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Robbie Robertson
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Canadian singer, songwriter and guitarist (1943–2023)
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Robbie Robertson, born Jaime Royal Robertson in Toronto, was a Canadian guitarist, singer-songwriter, and screenwriter. Active from 1957 until 2023, he performed rock music, rhythm and blues, folk rock, and country rock. He played the guitar, autoharp, melodica, and voice, and was a member of The Band and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. His work appeared on Capitol Records, Geffen Records, and Warner Bros. Entertainment.
Robertson received the Canada's Walk of Fame award and was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance, a Grammy Award for Best Solo Rock Vocal Performance, a BAFTA Award for Best Original Music, and a Satellite Award for Best Original Song. He died of prostate cancer in Los Angeles in 2023.
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Toronto, Ontario
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…
Known for
- Mr. Scorsese — Self2025
- Life Is a Carnival: A Musical Celebration of Robbie Robertson — Self (archive footage)2024
- Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On — Self2022
- The Band: Stage Fright (50th Anniversery Ed.)2021
- The Dancing Man of L.A. — Self (archive footage)2021
- Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band — Self2020
- Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble — Self2020
- Native America — Self - Narrator (voice)2019
- Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World2019
- Elvis Presley: The Searcher — Self2018
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Country
- Canada
- Active from
- 1943
- Active to
- 2023
Discography
Member of
- The Band1967–1976
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- Listeners
- 153,341
- Total plays
- 1,589,905
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Jaime Royal "Robbie" Robertson OC (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 t
Key facts
- Born
- Jaime Royal Robertson , ( 1943-07-05 ) July 5, 1943, Toronto , Ontario, Canada
- Died
- August 9, 2023 (2023-08-09) (aged 80), Los Angeles , California, U.S.
- Occupations
- Musician songwriter singer composer
- Years active
- 1956–2023
- Spouses
- Dominique Bourgeois ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1968 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 2003 ) Janet Zuccarini ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 2023 )
- Children
- 3, including Sebastian
- Genres
- Rock Americana blues
- Instruments
- Guitar vocals
- Labels
- Capitol Geffen Warner
- Formerly of
- The Band
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Robertson
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Place of birth
- Toronto
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- lyricist
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- country rock
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Capitol Records
- Image
- Robbie Robertson NY.jpg
- Number of children
- 3
- Work location
- Canada
- Residence
- Los Angeles
- Voice type
- baritone
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- Commons category
- Robbie Robertson
- date of birth
- 1943-07-05
- topic's main category
- Category:Robbie Robertson
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Original Score
- name in native language
- Robbie Robertson
- start of work period
- 1957-00-00
- social media followers
- 31223
- member of
- The Band
- date of death
- 2023-08-09
- end of work period
- 2023-00-00
- birth name
- Jaime Royal Robertson
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- prostate cancer
- described at URL
- somethingelsereviews.com/2014/04/24/across-the-great-divide-robbie-robertson-ghost-dance-from-the-native-americans-1994
- affiliation
- Six Nations of the Grand River 40
- ethnic group
- Cayuga people
- copyright representative
- American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
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Encyclopedic overview
Jaime Royal "Robbie" Robertson OC (July 5, 1943 – August 9, 2023) was a Canadian musician, composer, and producer. Robertson was the onetime lead guitarist for Bob Dylan's backing band. He was also the guitarist and primary songwriter of the Band from its inception until his 1976 departure. In his later solo career, Robertson released six albums.
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; he was also inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame, both with the Band and on his own. Robertson is ranked 59th in Rolling Stone magazine's 2011 list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time. He wrote "The Weight" and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" with the Band and had a solo hit with "Somewhere Down the Crazy River". He was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy of Songwriters.
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