Robbie Robertson

Canadian musician
Also known as: Jaime Robertson

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  • contribution to the Band
    • The Band
      In the Band

      >Jaime (“Robbie”) Robertson (born July 5, 1943, Toronto, Ontario, Canada—died August 9, 2023, Los Angeles, California, U.S.) Levon Helm (born May 26, 1940, Elaine, Arkansas—died April 19, 2012, New

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association with

    • Dylan
      • The Shakespeare of his generation
        In Bob Dylan: Dylan goes electric

        …from the Hawks, Canadian guitarist Robbie Robertson and drummer Levon Helm). Dylan and the band were booed throughout the performance; incongruously, the audience sang along with “Like a Rolling Stone,” the number two song in the United States that week, and then booed at its conclusion.

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    • Evans
      • In Gil Evans

        …the 1986 movie Absolute Beginners), Robbie Robertson (for the 1986 Martin Scorsese movie The Color of Money), and Sting (in live and studio performances in 1987).

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