Levon Helm: 1940-2012

Bob Dylan, center, performs with drummer Levon Helm, left, Rick Danko, second left, and Robbie Robertson of The Band at Carnegie Hall in New York City on Jan. 20, 1968.

This Nov. 27, 1976, photo shows Levon Helm on drums for The Band's final live performance before a crowd of 5,000 at Winterland Auditorium, in San Francisco.

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The Band's Richard Manuel on piano, Levon Helm on drums, lead guitarist Robbie Robertson, center, and bass guitarist Rick Danko, take the stage for their final live performance before a crowd of 5,000 at Winterland Auditorium in San Francisco on Nov. 27, 1976.

The "Big Pink" house used as recording studio by The Band and Bob Dylan, West Saugerties, N.Y.

Drummer and singer Levon Helm performs during his concert at the Beacon Theatre on March 8, 2008, in New York.

Helm, a former member of The Band, four-time Grammy Award winner and member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame died April 19, 2012 at age 71 after a battle with cancer.

Drummer and singer Levon Helm performs during his concert at the Beacon Theatre on March 8, 2008, in New York.

Levon Helm and the Levon Helm band performs during the Heroes of Woodstock concert at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts in Bethel, N.Y. Aug. 15, 2009, marking the 40th anniversary of the original 1969 Woodstock concert.

In this Oct. 9, 2009, photo, Levon Helm, right, performs with his band on the "Imus in the Morning" program on the Fox Business channel, in New York.

Recording Artists Dr. John and Levon Helm backstage at the 2010 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Presented By Shell at the Fair Grounds Race Course on April 25, 2010, in New Orleans.

Singer/songwriter Levon Helm performs at the 2010 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival Presented By Shell at the Fair Grounds Race Course on April 25, 2010, in New Orleans.

In this May 15, 2010 photo, Levon Helm performs on the mandolin during a Ramble performance at Helm's barn in Woodstock, N.Y.

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In this May 15, 2010 photo, Levon Helm performs on the mandolin with his daughter Amy Helm during a Ramble performance at Helm's barn in Woodstock, N.Y.

Beth Hendrickson of Glenford, N.Y., waits to board a bus to go to a memorial for musician Levon Helm at his home in Woodstock, N.Y., on April 26, 2012.

People wait to board buses to go to a wake for musician Levon Helm at his home in Woodstock, N.Y., on April 26, 2012.

People board buses to go to a wake for musician Levon Helm t his home in Woodstock, N.Y., on April 26, 2012.

People wait to board buses to go to a wake for musician Levon Helm at his home in Woodstock, N.Y., on April 26, 2012.