Robbie Robertson
Robbie Robertson[1] (July 5, 1943 – August 9, 2023) was an American singer-songwriter and actor.
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| Born | Jaime Royal Robertson July 5, 1943 Toronto, Ontario, Canada |
| Died | August 9, 2023 (aged 80) Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
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| Years active | 1957–2023 |
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| Children | 3 |
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He was announced his death in Los Angeles on August 9, 2023, at the age of 80, after a year-long illness with prostate cancer.[2][3][4][5]
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Ronnie Hawkins (here pictured performing in 2014) hired Robertson as a member of his backup band the Hawks in 1960.
The "Big Pink" house in 2006. "Big Pink" was the house where Bob Dylan and the Band's Basement Tapes were recorded, and the music from the Band album Music From Big Pink was written.
Robertson performing live with the Band
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The Band in 1969, Robertson is second from the right
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Robertson performing live with the Band in 1971
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Bob Dylan and the Band performing at the Chicago Stadium in Chicago, Illinois, on the 1974 reunion tour, Robertson is second from the left
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The entrance to Shangri-La Studios in 2016. The Band had the ranch house on the Shangri-La property converted into a recording studio in 1974.
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The Band with musical guests performing "I Shall Be Released" at The Last Waltz concert on November 25, 1976
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Singer-songwriter Jesse Winchester performing in 2011, Robertson produced his self-titled debut album in 1970
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Robertson during a March 2011 radio interview
References
- ↑ Robertson, Sebastian (2014). Rock and Roll Highway: The Robbie Robertson Story. New York: Henry Holt and Co. ISBN 978-0-8050-9473-2.
- ↑ "Killers of the Flower Moon Soundtrack | Soundtrack Tracklist". soundtracktracklist.com. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
- ↑ Bloom, Madison (2023-08-09). "Martin Scorsese Remembers the Band's Robbie Robertson: "I Could Always Go to Him as a Confidante"". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2023-08-10.
- ↑ Morris, Chris (August 9, 2023). "Robbie Robertson, Leader of The Band, Dies at 80". Variety.
- ↑ "Robbie Robertson in 10 songs". CBC. August 10, 2023.
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- Robbie Robertson on IMDb
- Robbie Robertson discography at Discogs
- Article at thecanadianencyclopedia.ca
- Article at canadianbands.com Archived 2023-08-12 at the Wayback Machine
- Robbie Robertson Interview at NAMM Oral History Collection (2017)
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