Ray LaMontagne & The Pariah Dogs Announce Co-headlining Tour With Levon Helm Band

This marks a personal sales best for Ray and ties his debut chart position at #3 for Gossip in the Grain. This week, Ray also receives his first radio #1 on the AAA BDS and Mediabase charts for the single "Beg Steal or Borrow".

Legendary musician and rock icon, Levon Helm has nurtured a tradition of professionalism with a deep respect for his craft. Having played with the likes of Ronnie Hawks, Bob Dylan, and The Band, Helm's voice has given us classics such as Up on Cripple Creek, The Weight and The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down amongst many others. The Band played their last show together entitled The Last Waltz on Thanksgiving 1976 at the Winterland Ballroom. The show was filmed by Martin Scorsese and came to be known as one of the greatest rock documentaries of all time. In 2007, Levon released Dirt Farmer, his first solo studio album in twenty-five years. The critically acclaimed album awarded him a 2008 Grammy for Best Traditional Folk Album.

That same year Helm was also recognized by the Recording Academy with a lifetime achievement award as an original member of The Band and was given the "Artist of the Year" Award by the Americana Music Association. In 2009, Helm released Electric Dirt and won his second consecutive Grammy for Best Americana Album in 2010.