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Robbie Robertson

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Known For

80 Years Old

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).

Born

Toronto, Ontario on 5th July 1943

Died

9th August 2023

All Credits

Saturday Night Live Image
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest
Native America Image
Native America
Self - Narrator (voice)
Classic Albums Image
Classic Albums
Self
Elvis Presley: The Searcher Image
Elvis Presley: The Searcher
Self
Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World Image
Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World
MTV Rockumentary Image
MTV Rockumentary
The Last Waltz Image
The Last Waltz
Self
The Crossing Guard Image
The Crossing Guard
Roger
Lennon or McCartney Image
Lennon or McCartney
Self (voice)
Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band Image
Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band
Self
Carny Image
Carny
Patch
Reel Injun Image
Reel Injun
Self
No Image
Making a Noise: A Native American Musical Journey with Robbie Robertson
Self - Mohawk/Cayuga
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007 Image
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007
Self
Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble Image
Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble
Self
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013 Image
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013
Self
Curse of the Axe Image
Curse of the Axe
Narrator
Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World Image
Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World
Self
Martin Scorsese Directs Image
Martin Scorsese Directs
Self
Festival Express Image
Festival Express
Self - The Band
Chuck Berry - Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll Image
Chuck Berry - Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll
Self - DVD only
Asteroids: Deadly Impact Image
Asteroids: Deadly Impact
Narrator
Revisiting 'The Last Waltz' Image
Revisiting 'The Last Waltz'
Self
Life Is a Carnival: A Musical Celebration of Robbie Robertson Image
Life Is a Carnival: A Musical Celebration of Robbie Robertson
Self (archive footage)
Robbie Robertson: Going Home Image
Robbie Robertson: Going Home
Self
Movies Are My Life Image
Movies Are My Life
Self
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Robbie Robertson: A Retrospective - From the Band to the Rock'n'Roll Hall Of Fame
Himself
Bob Dylan & The Band: Down In The Flood Image
Bob Dylan & The Band: Down In The Flood
Self
The Dancing Man of L.A. Image
The Dancing Man of L.A.
Self (archive footage)
You Are What You Eat Image
You Are What You Eat
Wolves Image
Wolves
Narrator (voice)
One World, One Voice Image
One World, One Voice
Self
Eat the Document Image
Eat the Document
Self
Ronnie Hawkins: Still Alive and Kickin Image
Ronnie Hawkins: Still Alive and Kickin
World Tour 1966: The Home Movies Image
World Tour 1966: The Home Movies
Self (archive footage)
Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On Image
Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On
Self
Woodstock Diary Image
Woodstock Diary
Self - The Band
Buffy Sainte-Marie: A Multimedia Life Image
Buffy Sainte-Marie: A Multimedia Life
Self
Salt Lake City 2002 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Light the Fire Within Image
Salt Lake City 2002 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Light the Fire Within
The Allman Brothers Band: Live at Great Woods Image
The Allman Brothers Band: Live at Great Woods
Host
Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Folk Rock Night Image
Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Folk Rock Night
Himself
Shakin All Over: Canadian Pop Music in the 1960s Image
Shakin All Over: Canadian Pop Music in the 1960s
Self
The Band: Stage Fright (50th Anniversery Ed.) Image
The Band: Stage Fright (50th Anniversery Ed.)
No Image
Road Songs: A Portrait of Robbie Robertson
Self
Charles Lloyd - Arrows Into Infinity Image
Charles Lloyd - Arrows Into Infinity
Guitar
No Image
Dakota Exile
Narrator
The Band - Live At The Academy Of Music 1971 Image
The Band - Live At The Academy Of Music 1971
Chitarra Solista voce
Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm Image
Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm
Self (archive footage)