Robbie Robertson, guitarist, songwriting force behind The Band dead at 80 😥
Write/co-wrote The Weight, The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down ...
https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/robbie-robertson-obit-1.6931772
* The Band inducted into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 1994, 5 yrs after sim. honor at Canada's Juno Awards
* Robertson won additional 5 Junos
* Robertson feted toward end of career with Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame (2011), Canada's Walk of Fame (2014) honors
* Robertson one of 1st Indigenous rock stars
#RobbieRobertson #TheBand
... cont'd
Juno Awards: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juno_Awards
The Band - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jREUrbGGrgM
[2023-08-07] 🎵 Morning ☮-in
The Weight - The Band
https://mastodon.social/@persagen/110848927705948655
[audio] The Weight - The Band (lyrics)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFqb1I-hiHE
[live] The Band - The Weight
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-w9OclUnns
#MorningPeaceIn #TheBand #ClassicRock #RobbieRobertson
Addendae 1
Robbie Robertson, 80, Dies; Canadian Songwriter Captured American Spirit
As the chief songwriter and guitarist for The Band, he offered a rustic vision of his adopted country that helped inspire the genre that came to be known as Americana
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/09/arts/music/robbie-robertson-dead.html
#TheBand #ClassicRock #RobbieRobertson #RIP
