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   Did Robbie Robertson break up the band?

   • Robbie Robertson knows he made the right decision, said Stephen Rodrick in Rolling Stone. The singer and guitarist, 67, is still blamed for breaking up The Band, the legendary rock group he formed with Levon Helm, Rick Danko, Garth Hudson, and Richard Manuel in the mid 1960s.

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   Why did John Robertson break up the band?

   • The singer and guitarist, 67, is still blamed for breaking up The Band, the legendary rock group he formed with Levon Helm, Rick Danko, Garth Hudson, and Richard Manuel in the mid 1960s. Back in 1978, Robertson made the unilateral decision that, after 16 years, The Band should stop touring, leading to its eventual demise.

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   How did Robbie Robertson die?

   • Robbie Robertson in his Santa Monica recording studio in 2019. Robbie Robertson, the driving force behind the pioneering rock ’n’ roll group the Band, died on Wednesday. He was 80. His death was confirmed by his longtime manager, Jared Levine. In a statement, Levine said that Robertson died in Los Angeles after a long illness.

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   Who was Robbie Robertson?

   • Lightfoot, to my ear, was a songwriter who wrote country-folk tunes that were very much of their time, and that fans and critics sometimes shoe-horned into “Canadiana.” Robertson, by contrast, was a fellow Canadian, and wrote music that was worldly, richly textured and without borders. Robbie Robertson, leader of The Band, passed away on Aug. 9.

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   Jan 8, 2015 · The singer and guitarist, 67, is still blamed for breaking up The Band, the legendary rock group he formed with Levon Helm, Rick Danko, Garth Hudson, and Richard Manuel in the mid 1960s.

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   Aug 9, 2023 · Robertson gradually left the mainstream behind in the 1990s, as he explored his Native American musical roots and dabbled with electronica, yet he preserved the Band’s legacy by supervising...

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   Jaime Royal "Robbie" Robertson OC (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.

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   Aug 23, 2023 · Robbie Robertson, leader of The Band, passed away on Aug. 9. A Canadian musician with a global impact, he never forgot his Mohawk roots. After going solo, he became known for his film scores.

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7. www.rollingstone.com › music › music-newsRobbie Robertson Dead: The Band Guitarist Was 80 - Rolling Stone

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   Aug 9, 2023 · The Band only lasted eight years after the release of their 1968 debut LP, Music From Big Pink, but during that time they forever changed the pop-culture landscape by releasing brilliant...

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8. www.usatoday.com › story › entertainmentRobbie Robertson dies: The Band guitarist, songwriter dead at 80

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   Aug 9, 2023 · Robbie Robertson, guitarist and songwriter for The Band, died at home at 80 after a long illness. He also did soundtracks for Martin Scorsese films.

9. www.rollingstone.com › music › music-featuresRobbie Robertson: Paying Tribute to the Band's Mysterious Genius

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   Aug 10, 2023 · It’s their famous farewell concert, on Thanksgiving 1976. Robertson peacocks on his axe, as if he adores being on camera, but there’s no vanity at all in his guitar—only a pain as earnest as...