<Ul> <Li> file </Li> <Li> help </Li> </Ul> <P> "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 . The song reached number 24 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, and peaked at number six on the Canadian RPM singles chart . </P> <P> 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 . In 2013, however, Taupin said that the song is unrelated to Levon Helm . </P> <P> The "Alvin Tostig" mentioned in the song (Levon's father) is, according to Taupin, merely fictional . </P>

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