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Robbie Robertson, the guitarist and main songwriter in The Band, the Canadian-American group known for songs including The Weight and The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, has died at the age of 80. Robertson, who left his Toronto home at 16 to pursue his rock’n’roll dreams, passed away after a long illness, his manager […]

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Robbie Robertson, the brilliant founding guitarist of The Band who also wrote many of its most famous songs, died August 9 in Los Angeles. He was 80.

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

The guitarist and main songwriter in ‘The Band’ died Wednesday in Los Angeles after a long illness, according to his manager

(Reuters) -Robbie Robertson, the guitarist and main songwriter in The Band, the Canadian-American group known for songs including "The Weight" and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down," has died at the age of 80, his manager said on Wednesday. Robertson, who left his Toronto home at age 16 to pursue his rock'n'roll dreams, died Wednesday in Los Angeles after a long illness, Robertson's manager of 34 years, Jared Levine, said in a statement. "Robbie was s...

The guitarist and main songwriter in Canadian-American group The Band, Robbie Robertson, has died at the age of 80, his manager says.

Robbie Robertson, the guitarist and main songwriter in The Band, the group known for songs including "The Weight" and "The Night They Drove Old...

The famed guitarist had recently completed work on the score for the upcoming Martin Scorsese film, Killers of the Flower Moon

The Band’s hits included The Weight, The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, and collaborations with Bob Dylan.