Canadian musician Robbie Robertson dies at 80: multiple reports

https://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment/canadian-musician-robbie-robertson-dies-at-80-multiple-reports-1.6512446

BREAKING NEWS: Robertson, the renowned guitarist and primary songwriter of The Band, died surrounded by his family.

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girlfreddy@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 3y (2 replies)

Damn. One of my favourite artists of all time. His first solo album is still one I listen to often.

:'(

girlfreddy@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y
999@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y

I have around 1,000 records, and that one is the one I play most often. Such a stellar record. Transports me right back to that time.

If you haven't read it, I can't recommend his autobiography highly enough. He has a fascinating story.

Son_of_dad@lemmy.world · -6 pts · 3y (3 replies)

Canadian artist died, time for Canadians to pretend they remember who he was

girlfreddy@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 3y

Kinda hard to forget since he was a founding member of The Band.

frozenicecube@lemmy.ca · 5 pts · 3y (1 reply)

In all seriousness, do you not know The Band? Dude is quite famous..

girlfreddy@mastodon.social · 6 pts · 3y

@frozenicecube @Son_of_dad

He just finished scoring Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon” starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Robert DeNiro, which is set to hit theaters in the fall.

Looking forward to that movie.