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Published: 2012/04/17

Levon Helm in Final Stages of Cancer Battle

Photo by Ahron Foster

Levon Helm’s studio has posted an official statement about the Band drummer’s health condition. As previously reported, Helm recently canceled a series of upcoming shows, including his birthday celebration and his high-profile appearance at JazzFest.

A note posted on Helm’s website reads:

Dear Friends,
Levon is in the final stages of his battle with cancer. Please send your prayers and love to him as he makes his way through this part of his journey.

Thank you fans and music lovers who have made his life so filled with joy and celebration… he has loved nothing more than to play, to fill the room up with music, lay down the back beat, and make the people dance! He did it every time he took the stage…

We appreciate all the love and support and concern.
From his daughter Amy, and wife Sandy

The 71-year-old drummer/singer has battled cancer for a number of years. He also recently won his third consecutive Grammy Award.

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Mateja May 10, 2012, 13:06:06

You are right, William, I don’t get blocked too much, prtaly because I am so busy and don’t have time to do a lot of thinking :-) and so I just paint, but also because I feel like I have to make up for lost time-years in which I was doing things other than painting. The writing? I always thought I would be an artist but I have also always toyed with the idea of writing a book or something. So I do like to write and chattering on and on in a blog is really the perfect solution. Plus we live in a fairly isolated area and sometimes I go for days without talking to people outside my family. So when I sit down to write just a few words, it always ends up much longer. Clearly. Now you got me going on this subject so I may have to write another long winded post about me, me, me:-)Omega, Thanks, glad you like the painting. As always, it’s a structure I have painted many times, but I always feel that there is more to say about it and to explore. I love how music can remind of us certain times in our lives, good or bad.

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