Known For
Sound
Born
Jul 05, 1943
Died
Aug 09, 2023
Place of Birth
Toronto, Ontario
Credits
69 titles
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
Filmography
Mr. Scorsese
Self
Killers of the Flower Moon
Original Music Composer
Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On
Self
The Dancing Man of L.A.
Self (archive footage)
The Band: Stage Fright (50th Anniversery Ed.)
Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble
Self
Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band
Self
The Irishman
Original Music Composer
Native America
Self - Narrator (voice)
Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World
Elvis Presley: The Searcher
Self
Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World
Self
Lennon or McCartney
Self (voice)
Charles Lloyd - Arrows Into Infinity
Guitar
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
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
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 (archive footage)
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 (archive footage)
Shakin All Over: Canadian Pop Music in the 1960s
Self
Ronnie Hawkins: Still Alive and Kickin
Festival Express
Self - The Band
World Tour 1966: The Home Movies
Self (archive footage)
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 - Mohawk/Cayuga
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
Himself
The Native Americans: The Tribal People of the Northwest
Music
Woodstock Diary
Self - The Band
Jimmy Hollywood
Original Music Composer
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Musical Guest