Jaime Royal "Robbie" Robertson was a Canadian musician, composer, and producer. Robertson was the onetime lead guitarist for Bob Dylan's backing band. He was also the guitarist and primary songwriter of the Band from its inception until his 1976 departure. In his later solo career, Robertson released six albums.
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Ronnie Hawkins (here pictured performing in 2014) hired Robertson as a member of his backup band the Hawks in 1960.
Robertson (right) with Bob Dylan in 1966.
The "Big Pink" house in 2006. "Big Pink" was the house where Bob Dylan and the Band's Basement Tapes were recorded, and the music from the Band album Music From Big Pink was written.
The Band in 1969. Robertson is second from the right.
Robertson performing in 1971
Bob Dylan and the Band performing at the Chicago Stadium in Chicago, Illinois, on the 1974 reunion tour, Robertson is second from the left
The entrance to Shangri-La Studios in 2016. The Band had the ranch house on the Shangri-La property converted into a recording studio in 1974.Listen
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Dickey BettsAlso in The Allman Brothers Band: Live at Great Woods (1991)About this person
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CanadaCategory
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1943 to 2023 · aged 80
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