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Canadian Robbie Robertson, The Bands lead guitarist and songwriter who in such classics as "The Weight," "Up on Cripple Creek" and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" mined and helped reshape music, has died at 80.

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

Robbie Robertson, lead guitarist and songwriter for the Band—a Canadian American group that famously backed Bob Dylan while achieving Rock and Roll Hall of Fame success...

Robbie Robertson, The Band's world-famous founding guitarist, died at 80 after a lifetime of rocking and rolling.

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

Toronto-born Robbie Robertson, guitarist and main songwriter in The Band, has died at the age of 80, his manager said on Wednesday.

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<a class="excerpt-read-more" href="https://whdh.com/news/robbie-robertson-lead-guitarist-and-songwriter-of-the-band-dies-at-80/">Read More</a>

The musician was a lifelong collaborator of Martin Scorsese’s, working on more than a dozen of the auteur’s projects, including the forthcoming “Killers of the Flower Moon.”

The death of Robbie Robertson on Wednesday (Aug. 9) has put a spotlight on The Band, the ground-breaking group in which he teamed with Rick Danko, Levon Helm,…

Robbie Robertson, best known as the guitarist and main songwriter for Rock & Roll Hall of Famers The Band, has died after a long illness, his publicist has