Canadian Robbie Robertson, chief of the legendary group The Band and songwriter of classics like “The Weight,” died Wednesday aged 80.
His longtime supervisor, Jared Levine, stated in an announcement that Robertson died in Los Angeles, California following an extended sickness.
“Robbie was surrounded by his family at the time of his death, including his wife Janet…and his children,” Levine stated in an announcement.
The Band, consisting of 4 Canadians and an American, the late Levon Helm, was thought of one of many high teams of all time. Robertson performed guitar and was the principal songwriter.
The Band labored extensively with Bob Dylan and, in line with Variety journal, the group influenced “contemporaries like Eric Clapton and George Harrison and succeeding generations of American roots musicians.”
Robertson, who was an Indigenous Canadian, was born in Toronto however had roots within the close by Six Nations Reserve. He was the principal songwriter of hits like “The Weight” in addition to “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down,” “Up on Cripple Creek” and “The Shape I’m In.”
He is taken into account one of many first Indigenous rock stars and acquired a lifetime achievement award on the Native American Music Awards in 2017.
The Band fashioned in 1967 and disbanded in 1976 after the Martin Scorsese movie “The Last Waltz.” It was their farewell tour. They have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994.
Robertson launched into a solo profession, receiving 5 Juno Awards (Canadian equal of The Grammys). He entered the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2011 and Canada’s Wall of Fame in 2014.
Robertson was additionally a composer, musical supervisor and musical producer of movies together with “Raging Bull,” “The Color of Money,” “Gangs of New York” and “The Wolf of Wall Street.”
He can also be rated No. 59 on Rolling Stone journal’s record of the 100 biggest guitarists.
Funeral preparations weren’t introduced as of press time.
Source: www.anews.com.tr
