Levon (band) Levon (band) Levon is a country trio from Nashville, Tennessee, signed to Columbia Nashville / Epic Records. The trio is made up of Northbrook, Illinois, native Michael David Hall (on guitar and lead vocals); Sumter, South Carolina’s Jake Singleton (on harmonies, bass, and percussion); and Camden, Tennessee, native Ryan Holladay (on guitar, mandolin and harmonies). Jake Singleton met Michael David Hall at a restaurant where Hall was working as a server. They began performing together and then added Ryan Holladay as well. They eventually chose to name themselves Levon after The Band's Levon Helm and the Elton John song "Levon."
American Son (album) and producer Fred Carter, Jr., decided to cut more tracks. Using a band of veteran Nashville session players, Carter and Helm recorded 20 tracks over two weeks, half of which ended up on "American Son". American Son (album) American Son is a studio album by American country rock musician Levon Helm, who is most famous for his work as drummer for the rock group the Band. It was released in October 1980 on MCA Records and was Helm's third studio album. It has been generally considered Levon Helm's best solo work until the release of "Dirt Farmer" in 2007. Helm