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 :)

The Band was a one of a kind original. I have every one of their albums. Robertson was my least favorite member of the band, but he can't be separated from the phenomenon of The Band.
Lavon was without a doubt my favorite. I could relate to him. I have relatives who talk the way he did, and his stories of his youth sound familiar to me. Plus, I went to high school with a family of kids named Hawkins. :rolleyes: He was an immense talent, but so self deprecating. Has anyone else simultaneously sang and played drums with the emotion that he did?

I think Lavon was 17 years old when he was on American Bandstand with The Hawks.

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The Band was truly a band in the beginning... all equally essential members..... then Robbie became "star struck" and really screwed over Levon and the others :(.

But his talent and music were undeniable....

Warts and all .....

Wow ... thanks! I'd never seen Dick Clark as a "kid", nor Ronnie appearing as Opie ;)

I always saw him lookin' like Grizzly Adams :)

The universe loves us, and put Rick, Manuel, Garth, Levon and Robbie together, somehow figured out a way to keep them from killing each other, and channeled song after song and album after album of the most unique and beautiful music of the time through them. Here's to each of their contributions and to Garth, a special nod; I always felt his laconic, shy spirit was what was needed and the others fell back on when massive egos and troubled personalities tried to overwhelm the process. (I don't know that for sure, I just like to think it)

Interesting, not a huge "Band" fan. There is an interesting older gentleman on our street I have known for a few years. For some reason we were talking about music and he asked me if I have ever heard of the Band, of course I said yes. He proceeded to tell me a story of how he roadied for them and would fill in on Drums as required. RIP

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Feels like the end of an era with this one.

Who's cutting onions here? :(

"Star struck" refers to being overly impressed or affected by someone else's fame. Maybe you meant to say something else? :confused:

More from the Last Waltz:

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I meant to say that Robbie became struck on being the star ....

So yeah .... star struck ;)

It's the alternative meaning....

Look it up :D

Star struck is not the same as starstruck or star-struck either .... spaces and hypens matter ;)

I know someone who was in The Last Waltz movie ... local guy now.

Bet no one can guess him either ;)

Hint: Muddy Waters....

I'd say Butterfield, but he's day-ed, so I just don't know.

I figured you'd be the one to guess him too ;)

My hint of MW is a dead givaway .... he was in Muddy's band back in the 70s...

Ain't many left :(

I never got to see Robbie or the Band but have always been a fan. I didn't care for Robbie, seemed egotistical and loved to take credit for their success and fame.

I also liked Garth, Got to meet him and see him play with The Call back in the early 80's.

Another hint for the Herr-meister ....

The "guy" I know locally would have been on stage for the Last Waltz tribute that Dave (E38Driver) mentioned he saw a couple of years ago too...

RIP
One of the best Canadian singer/song writers of all time.

I forwarded this link to a very close friend who is into music. He had a similar reaction.

My google fu is weak today (my day started out foggy with a terrible wordle result)

Bob Margolin is the guy .... played in Muddy's band from 73-80.

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