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My Take
Robbie Robertson left a deep mark on music, and his 2023 passing still feels like a loss. As Bob Dylan's lead guitarist and the primary songwriter of the Band, he shaped a whole strand of American roots music from north of the border. What moves me most is his late chapter: scoring Scorsese films and winning a film-music award in the very year he died, still creating until the end. The honors, the Order of Canada, the Walk of Fame, are deserved, but what I mourn is simply that there will be no new sounds from him. A storyteller in melody, gone too soon.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Robbie Robertson
- Name (Japanese)
- ロビー・ロバートソン
- Reading
- ろびー・ろばーとそん
- Born
- July 5, 1943 – August 9, 2023
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Goat
- Origin
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- guitarist / singer-songwriter / singer / screenwriter / film score composer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- Officer of the Order of Canada
- 2006 Governor General's Performing Arts Award
- 1989 Juno Award for Album of the Year
- 1989 Jack Richardson Producer of the Year Award
- 1995 Jack Richardson Producer of the Year Award
- 1999 Juno Award for Indigenous Artist or Group of the Year
- 2003 Canada's Walk of Fame
- 2023 Hollywood Music in Media Award for Best Original Score in a Feature Film
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Frequently asked questions
When was Robbie Robertson born?
July 5, 1943 – August 9, 2023.
Where is Robbie Robertson from?
Robbie Robertson is from Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
What does Robbie Robertson do?
Robbie Robertson works as guitarist, singer-songwriter, singer, screenwriter, film score composer.
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-17
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.