Robbie Robertson
Sound
Born: 1943-07-05 in 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).
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Musical Guest
Saturday Night Live
Self - Musical Guest
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Musical Guest
Classic Albums
Self
Mr. Scorsese
Self
Movies Are My Life
Self
The Crossing Guard
Roger
Native America
Self - Narrator (voice)
The Last Waltz
Self
Elvis Presley: The Searcher
Self
MTV Rockumentary
Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
Self
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
Self (archive footage)
Revisiting 'The Last Waltz'
Self
Festival Express
Self - The Band
Robbie Robertson: A Retrospective - From the Band to the Rock'n'Roll Hall Of Fame
Himself
Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On
Self
Carny
Patch
Martin Scorsese Directs
Self
Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble
Self
Lennon or McCartney
Self (voice)
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007
Self
The Allman Brothers Band: Live at Great Woods
Host
Reel Injun
Self
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013
Self
Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll
Self - DVD only
Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band
Self
Robbie Robertson: Going Home
Self
Eat the Document
Self
Woodstock Diary
Self - The Band
Life Is a Carnival: A Musical Celebration of Robbie Robertson
Self (archive footage)
Wolves
Narrator (voice)
Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World
Ronnie Hawkins: Still Alive and Kickin
Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World
Self
The Dancing Man of L.A.
Self (archive footage)
The Band: The Authorized Biography
World Tour 1966: The Home Movies
Self (archive footage)