Mark Lavon Helm (born May 26, 1940), best known as Levon Helm, is an American (United States) rock (rock and roll) multi-instrumentalist and actor who achieved fame as the drummer and frequently lead and backing vocalist for the R&B/rock (Rock music) group The Band. Helm is known for his deeply soulful, country (country music)-accented voice, and creative drumming style highlighted on many of the The Bands 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 (Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album) in February 2008, and in November of that year, Rolling Stone magazine ranked him #91 in the list of The 100 Greatest Singers of All Time. In 2010, Electric Dirt, his 2009 follow-up to Dirt Farmer, won the first ever Grammy Award for Best Americana Album (Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Folk Album), an inaugural category in 2010.