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Robbie Robertson remembered on his birthday

musicJul 5, 202630292

On what would have been Robbie Robertson's 83rd birthday, July 5, posts and podcasts recalled the guitarist and primary songwriter of The Band. Robertson was born July 5, 1943, in Toronto and died August 9, 2023, aged 80. He wrote or co-wrote classics such as "The Weight," "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down," and "Up on Cripple Creek," and he backed Bob Dylan on Dylan's electric tour. Robertson launched a solo career that included the UK top 15 hit "Broken Arrow," composed film scores with Martin Scorsese, and received five Grammy nominations, two Emmy nominations, one Academy Award nomination, and five Juno Awards. Tributes pointed to his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Canadian Music Hall of Fame recognition, archived performances such as The Last Waltz and Festival Express, and the continued circulation of his recordings and interviews on radio, podcasts, and video clips.