When I spoke with Robbie Robertson over the phone in the last week of July, it was at what everyone might have expected would be the beginning of a great victory lap for the musician. His work ...

Robbie Robertson, lead guitarist for the legendary rock group The Band, ... along with other '60s and '70s rock icons including Dr. John, Van Morrison, Joni Mitchell and Neil Young. ...

RIP Robbie Robertson. A good friend and a genius. The Band’s music shocked the excess out of the Renaissance and were an essential part of the final back-to-the-roots trend of ‘60s.

Robbie Robertson, The Band co-founder, primary songwriter and guitarist, died Wednesday in Los Angeles. He was 80. Robertson also served as the lead guitarist for Bob Dylan in the ‘60s and ...

Robbie Robertson On 'The Last Waltz,' 40 Years Later The Band's epic final concert ... in a way, saying goodbye as well, as the music of the '60s and '70s began to give way to newer sounds ...

The post Icons of Rock: Robbie Robertson appeared first on Consequence. “It’s orgy time!” From 1960 to 1963, those were Ronnie Hawkins’ famous opening lines during live shows with his ...

Robbie Robertson, guitarist and songwriter for The Band, ... which gained acclaim on their own after backing up first Ronnie Hawkins and then Bob Dylan in the '60s.

Robbie Robertson, best known as the lead guitarist for Bob Dylan in the ’60s and ’70s and as the guitarist and songwriter of The Band, has died at the age of 80 years old.

Woodstock native Jim Weider got a chance to prove his mettle in the mid-80s when he stepped up to replace Robbie Robertson in The Band. Here, he tells us his story – and how a ’52 Tele came ...

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. Watch Party Newsletter What to watch Win $100 ...

Long before Robbie Robertson became Martin Scorsese’s go-to film composer or music supervisor, the Canadian singer-songwriter-guitarist had a cinematic, storytelling edge to his songwriting.

Bruce Springsteen honors Robbie Robertson of The Band at Chicago show The Boss says Robertson was a good friend. Both icons developed their musical chops on the Jersey Shore in the mid-'60s.