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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 Old Dixie Down", and "Up on Cripple Creek" with the Band and had solo hits with "Broken Arrow" and "Somewhere Down the Crazy River", and many others. He was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy of Songwriters.

Robertson collaborated on film and TV soundtracks, usually with director Martin Scorsese, beginning in the rockumentary film The Last Waltz (1978) and continuing through dramatic films including Raging Bull (1980), The King of Comedy (1983), The Color of Money (1986), Casino (1995), Gangs of New York (2002), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), Silence (2016), The Irishman (2019), and Killers of the Flower Moon (2023).

Films Featuring Robbie Robertson

The Band: Stage Fright (50th Anniversery Ed.)

2021

Carny

19806.2

The Crossing Guard

19956.0

The Last Waltz

19787.7

Making a Noise: A Native American Musical Journey with Robbie Robertson

19997.0

Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll

19877.3

Festival Express

20037.2

Wolves

19996.3

Eat the Document

19726.9

Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Folk Rock Night

1991

One World, One Voice

1990

Dakota Exile

Dakota Exile

1996

Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On

20227.5

Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007

20077.1

Bob Dylan & The Band: Down In The Flood

201210.0

Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013

20135.8

Lennon or McCartney

20145.3

Curse of the Axe

2012

You Are What You Eat

19684.4

Salt Lake City 2002 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Light the Fire Within

2002

Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World

20177.6

Martin Scorsese Directs

19909.0

The Allman Brothers Band: Live at Great Woods

19915.9

Robbie Robertson: Going Home

1995

Ronnie Hawkins: Still Alive and Kickin

20048.0

The Band - Live At The Academy Of Music 1971

20136.0

Charles Lloyd - Arrows Into Infinity

20146.0

Revisiting 'The Last Waltz'

20025.0

Shakin' All Over: Canadian Pop Music in the 1960s

2005

World Tour 1966: The Home Movies

2003

Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band

20206.8

Reel Injun

20107.0

Buffy Sainte-Marie: A Multimedia Life

2006

Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble

20205.5

Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm

20106.2

Woodstock Diary

19948.5

Asteroids: Deadly Impact

19977.6

Movies Are My Life

19886.8

The Dancing Man of L.A.

2021

Life Is a Carnival: A Musical Celebration of Robbie Robertson

Robbie Robertson: A Retrospective - From the Band to the Rock'n'Roll Hall Of Fame

1994

Road Songs: A Portrait of Robbie Robertson

Road Songs: A Portrait of Robbie Robertson

200110.0

Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica

19927.8

Classic Albums: The Band - The Band

19976.7

No Direction Home: Bob Dylan

20057.8

The Band: The Authorized Biography

The Band: The Authorized Biography