levon was talking again. and then levon was singing again. 2004 he had medical bills. they hatched an idea, they would hold a concert in levon's barn in woodstock and invite fans to chip in for the show and bring pies and cakes so everybody could eat. this was the birth of levon's midnight ramble. ♪we laid with a monkey ♪and a chinese acrobat. >> ramble became legendary. if you were lucky enough to score a ticket, you could drive to woodstock on a saturday night, head over to levon's place, and sit around in a small circle with one of the greatest rork n rollers of all time put on a show with his banld and any famous friends who dropped by. ♪you've got to rag, mam ap rag. >> when i went it was 7 thirst and still going after midnight. if anybody complained to me about the sad state of rock muechblg, i say if you're look looking for rock'n'roll, it's alive and well in levon helm's barn. ♪when i die, take me up >> the last 10 miraculous years gave leon an extended victory lap. fans told him how much he loved him. must sigs lined up to honor him,

. >> levon helm. the best. >> the great levon helm, obviously. he's in pretty bad shape right now. but nobody -- i mean -- >> from turkey scratch, arkansas. >> turkey scratch, arkansas. and what amazing music with the band and beyond, huh? >> yeah. one of the greatest. up on cripple creek. >> yeah. and rolling stone reporter. in the last stages of cancer. >> the history of levon and the band, robbie robertson. with bob dylan going electric in the '60s. and then for several years, one of the great treats for anyone living near woodstock, new york, would to go up to woodstock, new york, and levon played there on saturday nights, the midnight ramble. >> isn't that amazing? and the stories of what the band did, you know, they would be sitting in another room, and bob dylan would write a song and say, here, play it. and then the last waltz. peter gammons last night, we were going back and forth talking about the great levon helm. and said the last waltz, he said it wasn't one of the greatest music movies ever, it was one of the greatest movies ever. >> martin scorsese directed that film

we cannot forget levon the man. i knew him well. he was a beacon of our hudson valley community. he was always willing to open his doors to help raise money for important local causes. he was a tremendous supporter of local agriculture. he worked to bring music into our schools and communities. he was a great person and a great friend. after the release of his "dirt farmer" album, levon put on free concerts for the community at gils farm. once he attracted so many fans that state route 209 was closed down. he would host concerts at his farm in woodstock and inviting the premiere musicians to perform all into the night. and also his dog, bear, everyone loved that dog. people traveled hundreds of miles away to attend. i lived just a few miles down the road and had the privilege of attending many of those events, and they were really something else. wonderful and amazing. watching levon perform over the years, you get the sense that despite all the fame, awards and note right at his core, he was a man who felt music de

levon helm died this afternoon after a long battle with throat cancer. co-founder of the band, he was 71 years old. tonight, a quick look back at his life and his music. levon helm called the drummer's stool the best seat in the house, where he could see his fellow musicians and the audience at the same time. the rock 'n' roll hall of fame calls him the backbone of the band, one of the most influential groups of the '60s and '70s. a drummer, multi-instrumentalist and singer, his talent was immortalized in the documentary "the last waltz." ♪ if i sprang a leak helm was born in arkansas, toured as bob dylan's drummer in the mid-'60s and settled in woodstock, new york, with the musicians who became known as the band. their first album "the big pink" named after the house they lived in together was an instant classic. ♪ take a load off and you put the load right on me ♪ together the band made seven albums, all filled with stories of levon helm's beloved south. ♪ the time i remember, oh, so well ♪ ♪ the night they drove old dixie down when all the bells are r

levon helm, the great drummer and singer for the band died today at 71.ghtline and we send you off with levon tonight singing. ♪ the night is over ♪ take me down ♪ when all the bells are ringing ♪ ♪ the night is over ♪ take me down ♪ and all the people are

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. >>> levon helm has passed away. helm was the drummer and singer for the band. their hits dixie down became roll and rock standards. helm was diagnosed with throat cancer in 1998, but kept recording and won a grammy just last year. levon helm was 71 years old. >>> the starbucks frap chi know bug flap is coming to an end. the giant was outed by a vegan website for not disclosing that their use of dried bugs to color the strawberry drinks after a social media backlash, starbucks says it's reformlating the drinks. they will use a tomato-based extract. they will be available in about two months. >> i'm not a vegan, but not i'm happy about having bugs in my drink. >> you'd be surprised with some of the food you eat every day. >> i don't to want think about it. >>> that's why i make my coffee at home. let's look at temps right now around the region. with clear skies, pretty pleasant, 54, no wind at all. the barometer holding steady. 51 at noka, 60 in washington. locally with those clear skies, it'll get nice and cool tonight back in the 40s. 54 up no bell air and colu

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. >> brown: finally tonight, we remember levon helm who died today of cancer. he was the drummer and singer for the band named, simply, the band. known for its blend of rock, blues, and folk for songs like "the night they drove ole dixie down" and for its work with bob dylan. in recent years, levon helm held regular concerts at his home in woodstock, new york, called "midnight rambles." just two months, already ill, he was still performing. here, in an excerpt from a signature song, "the weight". ♪ go down, ain't nothing you can say ♪ ♪ we're gonna wait till judgment day ♪ tell me, my friends all about the mandolin ♪ then i do myself a favor... ♪ ♪ ♪ put the weight right on me... ♪ >> brown: levon helm was 71 years old. on our art beat page, you can find a 2009 conversation with him recorded at his home in woodstock. >> woodruff: again, the major developments of the day: western leaders called for more u.n. observers to be deployed in syria, as new attacks there india successfully launched a new ballistic missile capable of reaching major cities in china, it's

levon, good to hear from you. william is out in santa clarita california.d morning on the west coast. >> caller: yes, good morning. he's clearly running. and can you hear me? >> bill: yes, you're on. go ahead. >> caller: yeah, he's clearly running and i mean the stand your ground thing it is like when john lennon got stop and killed. it sounds like the same thing. i mean, you know, he went out and looked for him and he killed him. >> bill: i'm not sure it is the same thing in this case but i do think -- from what we've seen of the facts george zimmerman was not in any danger. if he was, it was only because he put himself in danger. but still, he had a gun and the other kid did not. he weighed 100 pounds more than he did and the kid was on his property as levon pointed out on his ground. george zimmerman was not. if there is anybody who was an intruder in this case, it was george zimmerman under the mask of the neighborhood watch. i'll telling you, these attorneys know a lot. they know more than we know. they know something we don't know. they know this dude

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. >>> well, levon helm, drummer and singer for the band has died.of an arkansas cot to know ton farmer, his best known songs were tales of the south. ♪ in the winter of '65 in the delta valley ♪ >> helm and the band, who once backed bob dylan was a focus of what was called the greatest film of all time "the last waltz." he died yesterday in new york hospital after a long battle with cancer. he was 71 years old. [ male announcer ] this one goes out to all the allergy muddlers. you know who you are. you can part a crowd, without saying a word. you have yet to master the quiet sneeze. you stash tissues like a squirrel stashes nuts. well, muddlers, muddle no more. try zyrtec®. it gives you powerful allergy relief. and zyrtec® is different than claritin® because zyrtec® starts working at hour 1 on the first day you take it. claritin® doesn't start working until hour 3. zyrtec®. love the air. >>> here's a look at today's forecast in some cities around the country. new york, partly sunny, 71. miami, thunderstorms, 81. chicago, rainy, 47. dallas, thundersto

levon helms, singer and drummer for the band, died here in new york yesterday. ♪ was all he said take load off, fanny ♪ ♪ take a load for free >> hard not to like that song. helm managed a song made of gospel, rock, folk and blues. songs like "the light they drove old dixie down." he died at 71. >>> and a canadian actor who played on "dark shadows" has also died. jonathan fred was 87 years old. jonathan depp plays in "dark shadows" out next month. the original "dark shadows" was a staple here on abc. >>> penn state has settled its accounts with coach joe paterno who died in january. the school honored all financial agreements with the football legend, even though he was fired in the wake of the jerry sandusky scandal. the payout comes to $6.5 million in cash and benefits for his family. >>> and police in oakland are trying to track down an angry basketball fan who attacked a teenage player in the middle of the game. the man ran on to the court during a youth tournament between two long-time rivals. he punched out the young player and managed to get away. leaving the crowd of both team

drum er levon helm passed away today.ming, he was a singer as well and you can hear his voice in bands like the wake. 71 years old. >>> well, from space invader to museum artifact, nasa has turned over the shuttle discovery to the smithsonian institution. it will go on display right near dulles airport. the shuttle's prototype known as enterprise has been on display there and will be shipped out to a museum in new york. if in case you missed today's big moving in ceremony, all you have to do is log on to wusa9.com. we have got the video. >> for all of this shuffling of shuttles, we had really good weather. >> a little dreary. we recovered. >> quickly. >> and the model is going to be fantastic. and we do have some changes on the weekend. some good, some not so good. but we need the rain. let's start with live look outside. so live weather cam brought to you by michael and son. very mild. it's still 60. generally clear. winds are light out of the south at 5. and the pressure steady over the past hour at 30.6 -- a little ave

eventually finished with nineteen and phoenix never looked back and the third and fourth quarters by levon points one hundred twelve one hundred five is how things are in favor of the suns to win out of one place outside in the western conference playoffs. funny ever to diving where the chinese dominance of the sport has finally been ended here in the russian capital of the third stage of the world series germany have taken gold in the men's ten men to synchronized platform as constantine to top off reports. the chaney's had won every gold in the season's opening two world series who wins in dubai in beijing but their second choice team in the ten meter platform seemed cool as diving. and you failed to meet the podium finishing fourth and gave the chance what other divers such as germany is such a clean and well to close the to finally break china is gone and chinese really really good today they did of some mistakes and they're human just like us however the china team quickly bones back which are going to winning ways in the next two and as olympic and world cup champion head chong cruis