{"id":57700,"date":"2023-08-10T19:12:45","date_gmt":"2023-08-10T23:12:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=57700"},"modified":"2023-08-10T19:12:45","modified_gmt":"2023-08-10T23:12:45","slug":"robbie-robertson-the-bands-lead-guitarist-and-primary-songwriter-dies-at-80","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2023\/08\/10\/robbie-robertson-the-bands-lead-guitarist-and-primary-songwriter-dies-at-80\/","title":{"rendered":"Robbie Robertson, The Band’s Lead Guitarist And Primary Songwriter, Dies At 80"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\"\"Robbie Robertson, a Canadian guitarist and songwriter with the influential folk-rock group the Band who crafted some of its enduring hits including \u201cThe Weight\u201d and \u201cThe Night They Drove Old Dixie Down,\u201d and then led a farewell concert in 1976 chronicled in Martin Scorsese\u2019s film \u201cThe Last Waltz,\u201d died in Los Angeles at 80.<\/div>\n
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In a statement, Robertson\u2019s manager of 34 years, Jared Levine, said \u201cRobbie 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\u2019s partner Kenny. He is also survived by his grandchildren Angelica, Donovan, Dominic, Gabriel, and Seraphina. Robertson recently completed his fourteenth film music project with frequent collaborator Martin Scorsese, \u2018Killers of the Flower Moon.\u2019\u201d<\/div>\n
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Born in Toronto, Ontario, Robertson had roots in both the Mohawk community at the Six Nations Reserve, as well as the Jewish enclave of his home city\u2019s downtown.<\/div>\n