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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 40. Chapters: People from Phillips County, Arkansas, West Helena, Arkansas, Elaine, Arkansas, Lake View, Arkansas, Lexa, Arkansas, Marvell, Arkansas, Levon Helm, Blanche Lincoln, Helena-West Helena, Arkansas, Conway Twitty, Ken Hatfield, National Register of Historic Places listings in Phillips County, Arkansas, Bruce Bennett, Robert Lockwood, Jr., John Stroger, William Warfield, Battle of Helena, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, Roberta Martin, Gene Bearden, John Hughey, Roosevelt Sykes, Sidney H. Horner House, Rose Marie McCoy, Phillips Community College of the University of Arkansas, James Sallis, KFFA, "Sunshine" Sonny Payne, Mary Lambert, Lucius E. Polk, Red Holloway, Maudie Hopkins, John Hanks Alexander, George "Harmonica" Smith, Freddie Bradley, Boys, Girls, Adults Community Development Center, Inc., Joseph Robert Booker, KIHW-LP, Louisiana Purchase State Park, White River National Wildlife Refuge, Thompson-Robbins Airport, John Isaac Moore, Marvell Academy, Elaine School District, Centennial Baptist Church, Marvell-Elaine School District, Enis Jackson, Greenfield Quarles, David E. Finley, Arkansas Highway 242, Jon Bradley, White House, West House, Helena-West Helena School District, Modoc, Arkansas, Poplar Grove, Arkansas. Excerpt: Mark Lavon "Levon" Helm (born May 26, 1940), is an American rock multi-instrumentalist and actor who achieved fame as the drummer and frequent lead and backing vocalist for The Band. Helm is known for his deeply soulful, country-accented voice, and creative drumming style highlighted on many of The Band's recordings, such as "The Weight," "Up on Cripple Creek," "Ophelia" and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down." His 2007 comeback album Dirt Farmer earned the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Folk Album in February 2008, and in November of that year, Rolling Stone magazine ranked him #91 in the list of...