Robbie Robertson
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
SoundBirthday
July 5, 1943Deathday
August 9, 2023Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
55Place of birth
Toronto, Ontario
Cast credits
Carny
Patch
The Crossing Guard
Roger
The Last Waltz
Self
Chuck Berry - Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll
Self - DVD only
Festival Express
Self - The Band
Wolves
Narrator (voice)
Eat the Document
Self
Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Folk Rock Night
Himself
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007
Bob Dylan & The Band: Down In The Flood
Self
Lennon or McCartney
Self (voice)
Curse of the Axe
Narrator
You Are What You Eat
Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World
Self
Martin Scorsese Directs
Self
The Allman Brothers Band: Live at Great Woods
Host
Robbie Robertson: Going Home
Self
Ronnie Hawkins: Still Alive and Kickin
The Band - Live At The Academy Of Music 1971
Chitarra Solista voce
Charles Lloyd - Arrows Into Infinity
Guitar
Revisiting 'The Last Waltz'
SelfCrew credits
The King of Comedy
Original Music Composer, Music Producer
Carny
Producer, Story
The Last Waltz
Producer
Gangs of New York
Executive Music Producer
Shutter Island
Music Supervisor
The Wolf of Wall Street
Executive Music Producer
Raging Bull
Additional Soundtrack
Martin Scorsese Directs
Music
The Band - Live At The Academy Of Music 1971
Director
Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band
Book
The Color of Money
Music
The Irishman
Executive Music Producer, Original Music Composer
Casino
Music Consultant
Killers of the Flower Moon
Original Music Composer
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
Creative Consultant
Sunset Strip
Executive Music Producer
Jimmy Hollywood
Original Music ComposerImages
