Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/remembering-rock-legend-levon-helm-of-the-band Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Transcript Levon Helm was the drummer and a singer for The Band, a rock group known for its blend of blues and folk in songs like "The Night They Drove Ole Dixie Down" and for its work with Bob Dylan. Helm died Thursday at age 71. Here is an excerpt from one of his group's signature songs, "The Weight." Read the Full Transcript Notice: Transcripts are machine and human generated and lightly edited for accuracy. They may contain errors. JEFFREY BROWN: And finally tonight, we remember the American musician 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 Old 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." And just two months, already ill, he was still performing.Here, in an excerpt from a signature song, "The Weight."(MUSIC)