As a member of The Band, Robertson sang and played guitars, percussion and piano. He's best known for writing such standout tracks as "The Weight," "Up on Cripple Creek," "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" and "The Shape I'm In" among others. Robertson also ventured out with a...
The sad news was confirmed by his longtime manager, Jared Levine, who shared a statement from the musician's family. Robertson was the founding guitarist of The Band, and wrote and played on hits like “The Weight,”“Up on Cripple Creek,” and “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down.”...
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The musician, who famously penned the group's classics including “The Weight,”“The Night They Drove Ol’ Dixie Down" and “Up on Cripple Creek," died in Los Angeles "after a long illness," according to a press release. Robertson's death was confirmed by Jared Levine, his manager of...