Robbie Robertson
Born
July 5, 1943
Died
August 9, 2023 (80 years old)
Known For
Sound
Place of Birth
Toronto, Ontario
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).
Known For
Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On
Self
2022
The Dancing Man of L.A.
Self (archive footage)
2021
The Band: Stage Fright (50th Anniversery Ed.)
2021
Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble
Self
2020
Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band
Self
2020
Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World
(1 episode)
2019
Native America
Self - Narrator (voice) · (8 episodes)
2018
Elvis Presley: The Searcher
Self · (2 episodes)
2018
Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World
Self
2017
Lennon or McCartney
Self (voice)
2014
Charles Lloyd - Arrows Into Infinity
Guitar
2014
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013
Self
2013
The Band - Live At The Academy Of Music 1971
Chitarra Solista voce
2013
Bob Dylan & The Band: Down In The Flood
Self
2012
Curse of the Axe
Narrator
2012
Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm
Self (archive footage)
2010
Reel Injun
Self
2010
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007
Self
2007
Buffy Sainte-Marie: A Multimedia Life
Self
2006
Shakin All Over: Canadian Pop Music in the 1960s
Self
2005
Ronnie Hawkins: Still Alive and Kickin
2004
Festival Express
Self - The Band
2003
World Tour 1966: The Home Movies
Self (archive footage)
2003
Revisiting 'The Last Waltz'
Self
2002
Salt Lake City 2002 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Light the Fire Within
2002
Road Songs: A Portrait of Robbie Robertson
Self
2001
Wolves
Narrator (voice)
1999
Making a Noise: A Native American Musical Journey with Robbie Robertson
Self - Mohawk/Cayuga
1999
Classic Albums
Self · (1 episode)
1997
Asteroids: Deadly Impact
Narrator
1997
Dakota Exile
Narrator
1996
Robbie Robertson: Going Home
Self
1995
The Crossing Guard
Roger
1995
Woodstock Diary
Self - The Band
1994
Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Folk Rock Night
Himself
1991
The Allman Brothers Band: Live at Great Woods
Host
1991
One World, One Voice
Self
1990
Martin Scorsese Directs
Self
1990
MTV Rockumentary
(1 episode)
1989
Movies Are My Life
Self
1988
Chuck Berry - Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll
Self - DVD only
1987
Carny
Patch
1980
The Last Waltz
Self
1978
Eat the Document
Self
1972
You Are What You Eat
1968
Life Is a Carnival: A Musical Celebration of Robbie Robertson
Self (archive footage)
Robbie Robertson: A Retrospective - From the Band to the Rock'n'Roll Hall Of Fame
Himself
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest · (2 episodes)
1975