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A Legacy of Music: Singer-songwriter Amy Helm returns to Savannah Music Festival
- The last time Amy Helm graced one of our stages was in 2021. Now the critically acclaimed singer-songwriter is returning for two highly anticipated performances at this year’s Savannah Music Festival.
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Robbie Robertson Tells All: Dylan, the Band, Shattered Friendship With Levon Helm
In a never-before-posted interview with Rolling Stone, the late leader of the Band looked back on his life in music, from The Basement Tapes to The Last Waltz and beyond
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How Robbie Robertson's hidden Indigenous and Jewish heritage influenced The Band's mournful songs
The musician's mother told him, "Be proud that you're an Indian, but be careful who you tell"
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Robbie Robertson, The Band co-founder and film composer, dead at 80
Robbie Robertson, five-time Grammy nominee and celebrated songwriter, singer, guitarist and film composer, has died, according to an announcement sent from his publicity agency Costa Communications, Inc. to CNN. He was 80 and died after a long illness.
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Robbie Robertson Was the Genius At the Heart of the Band’s Communal Vision
The Band gave us the ultimate rock & roll fantasy of friendship, with Robertson’s guitar playing and classic songs lighting the way
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Robbie Robertson, leader of the Band, who backed Bob Dylan and laid the foundations of the ‘Americana’ genre – obituary
Robbie Robertson, who has died aged 80, was lead guitarist and principal songwriter with the Band, performing with the hugely influential quintet when they backed Bob Dylan in his controversial early “electric” concerts and later producing soundtracks for feature films, including several directed by Martin Scorsese.
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“Playing with Bob Dylan was like entering The Twilight Zone of music. You thought, ‘They’re going to wake me up tomorrow because all of this is impossible’”: Robbie Robertson reflects on his remarkabl
In his final Guitar World interview, the late guitar legend shares his earliest guitar influences, what it was like to get booed onstage with Dylan and why the Band’s final days were so heartbreaking
- EntertainmentLA Times
15 essential Robbie Robertson songs
A look back at the best of Robbie Robertson, the pioneering Band songwriter and guitarist who died on Wednesday at 80.
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Robbie Robertson, The Band’s Songwriter and Guitarist, Dies at 80
Michael Putland/Getty ImagesRobbie Robertson, the Canadian guitarist who led the roots rock group The Band as it electrified and shaped the American music scene of the 1970s, and frequently collaborated with artists like Bob Dylan and Martin Scorsese, died in Los Angeles on Wednesday. He was 80.His manager of more than three decades, Jared Levine, confirmed in a statement that Robertson had died “surrounded by his family” after a long unspecified illness. With him had been “his wife, Janet, his
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Robbie Robertson, The Band's lead guitarist and primary songwriter, dies at 80
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.
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The Band guitarist Robbie Robertson dies, aged 80
Best known for his work with the Band, Bob Dylan and Martin Scorsese, Robertson passed away after a long illness
