Goodbye Robbie
 

Robbie Robertson, aged 80 passed today.
Up On Cripple Creel, The Weight, The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, Somewhere On That Lazy River.

Thank you for the music, Robbie.

Les:(

I'm really feeling my age lately with the passing of musical artists that made some of the best music ever made.

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I know he may have had his issues, but:

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man, don't know what to say.
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Well, I'm sorry to hear this news. Surprised to hear he was 80 - did not realize he was a little older than many of his peers....

RIP, Robbie.

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The podcast "Behind the Song" with Janda Lane has an episode on The Band "The Weight," which I thought was one of her best. For some reason, I can't find it online- the list says there's 4 hidden episodes. I found it in my Amazon Music podcasts. It's dated 4/8/2020. Chances are you can find it in your podcast provider.

Damn. The Band .... what a band ...

Loved his first self-titled solo album too .... got played a lot back when...

RIP Robbie ...

A male child born in the United States today will live to be 73.5 years old on average.
He did well.

The Band (and him) will always be remembered for their great music.

RIP. I was shocked to hear it. We are big fans

I didn't listen to him much, but the first time that I heard "Somewhere Down the Lazy River" on MTV, it certainly grabbed me. I've never forgotten it.

Holy crap! I had no idea! The Band put out a lot of great songs.

A couple of years ago they did a replay of the Last Waltz at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville and the wife and I went. Robbie came out and played so I was able to see him live.

Always loved the Last Waltz.

Dave

And remember they are the guys that took Dylan electric. It was an earthquake in the folk world. Then Music from Big Pink. The Band was central to the late ‘60’s early’70’s. The soundtrack to my youth

Another huge loss.
RIP Robbie
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The version of "The Weight" that's in the movie was not from the actual "concert" ... it was deemed "lacking something" so The Band did a reshoot (three takes) later in front of a small crowd in a different venue and asked their friends The Staples Singers to join them....

I do believe they "nailed it"...

I would always try to catch the Staples when at Jazz Fest in 'Nawlins .... it wasn't the same gospel music that I knew as a kid ... that's for sure :)!

I was very fortunate to see Levon And the Hawks at the Dunes in Ocean City NJ. I believe that was in 1966. They were really special, but, of course I had no idea they would play on to be one of the best bands ever.

Robbie Robertson
 

Yet another rock-and-roll hero of my youth has died. What a loss. The man upstairs is assembling one heck of a band:

https://goodmorningamerica.com/culture/story/robbie-robertson-band-founder-songwriter-guitarist-dead-80-102143294

And Mavis Staples later said she didn't know why they even took the 2nd and 3rd takes....

They killed it on all three takes :)