Robbie Robertson

Known for SoundBorn 1943-07-05Died 2023-08-09Toronto, 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).Read more

Movies & web series

Bob Dylan & The Band: Down In The Flood

Road Songs: A Portrait of Robbie Robertson

Native America

Martin Scorsese Directs

Woodstock Diary

Mr. Scorsese

Shutter Island

The Wolf of Wall Street

Ronnie Hawkins: Still Alive and Kickin

The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts

Casino

No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World

The Irishman

Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica

Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On

Raging Bull

Elvis Presley: The Searcher

Classic Albums

Killers of the Flower Moon

The King of Comedy

Asteroids: Deadly Impact

The Last Waltz

Gangs of New York

Festival Express

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007

Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll

Reel Injun

Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band

Making a Noise: A Native American Musical Journey with Robbie Robertson

MTV Rockumentary

The Color of Money

Classic Albums: The Band - The Band

Saturday Night Live

Movies Are My Life

Eat the Document

Wolves

Late Show with David Letterman

Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm

Charles Lloyd - Arrows Into Infinity

The Band - Live At The Academy Of Music 1971

Carny

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Crossing Guard

Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013

The Allman Brothers Band: Live at Great Woods

Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble