Guitarist-songwriter-singer Robbie Robertson, who led the Canadian-American group the Band to rock prominence in the 1970s, has died. He was 80.
For the vast majority of that time, the hole that Robertson left in the band was filled by guitarist Jim Weider. He came on board for a tour the Band played with Crosby, Stills, and Nash in 1985, and he stuck around for the next 14 years. There were many difficult mome...
The news was confirmed by Robertson's management, who revealed toVarietythat the singer passed on Wednesday (Aug. 9) in Los Angeles after a long illness. In a statement, manager Jared Levine stated, “Robbie was surrounded by his family at the time of his death, including his wife, Janet...
Robbie Robertson's Children Sue Late Rocker's Wife, Accuse Her of Financial Elder Abuse Robbie Robertson and Janet Zuccarini. Gary Gershoff/Getty The concert's announcement comes after Robertson's children Delphine, Sebastian and Alexandra, along with trustees of Robertson’s estate and trust, Adri...
Robbie Robertson has a different version. As Robbie tells it, the guys moved up to Woodstock and rented Big Pink and set up the basement for recording. Then Dylan came over, saw it, and wanted to record there. and asked the guys to back him. ...