Levon Helm Band, Mumford & Sons, Elton John, Mavis Staples, T-Bone Burnett and Alabama Shakes singer Brittany Howard performed "The Weight" as a tribute to Levon and other recently deceased musicians. They also dedicated the song to the victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting. In May 2013, the New York State Legislature approved a resolution to name State Route 375—the road which connects State Route 28 with the town of Woodstock—"Levon Helm Memorial Boulevard". Governor Andrew Cuomo signed the bill on June 20, 2013. In July 2017, U.S. 49 from Marvell, Arkansas to Helena-West Helena was named The Levon Helm
Levon Helm shortly after the completion of its final scenes. In his autobiography, Helm criticized the film and Robertson, who produced it. With the breakup of the Band in its original form, Helm began working on a solo album, "Levon Helm & the RCO All-Stars", with Paul Butterfield, Fred Carter, Jr., Emmeretta Marks, Howard Johnson, Steve Cropper, Donald "Duck" Dunn, Booker T. Jones and others, followed by "Levon Helm". He recorded solo albums in 1980 and 1982 entitled "American Son" and (once again) "Levon Helm", both produced by Fred Carter, Jr.. He also participated in musician Paul Kennerley's 1980 country music concept