Robbie Robertson

Personal Info

Know For

Sound

Gender

Male

Birthday

1943-07-05 (80 years old)

Deathday

2023-08-09

Place of Birth

Toronto, Ontario

Robbie Robertson

Biography

Jaime Royal "Robbie" Robertson (July 5, 1943 – August 9, 2023) was a Canadian musician. He was lead guitarist for Bob Dylan in the mid-late 1960s and early-mid 1970s, guitarist and songwriter with the Band from their inception until 1978, and a solo artist. Robertson's work with the Band was instrumental in creating the Americana music genre. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Canadian Music Hall of Fame as a member of the Band, and into Canada's Walk of Fame, with the Band and on his own. He is ranked 59th in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 greatest guitarists. He wrote "The Weight", "The Night They Drove O...

Acting

1980

Carny

as Patch

1995

1978

2003

Festival Express

as Self - The Band

1999

Wolves

as Narrator (voice)

1972

1996

Dakota Exile

as Narrator

2014

Lennon or McCartney

as Self (voice)

2012

Curse of the Axe

as Narrator

2003

World Tour 1966: The Home Movies

as Self (archive footage)

2010

Reel Injun

as Self

1994

Woodstock Diary

as Self - The Band

2021

The Dancing Man of L.A.

as Self (archive footage)

Production

1982

The King of Comedy

as Original Music Composer

1980

Carny

as Producer

1978

The Last Waltz

as Producer

2000

Sunset Strip

as Executive Music Producer

2002

Gangs of New York

as Executive Music Producer

2010

Shutter Island

as Music Supervisor

2013

The Wolf of Wall Street

as Executive Music Producer

1980

Raging Bull

as Additional Soundtrack

1994

Jimmy Hollywood

as Original Music Composer

1982

The King of Comedy

as Music Producer

1986

1995

Casino

as Music Consultant

2019

The Irishman

as Original Music Composer

2019

The Irishman

as Executive Music Producer

2023

Killers of the Flower Moon

as Original Music Composer

2023

1980

Carny

as Writer

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