Robbie Robertson
Known For
Sound
Born
1943-07-05 in Toronto, Ontario
Died
2023-08-09
Biography
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).
Most Known For
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Musical Guest
Classic Albums
as Self
Mr. Scorsese
as Self
Robbie Robertson: Going Home
as Self
Lennon or McCartney
as Self (voice)
Elvis Presley: The Searcher
as Self
Native America
as Self - Narrator (voice)
The Last Waltz
as Self
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
as Self (archive footage)
MTV Rockumentary
The Crossing Guard
as Roger
Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
as Self
Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band
as Self
Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble
as Self
Carny
as Patch
Reel Injun
as Self
Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll
as Self - DVD only
Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World
as Self
Martin Scorsese Directs
as Self
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013
as Self