Robbie Robertson
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- July 5, 1943 · Toronto, Ontario
- August 9, 2023
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).
Known for
Filmography
- Mr. Scorsese · Self
- Killers of the Flower Moon · Music, In Memory Of
- Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On · Self
- The Dancing Man of L.A. · Self
- The Band: Stage Fright (50th Anniversery Ed.)
- Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble · Self
- Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band · Self, Novel
- The Irishman · Music, Executive Music Producer
- Native America · Self
- Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World
- Elvis Presley: The Searcher · Self
- Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World · Self
- Lennon or McCartney · Self
- Charles Lloyd - Arrows Into Infinity · Guitar
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon · Self
- The Wolf of Wall Street · Executive Music Producer
- Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013 · Self
- The Band - Live At The Academy Of Music 1971 · Chitarra Solista voce, Director
- Bob Dylan & The Band: Down In The Flood · Self
- Curse of the Axe · Narrator
- Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm · Self
- Reel Injun · Self
- Shutter Island · Music Supervisor
- The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts · Creative Consultant
- Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007 · Self
- Buffy Sainte-Marie: A Multimedia Life · Self
- No Direction Home: Bob Dylan · Self
- Shakin' All Over: Canadian Pop Music in the 1960s · Self
- Ronnie Hawkins: Still Alive and Kickin
- Festival Express · Self
- World Tour 1966: The Home Movies · Self
- Gangs of New York · Executive Music Producer
- Revisiting 'The Last Waltz' · Self
- Salt Lake City 2002 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Light the Fire Within
- Road Songs: A Portrait of Robbie Robertson · Self
- Sunset Strip · Executive Music Producer
- Wolves · Narrator (Voice)
- Making a Noise: A Native American Musical Journey with Robbie Robertson · Self
- Classic Albums: The Band - The Band · Self
- Classic Albums · Self
- Asteroids: Deadly Impact · Narrator
- Dakota Exile · Narrator
- Casino · Music Consultant
- Robbie Robertson: Going Home · Self
- The Crossing Guard · Roger
- Robbie Robertson: A Retrospective - From the Band to the Rock'n'Roll Hall Of Fame · Self
- The Native Americans: The Tribal People of the Northwest · Music
- Woodstock Diary · Self
- Jimmy Hollywood · Music
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien · Self
- Late Show with David Letterman · Self
- Later... with Jools Holland
- Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica · Self
- Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Folk Rock Night · Self
- The Allman Brothers Band: Live at Great Woods · Host
- One World, One Voice · Self
- Martin Scorsese Directs · Self, Music
- MTV Rockumentary
- Movies Are My Life · Self
- Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll · Self
- The Color of Money · Music
- The King of Comedy · Music, Music Producer
- Raging Bull · Additional Soundtrack
- Carny · Patch, Producer
- The Last Waltz · Self, Producer
- Saturday Night Live · Self
- Eat the Document · Self
- You Are What You Eat
- Life Is a Carnival: A Musical Celebration of Robbie Robertson · Self
- The Band: The Authorized Biography