Editing Levon Helm (section)

===Solo, acting and the reformed Band===
With the breakup of the Band in its original form, Helm began working on a solo-ensemble album, ''[[Levon Helm & the RCO All-Stars]]'', with [[Paul Butterfield]], [[Fred Carter, Jr.]], Emmeretta Marks, [[Howard Johnson (jazz musician)|Howard Johnson]], [[Steve Cropper]], [[Donald "Duck" Dunn]], [[Booker T. Jones]], and others. Levon Helm and the RCO All-Stars recorded ''Live at The [[Palladium (New York City)|Palladium]] NYC, New Year's Eve 1977''. The [[Compact Disc|CD album]] released in March 2006 features over one hour of [[blues-rock]] music performed by an ensemble featuring Levon Helm (drums/vocals), [[Dr. John]] (keys/vocals), Paul Butterfield (harmonica/vocals), Fred Carter (guitar/vocals), Donald "Duck" Dunn (bass), Cropper (guitar), [[Lou Marini]] (saxophones), Howard Johnson (tuba/baritone sax), [[Tom Malone (musician)|Tom "Bones" Malone]] (trombone), and [[Alan Rubin]] (trumpet).

This was followed in 1978 by the solo album ''[[Levon Helm (1978 album)|Levon Helm]]''. More solo albums were released in 1980 and 1982: ''[[American Son (album)|American Son]]'' and (once again) ''[[Levon Helm (1982 album)|Levon Helm]]'', both produced by [[Fred Carter, Jr.]] He also participated in musician [[Paul Kennerley]]'s 1980 country music [[concept album]], ''[[The Legend of Jesse James]]'', singing the role of [[Jesse James]] alongside [[Johnny Cash]], [[Emmylou Harris]], [[Charlie Daniels]], [[Albert Lee]], and others.

In addition to his work as musician, Helm also acted in several dramatic films. He was cast as [[Loretta Lynn]]'s father in the 1980 film ''[[Coal Miner's Daughter (film)|Coal Miner's Daughter]]'', followed three years later by a role as [[U.S. Air Force]] test pilot and engineer Capt. [[Jack Ridley (pilot)|Jack Ridley]], in ''[[The Right Stuff (film)|The Right Stuff]]''. Helm was also the latter film's narrator. The 1987 under-appreciated ''[[End of the Line (1987 film)|End of the Line]]'' featured Levon as a small-town railroad employee alongside [[Wilford Brimley]] and [[Kevin Bacon]]. He played a Kentucky backwoods preacher in ''[[Fire Down Below (1997 film)|Fire Down Below]]''. He played an eccentric old man in the 2005 film ''[[The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada]]'' and appeared as Gen. [[John Bell Hood]] in the 2009 film ''[[In the Electric Mist]]''. He also had a brief cameo as a weapons expert in the film ''[[Shooter (2007 film)|Shooter]]'' with [[Mark Wahlberg]].

In 1983, the Band reunited without Robbie Robertson, at first playing with an expanded lineup that included the entire [[Cate Brothers]] Band, but in 1985, paring down and adding [[Jim Weider]] on guitar. In 1986, while on tour, Manuel committed suicide. Helm, Danko, and Hudson continued in the Band, adding pianist [[Richard Bell (Canadian musician)|Richard Bell]] and drummer/vocalist [[Randy Ciarlante]] and releasing the album ''[[Jericho (The Band album)|Jericho]]'' in 1993 and ''[[High on the Hog (The Band album)|High on the Hog]]'' in 1996. The final album from the Band was the 30th-anniversary album, ''[[Jubilation (The Band album)|Jubilation]]'' released in 1998.

In 1989, Helm and Danko toured with drummer [[Ringo Starr]] as part of his [[Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band|All-Starr Band]]. Other musicians in the band included singer and guitarist [[Joe Walsh]], singer and pianist [[Dr. John]], singer and guitarist [[Nils Lofgren]], singer [[Billy Preston]], saxophonist [[Clarence Clemons]], and drummer [[Jim Keltner]]. [[Garth Hudson]] was a guest on [[accordion]] on some dates. Helm played drums and harmonica and sang "The Weight" and "Up on Cripple Creek" each night.

In the televised [[1989 Juno Awards]] celebration, the Band was inducted into the Juno Awards' Hall of Fame. Helm was not present at the ceremony, but a taped segment of him offering his thanks was broadcast after the acceptance speeches by Rick Danko and Robbie Robertson. Richard Manuel's children accepted the award on behalf of their father. To conclude the televised special, Rick Danko, Garth Hudson, and Robbie Robertson performed "The Weight" with [[Blue Rodeo]].

Helm performed with Danko and Hudson as the Band in 1990 at [[Roger Waters]]'s epic [[The Wall&nbsp;– Live in Berlin]] Concert in [[Germany]] to an estimated 300,000 to half a million people.

In 1993, Helm published an autobiography entitled ''[[This Wheel's on Fire: Levon Helm and the Story of the Band]]''.