Robertson hooked up with producer Daniel Lanois, then basking in the success of Peter Gabriel and U2 albums. Robertson’s self-titled disc, which took years to complete (the album was started in 1984) ...

Guitarist-songwriter-singer Robbie Robertson, who led the Canadian-American group the Band to rock prominence in the 1970s and worked extensively with Bob Dylan and Martin Scorsese, has died. He was ...

Robbie Robertson, the lead guitarist of the Band and a songwriter who significantly influenced the sound of American rock music, died on August 9. He was 80. Robertson died surrounded by family, ...

The Band’s arrangements evoked bygone eras but weren’t limited by them. Hear some of the best tracks led by the songwriter and guitarist, who died this week at 80, alongside standout solo material. By ...

The following is an American Routes encore presentation featuring our interview with the Band’s Robbie Robertson, who passed away on August 9 th, at age 80. The Band, and Robertson in particular, were ...

Long before Robbie Robertson became Martin Scorsese’s go-to film composer or music supervisor, the Canadian singer-songwriter-guitarist had a cinematic, storytelling edge to his songwriting. Most of ...