The band members are Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm, Garth Hudson, Rick Danko and Richard Manuel. According to Robertson, the group spent more than two years on the compilation of all the tracks in which some of the tracks were lost. Robertson is proud of the Band's legacy and the support...
Guitarist-songwriter-singer Robbie Robertson, who led the Canadian-American group the Band to rock prominence in the 1970s, has died. He was 80.
Robbie Robertson, best known for his work as the lead guitarist for The Band, has died, his manager confirmed. He was 80. At the time of his death, Robertson, along with Garth Hudson, was one of just two surviving members of The Band, which rose to prominence as Bob Dylan's backing ...
“The Band’s music, and Robbie’s own later solo music, seemed to come from the deepest place at the heart of this continent, its traditions and tragedies and joys.” The Canadian-born Robertson was a high school dropout and one-man melting pot — part-Jewish, part-Mohawk and Cayuga ...
Show More Genres: Rock Band Members: Levon Helm, Richard Manuel, Rick Danko, Garth Hudson, Robbie Robertson Hometown: Toronto, Canada
Robbie Robertson will be remembered after his death as The Band guitarist who was as mythic as his songs.
Robertson did spend time pondering what he wanted to do after the Band, which is why it took him more than a decade to makeRobbie Robertsonwhile exploring the film world, mostly with his friend andThe Last Waltzdirector Martin Scorsese and on soundtracks forRaging Bull,The Color of Money,The...
Robbie Robertson At a time when many rock songwriters were interested in psychedelic escapism, the Band's Robbie Robertson looked for inspiration in America — its history, its myths and its music. Songs like "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down," "Up on Cripple Creek," "The Weight" and...
And while it’s true that landmark show marked the end of Robbie Robertson‘s tenure in the group, the four other members reformed the Band just a few years later in 1983 and kept a busy schedule of touring and recording until Rick Danko’s death in 1999. For the vast m...
While all members of The Band come across as genuine and unaffected, Robertson's star quality - based on his good looks and intuitive understanding of the camera - is striking. Will this mean te near-recluse will go Hollywood? Says one observer close to the group: "Robbie Robertson is a ...