Known for investigating the sounds of Americana with Bob Dylan and collaborating with Martin Scorsese.
Robbie Robertson, the lead guitarist of the Band and a songwriter who significantly influenced the sound of American rock music, died on August 9. He was 80. Robertson died surrounded by family, according to a statement from his longtime manager, Jared Levine. “In lieu of flowers, the family has asked thatto support the building of their new cultural center,” Levine wrote.
Born in 1943 to parents of Mohawk, Cayuga, and Jewish descent, Robertson was raised on the Six Nations reserve southwest of Toronto before dropping out of high school and pursuing the new sounds emerging in the United States. His group, originally the Hawks and then aptly rechristened the Band, formed in the 1960s as a supporting piece for rockabilly star Ronnie Hawkins and later Bob Dylan with their 1967 record,.
After taking a break in the late 1970s, Robertson remained active in music through the partnership he struck up with director Martin Scorsese, the man behind the documentary
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