The Band's Levon Helm dies at 71

Often talk about channeling what's in the air, picking up on a collective vibe in the room and turning it into music.</p

Enigmatic drummer and baritone vocalist behind The Band has died at the age of 71 after a lengthy battle with cancer, the Times-Herald Record reports.

Decades, the music never stopped until Jerry Garcia, the band's lead guitarist and composer of hits such as "Truckin'" and "Casey Jones," died of a heart attack in 1995.

Often talk about channeling what's in the air, picking up on a collective vibe in the room and turning it into music.

Widely respected and influential singer and drummer with the Band, whose Arkansas drawl colored the group's signature hits, including "Up on Cripple Creek" and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down,".

Band gets $103500 in donations: With a little more than a month to go, and facing a $210000 shortage, the MLK HS Band gets a donation from Ford, The UAW and a local McDonald's.