009	Grateful Dead
That's Alright	Levon Helm & The Crowmatix	1998	Little Walter J. - Othum Brown, Jimmy Rogers and His Trio
The Beautiful Lie	The Levon Helm Band	June 30, 2014	The Amazing Rhythm Aces
The Blind Child	Levon Helm	October 30, 2007	Lester McFarland and Robert A. Gardner
The Mountain	Levon Helm	October 30, 2007	Steve Earle and The Del McCoury Band
The Same Thing	The Levon Helm Band	June 30, 2014	Muddy Waters
The Shape I'm In	Levon Helm featuring Brian Mitchell	2009	The Band
The Weight	Levon Helm featuring John Hiatt	2009	The Band
The Weight	Mavis Staples ⦁ Levon Helm (Mavis Staples, Levon Helm)	May 20, 2022	Unverified
This Is My Country	Mavis Staples ⦁ Levon Helm (Mavis Staples, Levon Helm)	May 20, 2022	Unverified
This May Be the Last Time	Mavis Staples ⦁ Levon Helm (Mavis Staples, Levon Helm)	May 20, 2022	Unverified
This Wheel's on Fire	The Levon Helm Band with Shawn Pelton	March 19, 2013	Bob Dylan & The Band
Trouble in Mind	Mavis Staples ⦁ Levon Helm (Mavis Staples, Levon Helm)	May 20, 2022	Unverified
Turn Around	The Levon Helm Band	June 30, 2014	Carl Perkins [US1]
Watermelon Time in Georgia	Levon Helm	October 1980	Vernon Oxford
What Kind of Man Are You	The Levon Helm Band	2005	Unverified
When I Paint My Masterpiece	John Prine and Garth Hudson with the Levon Helm Band and Joan Osborne	March 19, 2013	The Band REL, Bob Dylan REC
White Dove	Levon Helm	June 30, 2009	The Stanley Brothers and The Clinch Mountain Boys
Wide River to Cross	Levon Helm	October 30, 2007	Buddy Miller
Wide River to Cross	Levon Helm featuring Buddy Miller	2009	Buddy Miller
Wide River to Cross	Mavis Staples ⦁ Levon Helm (Mavis Staples, Levon Helm)	May 20, 2022	Unverified
Willie and the Hand Jive	Levon Helm	1982	The Johnny Otis Show
Will the Circle Be Unbroken	Nitty Gritty Dirt Band with Johnny Cash/Roy Acuff/Rick Scaggs/Levon Helm	May 1, 1989	William McEwan, Carter Family
You Better Move On	Levon Helm	September 16, 2008	Arthur Alexander
You Can't Lose What You Ain't Never Had	Levon Helm	June 30, 2009	Muddy Waters
You Can't Win 'Em All	Levon Helm	1982	(unknown)
You Got to Move	Mavis Staples ⦁ Levon Helm (Mavis Staples, Levon Helm)	May 20, 2022	Unverified
You Got to Serve Somebody	Mavis Staples ⦁ Levon Helm (Mavis Staples, Levon Helm)	May 20, 2022	Unverified

Songs written by Levon Helm

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
Baby Jean	Ronnie Hawkins, Jacqueline Magill, Levon Helm	Ronnie Hawkins & The Hawks	January 1960	Unverified
Blues So Bad	Henry Glover, Levon Helm	Levon Helm and The RCO All-Stars	1977	Covered by (3 artists)
Don't Wait	Levon Helm, Kevin Doherty	The Band	1998	Covered by Professor Louie & The Crowmatix with The Rock of Ages Horns
Jemima Surrender	Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm	The Band	September 22, 1969	Covered by (5 artists)
Life Is a Carnival	Robbie Robertson, Rick Danko, Levon Helm	The Band	September 1971	Covered by (10 artists)
Move to Japan	John Simon [US1], Levon Helm, Joseph Flood, Stan Szelest	The Band	1993	Covered by The Trews
Strawberry Wine	Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm	The Band	August 17, 1970	Covered by Jesse "Ed" Davis

Releases

Albums

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
American Son	Levon Helm	October 1980	MCA Records
Dirt Farmer	Levon Helm	October 30, 2007	Vanguard
Electric Dirt	Levon Helm	June 30, 2009	Dirt Farmer Music
It's Showtime - The Midnight Ramble Sessions Vol. 3	The Levon Helm Band	June 30, 2014	Vanguard
Levon Helm	Levon Helm	1982	Capitol Records
Levon Helm	Levon Helm	September 20, 1978	ABC Records [US]
Levon Helm and The RCO All-Stars	Levon Helm and The RCO All-Stars	1977	ABC Records [US]
Souvenir Vol. 1	Levon Helm & The Crowmatix	1998	Woodstock Records
The Midnight Ramble Sessions Volume One	Levon Helm Band	2005	(self-released)

Singles

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	The Stones I Throw	Levon and The Hawks	March 1965	Atco Records

Videos

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	Ramble at The Ryman	Levon Helm	2009	Vanguard

Performances also appear on

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Coal Miner's Daughter - Original Motion Picture Soundtrack	various artists	March 7, 1980	MCA Records
Labour of Love - The Music of Nick Lowe	various artists	September 25, 2001	Telarc
Love for Levon - A Benefit to Save the Barn	various artists	March 19, 2013	Time Life Music
State of Grace	The Holmes Brothers	January 16, 2007	Alligator Records [US]
The Imus Ranch Record	various artists	September 16, 2008	New West Records
The Legend of Jesse James	various artists	1980	A&M Records
Will the Circle Be Unbroken - Volume Two	Nitty Gritty Dirt Band	May 1, 1989	Universal Records [US2]