2023-08-10 00:09:48
The former guitarist and founder of the rock band The Band, Robbie Robertson, died this Wednesday in Los Angeles (USA) at the age of 80 after a long illness. This was reported through a statement by the representative of the musician of Canadian origin, who noted that he died “surrounded by his family.”
“In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that donations be made to Six Nations of the Grand River to support the construction of their new cultural center,” the manager noted in the note. It is one of the largest reservations in Canada and the only one in North America that has representatives from the six nations of Iroquois Indians.
Robertson also stood out as an actor and composer of famous songs such as ‘The Weight’, ‘The night they drove old dixie down’, or ‘Up on cripple creek’. In addition, he accompanied singer-songwriter Bob Dylan on his tours between 1965 and 1967.
Collaboration with Scorcese
However, one of the things for which he will be most remembered will be for having co-founded the legendary rock band The Band together with Rick Danko, Garth Hudson, Richard Manuel and Levon Helm in 1968, until eight years later Robertson himself gave up. finished his stage in the band after offering a concert filmed by the filmmaker Martin Scorsese. In addition, the guitarist released six other solo albums and participated with artists such as Tom Petty or Maria McKee.
Robbie Robertson at the 2019 presentation of a documentary about The Band, a legendary rock band he co-founded. M. Anzuoni / Reuters
As a film producer, Robertson collaborated with film director Martin Scorsese as a composer for some of his most popular film scores including ‘Raging Bull,’ ‘The Color of Money,’ ‘Gangs of New York,’ and ‘Shutter Island. ‘, among other.
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