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rp314 · Post by **rp314** » Wed Aug 09, 2023 9:30 pm

[Pitchfork] Martin Scorsese has paid tribute to his longtime collaborator Robbie Robertson, who died today at the age of 80.

“Robbie Robertson 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.

It goes without saying that he was a giant, that his effect on the art form was profound and lasting. There’s never enough time with anyone you love. And I loved Robbie."

RIP

experimental.crow · Post by **experimental.crow** » Wed Aug 09, 2023 9:36 pm

took a load off ...

D.H. Miltz · Post by **D.H. Miltz** » Wed Aug 09, 2023 10:43 pm

PatchAdamz · Post by **PatchAdamz** » Thu Aug 10, 2023 4:02 am

One of the true greats, the type of talent you don't often see.

raiderpdog · Post by **raiderpdog** » Thu Aug 10, 2023 3:12 pm

R.I.P.

PatchAdamz · Post by **PatchAdamz** » Fri Aug 11, 2023 11:32 am

Robbie Robertson on QTV

harryupbabble · Post by **harryupbabble** » Fri Aug 11, 2023 2:23 pm

another canuck gone
rest in peace, eh

Harry_HH · Post by **Harry_HH** » Fri Aug 11, 2023 8:40 pm

kidslow · Post by **kidslow** » Fri Aug 11, 2023 9:12 pm

Wonderful songwriter. His solo work, e.g. Storyville, is under appreciated.

I often wonder, is The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down about the spoils of war going to the victor or a rallying cry for the South shall rise again? Open to interpretation, which is what makes it so brilliant. Perhaps just a reflection on what it would have been like to be alive 100 years prior, during reconstruction.

PatchAdamz · Post by **PatchAdamz** » Fri Aug 11, 2023 11:30 pm

A very cool tune written by Robbie Robertson and Garth Hudson but done by Taj Mahal.

Original - Levon & the Hawks

A young Robbie on the right (Garth Hudson between them), Levon in the middle (1964 before The Band).

PatchAdamz · Post by **PatchAdamz** » Fri Aug 11, 2023 11:42 pm

Native American roots and music:

Jaime Royal Robertson was born an only child on July 5, 1943. His mother was born Rosemarie Dolly Chrysler on February 6, 1922.She was Cayuga and Mohawk, raised on the Six Nations of the Grand River reserve southwest of Toronto.

Robbie Robertson RIP