Robbie Robertson
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- Born:
- 1943-07-05
- Died:
- 2023-08-09
- Place of birth:
- Toronto, Ontario
Biography
Jaime Royal "Robbie" Robertson (July 5, 1943 – August 9, 2023) was a Canadian musician. He was lead guitarist for Bob Dylan in the mid-late 1960s and early-mid 1970s, guitarist and songwriter with the Band from their inception until 1978, and a solo artist. Robertson's work with the Band was instrumental in creating the Americana music genre. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Canadian Music Hall of Fame as a member of the Band, and into Canada's Walk of Fame, with the Band and on his own. He is ranked 59th in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 greatest guitarists. He wrote "The Weight", "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down", and "Up on Cripple Creek" with the Band and had solo hits with "Broken Arrow" and "Somewhere Down the Crazy River", and many others. He was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy of Songwriters. Robertson collaborated on film and TV soundtracks, usually with director Martin Scorsese, beginning in the rockumentary film The Last Waltz (1978) and continuing through dramatic films including Raging Bull (1980), The King of Comedy (1983), The Color of Money (1986), Casino (1995), Gangs of New York (2002), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), Silence (2016), The Irishman (2019), and Killers of the Flower Moon (2023).
Known For
Filmography
Mr. Scorsese
Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On
The Dancing Man of L.A.
The Band: Stage Fright (50th Anniversery Ed.)
Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble
Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band
Native America
Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World
Elvis Presley: The Searcher
Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World
Lennon or McCartney
Charles Lloyd - Arrows Into Infinity
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013
The Band - Live At The Academy Of Music 1971
Bob Dylan & The Band: Down In The Flood
Curse of the Axe
Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm
Reel Injun
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007
Buffy Sainte-Marie: A Multimedia Life
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
Shakin' All Over: Canadian Pop Music in the 1960s
Ronnie Hawkins: Still Alive and Kickin
Festival Express
World Tour 1966: The Home Movies
Revisiting 'The Last Waltz'
Salt Lake City 2002 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Light the Fire Within
Road Songs: A Portrait of Robbie Robertson
Wolves
Making a Noise: A Native American Musical Journey with Robbie Robertson
Classic Albums: The Band - The Band
Classic Albums
Asteroids: Deadly Impact
Dakota Exile
Robbie Robertson: Going Home
The Crossing Guard
Robbie Robertson: A Retrospective - From the Band to the Rock'n'Roll Hall Of Fame
Woodstock Diary
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Show with David Letterman
Later... with Jools Holland
Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Folk Rock Night
The Allman Brothers Band: Live at Great Woods
One World, One Voice
Martin Scorsese Directs
MTV Rockumentary
Movies Are My Life
Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll
Carny
The Last Waltz
Saturday Night Live
Eat the Document
You Are What You Eat
Life Is a Carnival: A Musical Celebration of Robbie Robertson
The Band: The Authorized Biography