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.
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).
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Wikipedia: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q117249
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Filmography (Movies)
Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On
Character:Self
Release Date:08/09/2022
The Dancing Man of L.A.
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:24/05/2021
The Band: Stage Fright (50th Anniversery Ed.)
Character:
Release Date:12/02/2021
Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble
Character:Self
Release Date:26/04/2020
Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band
Character:Self
Release Date:21/02/2020
Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World
Character:Self
Release Date:26/07/2017
Lennon or McCartney
Character:Self (voice)
Release Date:12/12/2014
Charles Lloyd - Arrows Into Infinity
Character:Guitar
Release Date:05/08/2014
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013
Character:Self
Release Date:19/11/2013
The Band - Live At The Academy Of Music 1971
Character:Chitarra Solista voce
Release Date:17/09/2013
Bob Dylan & The Band: Down In The Flood
Character:Self
Release Date:19/08/2012
Curse of the Axe
Character:Narrator
Release Date:09/07/2012
Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:24/11/2010
Reel Injun
Character:Self
Release Date:19/02/2010
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007
Character:Self
Release Date:07/12/2007
Buffy Sainte-Marie: A Multimedia Life
Character:Self
Release Date:01/11/2006
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:21/07/2005
Shakin All Over: Canadian Pop Music in the 1960s
Character:Self
Release Date:30/01/2005
Ronnie Hawkins: Still Alive and Kickin
Character:
Release Date:20/08/2004
Festival Express
Character:Self - The Band
Release Date:19/09/2003
World Tour 1966: The Home Movies
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:01/01/2003
Revisiting 'The Last Waltz'
Character:Self
Release Date:07/05/2002
Salt Lake City 2002 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Light the Fire Within
Character:
Release Date:08/02/2002
Road Songs: A Portrait of Robbie Robertson
Character:Self
Release Date:09/01/2001
Wolves
Character:Narrator (voice)
Release Date:01/03/1999
Making a Noise: A Native American Musical Journey with Robbie Robertson
Character:Self - Mohawk/Cayuga
Release Date:01/01/1999
Classic Albums: The Band - The Band
Character:Self
Release Date:24/09/1997
Asteroids: Deadly Impact
Character:Narrator
Release Date:20/02/1997
Dakota Exile
Character:Narrator
Release Date:30/08/1996
Robbie Robertson: Going Home
Character:Self
Release Date:28/05/1995
The Crossing Guard
Character:Roger
Release Date:26/01/1995
Woodstock Diary
Character:Self - The Band
Release Date:14/08/1994
Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
Character:Self
Release Date:12/08/1992
Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Folk Rock Night
Character:Himself
Release Date:18/10/1991
The Allman Brothers Band: Live at Great Woods
Character:Host
Release Date:06/09/1991
One World, One Voice
Character:Self
Release Date:09/12/1990
Martin Scorsese Directs
Character:Self
Release Date:16/06/1990
Movies Are My Life
Character:Self
Release Date:17/04/1988
Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll
Character:Self - DVD only
Release Date:09/10/1987
Carny
Character:Patch
Release Date:23/05/1980
The Last Waltz
Character:Self
Release Date:26/04/1978
Eat the Document
Character:Self
Release Date:30/11/1972
You Are What You Eat
Character:
Release Date:24/09/1968
Television Appearances
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