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“Robbie was surrounded by his family at the time of his death, including his wife, Janet, his ex-wife, Dominique, her partner Nicholas, and his children Alexandra, Sebastian, Delphine, and Delphine’s

Canadian-born musician long-acclaimed for his impact on American roots music

The music icon wrote The Weight and Up On Cripple Creek.

The best songs by Robbie Robertson, lead songwriter and guitarist for The Band, including "The Weight," "Up on Cripple Creek" and more.

Robertson mined American music and history for such classics as “The Weight” and “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down.”

Robbie Robertson, The Band’s lead guitarist and songwriter who in such classics as “The Weight” and “Up on Cripple Creek” mined American music and folklore and helped reshape contemporary rock, died Wednesday at 80. Robertson died surrounded by family in Los Angeles “after a long illness,” publicist Ray Costa said in a statement. From their […]

Robbie Robertson starring in Martin Scorsese's The Last Waltz was the start of a legendary collaborative relationship.

One of rock’s greatest songwriters and musicians, Robbie Robertson, has died at 80. His manager said he died surrounded by family.

The guitarist was best known for his work with the Band, Bob Dylan, Martin Scorsese, and Ronnie Hawkins

Los Angeles (AP) —Robbie Robertson, The Band's lead guitarist an