Levon (song) 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 the song after him. The Band was apparently John and Taupin's favourite group at the time.
Zachary Throne bass, piano and vocals as well as co-starred in the series. The album yielded a hit single, "How Do You Talk To An Angel" (on which Zachary performed on) that was #1 on "Billboard" for two weeks in November 1992. As an actor, Zachary is best known for playing the recurring role of "Howard", the radio station manager/drug dealer on "Beverly Hills 90210" and for playing "Danny" on the FOX series, "Party Of Five". As a singer, Zachary has sung on many TV and radio jingles. He provided the singing voice for the character, "Mark Winkle" on the television series,