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Robbie Robertson

Born
July 5, 1943
Died
August 9, 2023
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
The Irishman
(2019)
Original Music Composer
Killers of the Flower Moon
(2023)
Original Music Composer
Shutter Island
(2010)
Music Supervisor
Raging Bull
(1980)
Additional Soundtrack
Casino
(1995)
Music Consultant
The King of Comedy
(1982)
Original Music Composer and Music Producer
The Color of Money
(1986)
Music
Jimmy Hollywood
(1994)
Music
Full Filmography
Sound
Acting
You Are What You Eat
(1968)
Eat the Document
(1972)
Self
The Last Waltz
(1978)
Self
Movies Are My Life
(1978)
Self
Carny
(1980)
Patch
Chuck Berry - Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll
(1987)
Self - DVD only
Martin Scorsese Directs
(1990)
Self
One World, One Voice
(1990)
Self
Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Folk Rock Night
(1991)
Himself
The Allman Brothers Band: Live at Great Woods
(1991)
Host
Woodstock Diary
(1994)
Himself - The Band
The Crossing Guard
(1995)
Roger
Robbie Robertson: Going Home
(1995)
Self
Dakota Exile
(1996)
Narrator
Asteroids: Deadly Impact
(1997)
Narrator
Wolves
(1999)
Narrator (voice)
Making A Noise: A Native American Musical Journey with Robbie Robertson
(1999)
Self - Mohawk/Cayuga
Revisiting 'The Last Waltz'
(2002)
Self
Festival Express
(2003)
Self - The Band
World Tour 1966: The Home Movies
(2003)
Self (archive footage)
Ronnie Hawkins: Still Alive and Kickin
(2004)
Shakin All Over: Canadian Pop Music in the 1960s
(2005)
Self
Buffy Sainte-Marie: A Multimedia Life
(2006)
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007
(2007)
Reel Injun
(2010)
Himself
Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm
(2010)
Himself (archive footage)
Bob Dylan & The Band: Down In The Flood
(2012)
Self
Curse of the Axe
(2012)
Narrator
The Band - Live At The Academy Of Music 1971
(2013)
Chitarra Solista voce
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013
(2013)
Lennon or McCartney
(2014)
Self (voice)
Charles Lloyd - Arrows Into Infinity
(2014)
Guitar
Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World
(2017)
Self
Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band
(2020)
Self
Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble
(2020)
Self
The Dancing Man of L.A.
(2021)
Self (archive footage)
The Band: Stage Fright (50th Anniversery Ed.)
(2021)
Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On
(2022)
Himself
Production
Writing
Crew
Directing
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