Levon (song) for Me" (also known as "A Kiss for the Dying") features a kidnapper named "Levon Tostig". Levon (song) "Levon" is a song written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin and recorded by Elton John. John recorded it on February 27, 1971 and released it on his fourth album, "Madman Across the Water". Backing vocals are provided by Tony Burrows. The song reached number 24 on the U.S. "Billboard" Hot 100, and peaked at number six on the Canadian RPM singles chart. According to Gus Dudgeon, Bernie Taupin was inspired by The Band's co-founder, drummer and singer Levon Helm to name
Levon Ichkhanian he was musical director for a benefit concert in Toronto to raise funds for an Armenian medical clinic. Levon Ichkhanian Levon Ichkhanian is a Lebanese guitarist whose music draws from jazz and Middle Eastern music. The son of Armenian jazz pianist Edouard Ichkhanian, he was born in Beirut, Lebanon, and moved with his family to Toronto, Canada, when he was 12. In his teens he switched from classical guitar to electric guitar. At 13 he performed professionally with Armenian pop singer Adiss Harmandian. Four years later a scholarship from the Ontario Arts Council helped him study jazz at the University