Robbie Robertson

Robbie Robertson

  • Birthday: 1943-07-05
  • Deathday: 2023-08-09
  • Place of birth: Toronto, Ontario

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).

Filmography

The Last Waltz

1978

As Self

Wolves

1999

As Narrator (voice)

The Band - Live At The Academy Of Music 1971

2013

As Chitarra Solista voce

Asteroids: Deadly Impact

1997

As Narrator

Dakota Exile

1996

As Narrator

Curse of the Axe

2012

As Narrator

Carny

1980

As Patch

Eat the Document

1972

As Self

World Tour 1966: The Home Movies

2003

As Self (archive footage)

Festival Express

2003

As Self - The Band

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

2010

As Himself (archive footage)

The Crossing Guard

1995

As Roger

Reel Injun

2010

As Himself

Movies Are My Life

1978

As Self

The Dancing Man of L.A.

2021

As Self (archive footage)

Woodstock Diary

1994

As Himself - The Band

Lennon or McCartney

2014

As Self (voice)

Production

Gangs of New York

2002

As Executive Music Producer

The Wolf of Wall Street

2013

As Executive Music Producer

The Irishman

2019

As Executive Music Producer

Sunset Strip

2000

As Executive Music Producer

Carny

1980

As Producer

The Last Waltz

1978

As Producer

The King of Comedy

1982

As Original Music Composer

Shutter Island

2010

As Music Supervisor

Raging Bull

1980

As Additional Soundtrack

The King of Comedy

1982

As Music Producer

Jimmy Hollywood

1994

As Music

The Color of Money

1986

As Music

Casino

1995

As Music Consultant

The Irishman

2019

As Original Music Composer

Killers of the Flower Moon

2023

As Original Music Composer

Carny

1980

As Story

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