Amy Helm

Songwriter

Birthday December 3, 1970

Birth Sign Sagittarius

Birthplace Woodstock, New York, U.S.

Age 53 years old

Nationality United States

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1970

Amy Helm (born December 3, 1970) is an American singer-songwriter and musician.

She is the daughter of drummer Levon Helm and singer Libby Titus.

She is a past member of the Levon Helm's Midnight Ramble Band and Ollabelle, as well as her own touring band.

1993

She is the stepdaughter of Donald Fagen from the band Steely Dan through his marriage to Libby Titus in 1993.

With Levon Helm

With Ollabelle

With others

1999

In 1999, Helm joined her father in his blues band The Barn Burners.

They toured the country playing traditional blues music.

2001

In 2001, she was a co-founding member of alt-country ensemble Ollabelle, which toured and recorded for 10 years, releasing three critically acclaimed albums, Ollabelle (2004), Riverside Battle Songs (2006), and Neon Blue Bird (2011).

2004

In 2004, she and her father built the Midnight Ramble concerts at his home in Woodstock, New York.

The concerts began as a rent party and grew into a Woodstock institution, featuring artists such as Emmylou Harris, Allen Toussaint, Elvis Costello, Phil Lesh, and many others.

Growing out of the Midnight Rambles, Levon Helm recorded his first album in 25 years, Dirt Farmer, which was produced by Amy and Larry Campbell.

2008

Dirt Farmer went on to win the Grammy award for Best Traditional Folk Album in February 2008.

She also was a part of the live album Ramble at the Ryman, recorded in 2008 at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville.

2009

In 2009, they recorded Electric Dirt, which won the first-ever Grammy award for Best Americana Album in 2010.

2012

This album won the 2012 Grammy award for Best Americana Album.

Helm has extensive credits as a background vocalist and whistler on records by artists such as Steely Dan, Mercury Rev, Linda Thompson, William Bell, Rich Robinson, and Rosanne Cash.

2015

Her debut solo album, Didn’t It Rain, was released in July 2015, and her second release This Too Shall Light was released September 2018 on Yep Roc Records.

In 2015, she released her first solo album, Didn't It Rain which featured her father's last recorded drum performances.

The album also featured members of the Midnight Ramble Band and Amy's touring band, as well as other players and singers such as John Medeski, Bill Payne, and Catherine Russell.

2016

Helm conducted an in-depth interview about her life and career with The Pods & Sods Network in 2016.

That year she and her band performed at the Edmonton Folk Music Festival.

Helm was born in Woodstock, New York, United States, and spent her childhood between Woodstock, Los Angeles, and New York City.

She attended Trinity High School where she studied jazz with Dr. Aaron Bell, while singing in bands, playing in New York City clubs and bars.

2017

In 2017, Helm recorded her second album with producer Joe Henry in Los Angeles.

The album features musicians Doyle Bramhall II, Tyler Chester, Jen Condos, and Jay Bellerose, as well as a background vocal section consisting of Allison Russell, JT Nero, and Adam Minkoff.

2018

The album, entitled This Too Shall Light, was released on September 21, 2018 on Yep Roc Records.

The album's title track premiered on Rolling Stone Country.

Helm resides in Woodstock, New York.