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  1. Aug 9, 2023 · Robbie Robertson in performance with the Band in 1971. The group, for which he was the main songwriter and lead guitarist, helped inspire the Americana genre.

  2. Aug 9, 2023 · 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.

  3. Aug 9, 2023 · Robbie Robertson, Leader of The Band, Dies at 80. Guitarist-songwriter-singer Robbie Robertson, who led the Canadian-American group the Band to rock prominence in the 1970s and worked extensively ...

  4. Aug 9, 2023 · Robbie Robertson, the lead guitarist and the primary songwriter for Canadian rock luminaries The Band, has died at age 80. Family member Dawn Robertson confirmed the news to NPR.

  5. Aug 9, 2023 · August 9, 2023 4:42 PM EDT. Robbie Robertson, The Band's lead guitarist and songwriter who in such classics as “The Weight,” “Up on Cripple Creek” and “The Night They Drove Old Dixie ...

  6. Aug 10, 2023 · 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.

  7. Aug 9, 2023 · Robbie Robertson was part of Bob Dylan's backing group. The Band played Woodstock in 1969 and were on the cover of Time Magazine. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994 ...