American Songwriter

How Robbie Robertson Paid Tribute to Richard Manuel in Song

Robbie Robertson didn't intend to write about Richard Manuel. It happened anyway on the moving "Fallen Angel".
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Robbie Robertson, lead guitarist and songwriter for ‘The Band,' dies at 80

Robbie Robertson, The Band's lead guitarist and songwriter who in such classics as “The Weight,” “Up on Cripple Creek” and “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" mined and helped reshape American music ...
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Robbie Robertson told us how this simple change helped the Band save "The Weight" from oblivion

“We'd tried it a number of different ways, but we weren't that excited about it,” Robbie Robertson told Guitar Player in our May 1995 issue. “So our attitude was, ‘Well, just in case something else ...
American Songwriter

Behind the Album: ‘Robbie Robertson,’ the Powerful Solo Debut by the Legendary Band Guitarist and Songwriter

Robbie Robertson was busy enough he didn’t necessarily need to get back into the business of making records. Luckily, he relocated the urge for it somewhere along the way, which resulted in his ...
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Robbie Robertson, guitarist for The Band and Bob Dylan, has died at 80

Robbie Robertson, the lead guitarist and the primary songwriter for Canadian rock luminaries The Band, has died at age 80. Family member Dawn Robertson confirmed the news to NPR. The Rock and Roll ...
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Robbie Robertson, The Band frontman, dies aged 80

Musician and singer Robbie Robertson has died aged 80. The Canadian artist was best known for fronting The Band, penning the Americana band’s biggest hits including “The Weight”, “The Night They Drove ...
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Robbie Robertson, lead guitarist and songwriter of The Band, dies at 80

Musician Robbie Robertson arrives Feb. 22, 2015, at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, Calif. Robertson, the lead guitarist and songwriter for The Band, whose classics include “The Weight,” ...