As a founding member of The Band, Robertson was a frequent collaborator with Bob Dylan and Martin Scorsese, helping to re-define the sound of American music
was one of my closest friends, a constant in my life and my work. I could always go to him as a confidante. A collaborator. An advisor. I tried to be the same for him. Long before we ever met, his music played a central role in my life — me and millions and millions of other people all over this world. The Band’s music, and Robbie’s own later solo music, seemed to come from the deepest place at the heart of this continent, its traditions and tragedies and joys.
, before catching the attention of rockabilly icon Ronnie Hawkins, who added him to the touring line-up of his backing band, The Hawks, when Robertson was still just in his teens.
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