Robbie Robertson

Jaime Royal "Robbie" Robertson OC (July 5, 1943 – August 9, 2023) was a Canadian musician. He is recognized for his work as lead guitarist for Bob Dylan in the mid-late 1960s and early-mid 1970s; as guitarist and songwriter with the Band from their inception until 1978, and for his career as a solo recording artist. As a film soundtrack producer and composer, Robertson is known for his collaborations with director Martin Scorsese.

The Band in 1969, Robertson is second from the right

Source: Capitol Records - Billboard, page 19, 28 link November 1970 Trade ad for The Band's single "Time To Kill" / "The Shape I'm In": cropped for Wikipedia.

Family

• Father: Alexander David Klegerman
• Mother: Rosemarie Dolly Chrysler
• Stepfather: James Patrick Robertson ​
• Spouses: Dominique Bourgeois (m. 1968, div. before 2000), Janet Zuccarini (m. March 2023)
• daughters Alexandra and Delphine and son Sebastian

Discography

See also: Robbie Robertson discography and The Band discography

1. Robbie Robertson (1987)
2. Storyville (1991)
3. Music for the Native Americans (soundtrack) (1994)
4. Contact from the Underworld of Redboy (1998)
5. How to Become Clairvoyant (2011)
6. Sinematic (2019)

Books authored

• Robertson, Robbie; Guerinot, Jim; Levine, Jared; Robertson, Sebastian (2013). Legends, Icons & Rebels: Music That Changed the World. Tundra Books. ISBN 978-1770495715.
• Robertson, Robbie (2015). Hiawatha and the Peacemaker. David Shannon (illustrator). Abrams Books for Young Readers. ISBN 978-1419712203.
• Robertson, Robbie (2016). Testimony. Crown Archetype. ISBN 978-0307889782.

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From the Canadian Encyclopedia

Legacy

Robertson's songs, described by Jay Cocks as "small chapters of freshly minted American mythology, lyric and funny, funky and mysterious," have also been recorded by Joan Baez, Eric Clapton, Jackie DeShannon, Aretha Franklin, Ronnie Hawkins, Emmy Lou Harris (who used "Evangeline" as the title song of an LP in 1981), Diana Ross and the Supremes, among others.

Awards and Honours

• Canadian Recording Artists stamp, Library and Archives Canada / 4276675
• Producer of the Year (“Big Sky,” “Somewhere Down the Crazy River”), Juno Awards (1989)
• Male Vocalist of the Year, Juno Awards (1989)
• Album of the Year (Robbie Robertson), Juno Awards (1989)
• Producer of the Year (“Skin Walker,” “It Is A Good Day to Die”), Juno Awards (1995)
• Lifetime Achievement Award, National Academy of Songwriters (1997)
• Lifetime Achievement Award, Native American Music Awards (1998)
• Best Music of Aboriginal Canada Recording (Contact from the Underworld of Redboy), Juno Awards (1999)
• Lifetime Achievement Award, Aboriginal Achievement Awards (now Indspire) (2003)
• Honorary Doctorate, Queen’s University (2003)
• Inductee, Canada’s Walk of Fame (2003)
• Lifetime Artistic Achievement, Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards (2006)
• Honorary Doctorate, York University (2005)
• Officer, Order of Canada (2007)
• Inductee, Canadian Songwriter’s Hall of Fame (2011)

References

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robbie_Robertson
  • Robertson, Sebastian (2014). Rock and Roll Highway: The Robbie Robertson Story. New York: Henry Holt and Co. ISBN 978-0-8050-9473-2.
  • "The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time". Rolling Stone. November 23, 2011. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
  • Robbie Robertson at IMDb
  • Robbie Robertson discography at Discogs
  • Article at thecanadianencyclopedia.ca
  • Article at canadianbands.com
  • Robbie Robertson Interview at NAMM Oral History Collection
• Only available in Finland at YLE Areena The Last Waltz, USA 1978 (Until 30.9.2023) https://areena.yle.fi/1-1080990
• Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band, Canada 2019 (Until 31.10.2023) https://areena.yle.fi/1-50780115
• “Robbie Robertson, 80, Dies; Canadian Songwriter Captured American Spirit.” < NYTimes.com > Published Aug. 9, 2023. Updated Aug. 10, 2023, 5:47 p.m. ET. “As the chief songwriter and guitarist for the Band, he offered a rustic vision of his adopted country that helped inspire the genre that came to be known as Americana.”
  • “Americana Music Guide: A Brief History of Americana.” < MasterClass > Americana is a broad music genre that includes a large array of traditional American music, like folk, blue, country, and bluegrass.
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