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    • May 26, 1940
    Drummer Levon Helm is born in Marvell, Arkansas. He joins The Band, a rock group that tours with Bob Dylan for two years. The Country Music Foundation ranks "Up On Cripple Creek" among country's 500 greatest singles in "Heartaches By The Number"
    Dec 15, 1955
    Elvis Presley and Carl Perkins play the Catholic Club in Helena, Arkansas. In the audience is Levon Helm, destined to play drums with The Band
    Mar 23, 1975
    Neil Young and Bob Dylan play a benefit with three members of The Band--Rick Danko, Garth Hudson and Levon Helm--at Kezar Stadium in San Francisco. Music in the set includes "Are You Ready For The Country," "The Weight," "Knockin' On Heaven's Door" and the Carter Family classic "Will The Circle Be Unbroken"
    Mar 7, 1980
    MCA releases the "Coal Miner's Daughter" soundtrack, featuring Sissy Spacek, Beverly D'Angelo and Levon Helm
    Apr 18, 1980
    "Coal Miner's Daughter" actors Sissy Spacek and Levon Helm host NBC's "The Midnight Special," performing a bundle of songs that includes "Honky Tonkin'" and the movie's title song. The episode also features Beverly D'Angelo, who plays Patsy Cline in the film
    Oct 13, 1980
    Sissy Spacek, Levon Helm and Beverly D'Angelo win awards from the Country Music Association for their work on the Album of the Year, "Coal Miner's Daughter," during the 14th annual ceremony at Nashville's Grand Ole Opry House
    Jan 11, 1982
    The soundtrack to "Coal Miner's Daughter"--featuring Sissy Spacek, Levon Helm and Beverly D'Angelo--is certified gold by the RIAA
    Aug 22, 1987
    When Levon Helm appears at the Stone Pony in Asbury Park, New Jersey, Bruce Springsteen hops on stage to add vocals to "Up On Cripple Creek" and the former Waylon Jennings hit "Lucille"
    May 29, 1988
    Country Music Association award-winner Levon Helm plays the Lone Star Cafe in New York, where Bob Dylan makes a surprise appearance to sit in on "The Weight"
    May 1, 1989
    Universal Records releases The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band album "Will The Circle Be Unbroken, Vol. 2." Guests include Johnny Cash, Roy Acuff, Levon Helm, John Denver, Chris Hillman, Roger McGuinn, Ricky Skaggs and Bruce Hornsby
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