http://q1077.com Fri, 24 May 2013 20:53:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 http://q1077.com/a-very-bad-week-thus-far-first-dick-clark-now-levon-helm-the-band-and-greg-ham-men-at-work-video/ http://q1077.com/a-very-bad-week-thus-far-first-dick-clark-now-levon-helm-the-band-and-greg-ham-men-at-work-video/#comments Thu, 19 Apr 2012 22:32:55 +0000 Rick St. Nick http://q1077.com/?p=46268 His voice was sometimes described as the stern Southern preacher, dirt farmer, and depleted Confederate soldier.  Best known for his music with 'The Band', Levon Helm was also an accomplished actor, whom may you remember as playing the role of Sissy Spacek's father, in the 1980 film "Coal Miner's Daughter".  Levon Helm succumbed to cancer today.  He was 71 years old.

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