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Bob Dylan has paid tribute to his "lifelong friend" Robbie Robertson following his death at the age of 80. The Band guitarist - who was part of The Hawks, the group that backed the 'Like a Rolling Stone' singer in the mid-1960s when he ditched his acoustic folk style in favour of rock - passed away on Wednesday (09.08.23) following a long illness, and the 82-year-old music legend has now broken his silence on the "shocking" news. He told Billboard in a statement: "This is shocking news. Robbie was a lifelong friend. His passing leaves a vacancy in the world." Following the news of his death, M...
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Robbie Robertson died proud he supported Bob Dylan when he went electric. The Band guitarist was part of Bob’s backing group known as The Hawks when the “Like a Rolling Stone’ singer was famously booed by fans at gigs in the mid-1960s for ditching his acoustic folk style for rock. Robbie, whose death aged 80 was announced on Wednesday (09.08.23), said in a 2017 chat with Mojo that has been reprinted by the magazine in honour of his legacy: “(Bob Dylan and The Hawks) got booed all over North America, Australia, Europe, and people were saying this isn’t working and we kept on and Bob didn’t budg...
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Martin Scorsese has hailed Robbie Robertson as a music “giant”. The ‘Goodfellas’ filmmaker, 80, spoke out about his devastation at the loss of ‘The Band’ guitarist after his death aged 80 was announced on Wednesday by Robbie’s long-term manager. Scorsese – who documented the final concert of ‘The Band’ in his iconic ‘The Last Waltz’ rockumentary, which is widely hailed as the best music documentary ever made, before going on to work with him on the soundtracks for his biggest movies – said in a statement: “Robbie Robertson was one of my closest friends, a constant in my life and my work. “I co...
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Robbie Robertson has died aged 80. ‘The Band’ guitarist and singer wrote the iconic group’s most legendary hits including ‘The Weight’, and his manager confirmed his passing in Los Angeles to Variety in a statement on Wednesday.(09.08.23) Jared Levine, who managed Robbie for 34 years, said about how he died after a long illness: “Robbie 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’s partner Kenny. “He is also survived by his grandchildren Angelica, Do...
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