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Vintage Cafe: Levon Helm

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World Cafe

Vintage Cafe: Levon Helm

XPN

Helm, an Americana legend and drummer for the '60s rock group The Band, died in 2012. In this week's Vintage Cafe, we remember Helm with an archived interview and performance from WXPN.

Levon Helm in Studio on World Cafe 1/18/08

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New Music

Staying Cool With The Songs Of The Week

NPR Music's Song of the Day features a new track every weekday, with analysis of the music, links to each artist's Web sites and, of course, a chance to hear the song itself. Here, Song of the Day editor Stephen Thompson talks about recent selections by Metric, Magnolia Electric Co., Booker T. Jones and Levon Helm.

Staying Cool With The Songs Of The Week

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Review

Song Of The Day

Levon Helm: Still Keening After All These Years

"Stuff You Gotta Watch" is a good match for Levon Helm's roughed-up tenor. An upbeat Muddy Waters blues song, the tongue-in-cheek "Stuff" offers a warning for guys who date bad women — the kind who'll "spend your dough and drink your gin."

Stuff You Gotta Watch

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Music Interviews

Levon Helm Sings Again

Fresh Air

Drummer and singer Levon Helm has survived his membership in The Band, a close brush with bankruptcy and a battle with throat cancer that temporarily took away his voice. Now he's back with Dirt Farmer, his first solo album in 25 years.

'Levon Helm: The 2007 Fresh Air Interview'

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The Band On Mountain Stage

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Mountain Stage

The Band On Mountain Stage

After breaking up in 1976, Levon Helm and The Band re-formed in the early 1980s and continued to perform for more than a decade. One of their concerts occurred on Mountain Stage, and you can listen to the entire show right here.

The Band On Mountain Stage

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Levon Helm: The 2007 Fresh Air Interview

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Music Interviews

Levon Helm: The 2007 Fresh Air Interview

Fresh Air

Helm, the longtime drummer of The Band who backed Bob Dylan and sang with Van Morrison, died Thursday. He was 71. Fresh Air remembers Helm with excerpts from his two appearances on the show in 1993 and 2007.

Levon Helm: The 2007 Fresh Air Interview

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Remembering Levon Helm, Drummer And Singer In The Band

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The Record

Remembering Levon Helm, Drummer And Singer In The Band

Helm played superpowered, shifting backbeats, helped Bob Dylan go electric and sang some of The Band's biggest hits, including "The Weight" and "Up On Cripple Creek." He was 71 years old.

Levon Helm, Drummer And Singer In The Band, Dies

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All Songs Considered

2007: The Year in Review from All Songs Considered

Host Bob Boilen talks with reviewers Carrie Brownstein, Will Hermes, Tom Moon and Meredith Ochs about the year's biggest surprises and letdowns in music.

2007: The Year in Review from All Songs Considered

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