Robbie Robertson, The Band co-founder and guitarist, dead at 80
foxnews.comRobbie Robertson, The Band guitarist, died Wednesday in Los Angeles. He was 80. Robertson served as the lead guitarist for Bob Dylan in the ‘60s and ’70s, and collaborated with Martin Scorsese on a number of films, including his most recent work, "Killers of the Flower Moon." "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 partner Kenny," his manager, Jared Levine, said in a statement provided to Fox News Digital. "He is also survived by his grandchildren Angelica, Donovan, Dominic, Gabriel, and Seraphina." Levine, his manager of 34 years, added, "Robertson recently completed his fourteenth film music project with frequent collaborator Martin Scorsese, 'Killers of the Flower Moon.'" Robertson was born in Toronto and raised on the Six Nations Reserve.
He began playing guitar at age 10. By the time he was 16, he and Levon Helm formed the Hawks and were the backing band for rockabilly star Ronnie Hawkins. "The Hawks went on to play with Bob Dylan on his legendary ‘Going Electric’ tours in 1965 and 1966," Levine shared. "Moving to Woodstock in 1967, Robertson and his bandmates recorded the seminal "basement tapes" with Dylan before changing their name to The Band and releasing the groundbreaking ‘Music from Big Pink’albumin 1968." Tracy Wright is an entertainment reporter for Fox News Digital.
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