Robbie Robertson
Jaime Royal "Robbie" Robertson (July 5, 1943 – August 9, 2023) was a Canadian musician. He was lead guitarist for Bob Dylan in the mid-late 1960s and early-mid 1970s, guitarist and songwriter with the Band from their inception until 1978, and a solo artist.
Robertson's work with the Band was instrumental in creating the Americana music genre. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Canadian Music Hall of Fame as a member of the Band, and into Canada's Walk of Fame, with the Band and on his own. He is ranked 59th in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the 100 greatest guitarists. He wrote "The Weight", "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down", and "Up on Cripple Creek" with the Band and had solo hits with "Broken Arrow" and "Somewhere Down the Crazy River", and many others. He was inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame, and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the National Academy of Songwriters.
Robertson collaborated on film and TV soundtracks, usually with director Martin Scorsese, beginning in the rockumentary film The Last Waltz (1978) and continuing through dramatic films including Raging Bull (1980), The King of Comedy (1983), The Color of Money (1986), Casino (1995), Gangs of New York (2002), The Wolf of Wall Street (2013), Silence (2016), The Irishman (2019), and Killers of the Flower Moon (2023).
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Movies (59)
Los asesinos de la luna
2023 · Original Music Composer, In Memory Of
Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On
2022 · Self
The Dancing Man of L.A.
2021 · Self (archive footage)
The Band: Stage Fright (50th Anniversery Ed.)
2021
Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble
2020 · Self
Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band
2020 · Self, Book
El irlandés
2019 · Original Music Composer, Executive Music Producer
Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World
2017 · Self
Lennon or McCartney
2014 · Self (voice)
Charles Lloyd - Arrows Into Infinity
2014 · Guitar
El Lobo de Wall Street
2013 · Executive Music Producer
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2013
2013 · Self
The Band - Live At The Academy Of Music 1971
2013 · Chitarra Solista voce, Director
Bob Dylan & The Band: Down In The Flood
2012 · Self
Curse of the Axe
2012 · Narrator
Ain't in It for My Health: A Film About Levon Helm
2010 · Self (archive footage)
Reel Injun
2010 · Self
La Isla Siniestra
2010 · Music Supervisor
The 25th Anniversary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Concerts
2009 · Creative Consultant
Eric Clapton's Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007
2007 · Self
Buffy Sainte-Marie: A Multimedia Life
2006 · Self
No Direction Home: Bob Dylan
2005 · Self (archive footage)
Shakin' All Over: Canadian Pop Music in the 1960s
2005 · Self
Ronnie Hawkins: Still Alive and Kickin
2004
Festival Express
2003 · Self - The Band
World Tour 1966: The Home Movies
2003 · Self (archive footage)
Pandillas de Nueva York
2002 · Executive Music Producer
Revisiting 'The Last Waltz'
2002 · Self
Salt Lake City 2002 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Light the Fire Within
2002
Road Songs: A Portrait of Robbie Robertson
2001 · Self
Sunset Strip
2000 · Executive Music Producer
Wolves
1999 · Narrator (voice)
Making a Noise: A Native American Musical Journey with Robbie Robertson
1999 · Self - Mohawk/Cayuga
Classic Albums: The Band - The Band
1997 · Self
Asteroids: Deadly Impact
1997 · Narrator
Dakota Exile
1996 · Narrator
Casino
1995 · Music Consultant
Robbie Robertson: Going Home
1995 · Self
The Crossing Guard
1995 · Roger
Robbie Robertson: A Retrospective - From the Band to the Rock'n'Roll Hall Of Fame
1994 · Self
The Native Americans: The Tribal People of the Northwest
1994 · Music
Woodstock Diary
1994 · Self - The Band
Jimmy Hollywood
1994 · Original Music Composer
Metallica: A Year and a Half in the Life of Metallica
1992 · Self
Guitar Legends EXPO '92 at Sevilla - The Folk Rock Night
1991 · Himself
The Allman Brothers Band: Live at Great Woods
1991 · Host
One World, One Voice
1990 · Self
Martin Scorsese Directs
1990 · Self, Music
Movies Are My Life
1988 · Self
Chuck Berry: Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll
1987 · Self - DVD only
The Color of Money
1986 · Original Music Composer
The King of Comedy
1982 · Original Music Composer, Music Producer
Raging Bull
1980 · Additional Soundtrack
Carny
1980 · Patch, Producer, Writer
The Last Waltz
1978 · Self, Producer
Eat the Document
1972 · Self
You Are What You Eat
1968
Life Is a Carnival: A Musical Celebration of Robbie Robertson
· Self (archive footage)
The Band: The Authorized Biography
TV shows (11)
Mr. Scorsese
2025 · Self
Native America
2019 · Self - Narrator (voice)
Rumble: The Indians Who Rocked the World
2019
Elvis Presley: El rey del rock and roll
2018 · Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Self - Guest
Classic Albums
1997 · Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · Self - Musical Guest
Late Show with David Letterman
1993 · Self - Musical Guest
Later... with Jools Holland
1992
MTV Rockumentary
1989
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Musical Guest