Robbie Robertson remembered on his birthday

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Jaime Royal "Robbie" Robertson was born in Toronto on July 5, 1943. Robertson was the guitarist and primary songwriter of The Band and later launched a solo career; posts note five Grammy nominations, two Emmy nominations, an Academy Award nomination, and five Juno wins. Remembered songs cited include The Band tunes "The Weight," "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down," and "Up on Cripple Creek," plus his solo hit "Broken Arrow" and the seasonal "Christmas Must Be Tonight." Tributes recall Robertson's film and stage collaborations, including The Last Waltz and the Festival Express, his 1994 album Music for The Native Americans, and a 2011 performance on Jimmy Fallon. Several posts mark his birthday by sharing recordings and a podcast episode titled "Remembering Robbie & Levon Helm" on rememberingpodcast.com. Robertson died September 8, 2023, in Los Angeles; July 5 posts commemorate his work with listening recommendations and archival clips such as his 1970s appearance with Bob Dylan at Manchester's Free Trade Hall.

Canadian History Ehx

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On this day in 1943, Robbie Robertson was born in Toronto. The guitarist and primary songwriter of The Band, he later launched a successful solo career. He received five Grammy nominations, two Emmy nominations, and Academy Award nomination and won five Junos. 📸 Larry Hulst

Black-and-white performance photo of Robbie Robertson singing into a microphone while playing an electric guitar. He wears a dark pinstriped jacket, open-collared shirt, and scarf, with stage lighting creating deep shadows behind him. His mouth is open mid-song as he holds the guitar close to his body.

463h ago

Jimusic

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Remembering Robbie Robertson, singer, songwriter and guitarist born in Toronto, Ontario 🇨🇦 on this day in 1943. What are your favourite songs that showcase Robbie Robertson? #RobbieRobertson

475h ago

Chris Perlman9

I’ll always remember the kiss Joni Mitchell laid on him at The Last Waltz. Broken Arrow Showdown at Big Sky

topgun161616.bsky.social8

Never was a fan of The Band but I liked his solo stuff. Great writer. Showdown At Big Sky

LibraLady5

Somewhere Down the Crazy River "You know, I think I'm gonna go down to Madam X And let her read my mind"

Séamus Reilly4

Here's an hours worth selected by Mojo open.spotify.com/playlist/6rc...

N. N. Light's Book Heaven #NNLBH4

We love Robbie...his work in The Band. We enjoy him and his mates on The Festival Express as well as The Last Waltz Christmas Must Be Tonight - the original mix is the classic Robbie Robertson song we think of.

Shannon Reardon 🇨🇦4

Somewhere Down the Crazy River Showdown at Big Sky

Monica

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What's one of your favorite The Band or Robbie Robertson solo tunes? 🎶 Remembering Jaime Royal "Robbie" Robertson, guitarist, singer and producer born in Toronto on July 5, 1943. Robertson's first time in a band was Little Caesar and the Consuls, formed in 1956. He formed 👇

362h ago

Monica12

Robbie and the Rhythm Chords in 1957 and later joined Richie Hawkins.At one point he was Dylan's lead guitarist in his backing band before performing as the Band with Danko, Hudson, Manuel & Helm in 1967 and releasing their debut album, Music From Big Pink in 1968. Robertson released 10 studio

MaryJ.A 🎧😎🎶🥼🔬🧫🍋🦜🦋10

The Weight The night they drove ol Dixie down Up on Cripple Creek

Tim Murphy5

Broken Arrow - Robbie Robertson www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaXJ...

Maggie News4

So much great music. I’ll go with the Weight. youtu.be/FFqb1I-hiHE

ghosananda.bsky.social2

His work on Blond on Blonde is great, too youtu.be/M8vLWDRkQWI?...

Mike Loves Blues 🎶🎸📎2

A true genius. One of the greatest.. youtu.be/B5reZbdkRto?...

Mr Natural

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#BOTD 1943. Remembering singer, songwriter, guitarist, and composer Jamie Royal "Robbie" Robertson. (d.2023) #TheBand

268h ago

Music Box Magazine

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Good morning, Blue Sky! "How to become clairvoyant To be one of the ones Who can see around corners And knows what's to come Oh how to become clairvoyant That's what I want to know Just tell me where to sign And point me where to go" (Happy Birthday, Robbie Robertson!)

121h ago

Michael Daly

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Jaime Royal "Robbie" Robertson. Born OTD in 1943, Toronto, Canada. Died 9/8/2023, Los Angeles, CA www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dDb...

416h ago

N. N. Light's Book Heaven #NNLBH

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42h ago

Johnny Borgan

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Remembering Robbie Robertson on his birthday Robbie Robertson Performs on Jimmy Fallon (2011) youtu.be/SWYZ9Z_R62Q?...

310h ago

Séamas Aloysius

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Robbie Robertson 💖 (The Band, Ronnie Hawkins & The Hawks, Bob Dylan, others, solo) was born July 5, 1943. He died on August 9, 2023, aged 80.

21h ago

Route

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On what would have been Robbie Robertson's 83rd birthday, enjoy the time he came to Manchester with Bob Dylan and played in front of a slightly tetchy audience at the Free Trade Hall.

13h ago

Larisa LaBrant

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Speaking of 90s music, today's listening is Robbie Robertson and the Red Road Ensemble, Music for The Native Americans from 1994.

The CD cover featuring a long haired Native American young man with two feathers tied behind his ear, looking skyward, like an icon or angel, there's film negative image of a buffalo in the upper left corner. It's in sepia to gray scale, evocative

116h ago

Remembering Podcast

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On this day in 1943, music legend #RobbieRobertson was born. Episode 37: #Remembering Robbie & #LevonHelm with their friend, the late John Donabie, and our host Jeff Sammut. Listen on rememberingpodcast.com and your favourite podcast platforms. #theband

3h ago

Kneale Mann 🇨🇦

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Day 186 – Born Today: Kathryn Erbe (62) Robbie Robertson (1943-2023) PT Barnum (1810 – 1891) Goose Gossage (76) Shirley Knight (1936-2020) Shohei Ohtani (32) Robert Bacon (1860-1919) Huey Lewis (76) Edie Falco (63)

3h ago

Rob

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5 July 1943 (83 years ago): Robbie Robertson, Canadian singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (died 2023)

2h ago

Larry Pareigis

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Born today, 1943: the late musician, songwriter, film composer, producer, and actor Robbie Robertson of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame group The Band ('The Weight,' 'The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down,' 'Up on Cripple Creek'), solo ('Broken Arrow'). #MusicIsLegend

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