Robbie Robertson

Personal Info

Known For

Sound

Known Credits

52

Gender

Male

Birthday

1943-07-05

Day of death

2023-08-09 (80 years old)

Place of Birth

Toronto, Ontario

Robbie Robertson

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

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

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

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

  • Classic Albums

    Classic Albums

  • Bob Dylan & The Band: Down In The Flood

    Bob Dylan & The Band: Down In The Flood

  • Salt Lake City 2002 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Light the Fire Within

    Salt Lake City 2002 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Light the Fire Within

  • Reel Injun

    Reel Injun

  • The Dancing Man of L.A.

    The Dancing Man of L.A.

  • The Band: Stage Fright (50th Anniversery Ed.)

    The Band: Stage Fright (50th Anniversery Ed.)

  • Festival Express

    Festival Express

  • Carny

    Carny

  • Mr. Scorsese

    Mr. Scorsese

  • Wolves

    Wolves

  • Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007

    Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007

  • Elvis Presley: The Searcher

    Elvis Presley: The Searcher

  • Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World

    Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World

  • World Tour 1966: The Home Movies

    World Tour 1966: The Home Movies

  • The Last Waltz

    The Last Waltz

  • Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble

    Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble

  • Woodstock Diary

    Woodstock Diary

  • No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

    No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

  • The Crossing Guard

    The Crossing Guard

  • Martin Scorsese Directs

    Martin Scorsese Directs

  • Eat the Document

    Eat the Document

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

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

  • Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013

    Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013

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

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

  • Native America

    Native America

  • You Are What You Eat

    You Are What You Eat

  • Lennon or McCartney

    Lennon or McCartney

  • Robbie Robertson: Going Home

    Robbie Robertson: Going Home

  • Charles Lloyd - Arrows Into Infinity

    Charles Lloyd - Arrows Into Infinity

  • Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band

    Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band

  • Shakin All Over: Canadian Pop Music in the 1960s

    Shakin All Over: Canadian Pop Music in the 1960s

  • Movies Are My Life

    Movies Are My Life

  • MTV Rockumentary

    MTV Rockumentary

  • Classic Albums: The Band - The Band

    Classic Albums: The Band - The Band

  • The Allman Brothers Band: Live at Great Woods

    The Allman Brothers Band: Live at Great Woods

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

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

  • Revisiting 'The Last Waltz'

    Revisiting 'The Last Waltz'

  • Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On

    Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On

  • One World, One Voice

    One World, One Voice

  • Buffy Sainte-Marie: A Multimedia Life

    Buffy Sainte-Marie: A Multimedia Life

  • Ronnie Hawkins: Still Alive and Kickin

    Ronnie Hawkins: Still Alive and Kickin

  • Life Is a Carnival: A Musical Celebration of Robbie Robertson

    Life Is a Carnival: A Musical Celebration of Robbie Robertson

  • Curse of the Axe

    Curse of the Axe

  • Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World

    Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World

  • The Band - Live At The Academy Of Music 1971

    The Band - Live At The Academy Of Music 1971

  • Robbie Robertson: A Retrospective - From the Band to the Rock'n'Roll Hall Of Fame

    Robbie Robertson: A Retrospective - From the Band to the Rock'n'Roll Hall Of Fame

  • Asteroids: Deadly Impact

    Asteroids: Deadly Impact

  • Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Folk Rock Night

    Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Folk Rock Night

  • Dakota Exile

    Dakota Exile

  • Road Songs: A Portrait of Robbie Robertson

    Road Songs: A Portrait of Robbie Robertson