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Music legend Levon Helm died in a New York hospital yesterday aged 71 after a long battle with throat cancer.

Helm was drummer in The Band, who backed Bob Dylan when he “went electric” and made one of the most
influential albums of the 60s, Music from Big Pink.

He sang on many classic Band songs, including The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down and The Weight.

Martin Scorsese’s film of The Band’s 1976 farewell show, The Last Waltz, is rated by many as the greatest concert film of all time.

Arkansas-born Helm had a successful solo career, winning two Grammys, after The Band split. He is survived by wife Sandy, daughter Amy and a grandchild.