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Robbie Robertson, Master Storyteller Who Led the Band, Dead at 80
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| Andy Greene Wed, August 9, 2023 at 2:48 PM CDT
Posted on 08/10/2023 5:05:52 AM PDT by Red Badger
Robbie Robertson, the Band’s guitarist and primary songwriter who penned “The Weight,” “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down,” “Up on Cripple Creek,” and many other beloved classics, died Wednesday at age 80.
Robertson’s management company confirmed the musician’s death. “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,” his longtime manager Jared Levine said in a statement. “In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that donations be made to the Six Nations of the Grand River to support the building of their new cultural center.”
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To: Red Badger
In my mind, Levon Helm lead The Band!
To: occamrzr06
Mine, too.
RIP, Robbie.
L
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posted on
08/10/2023 5:12:08 AM PDT
by
Lurker
( Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
To: Red Badger
Loved “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down”. Great lyrics.
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posted on
08/10/2023 5:18:27 AM PDT
by
rlmorel
("If you think tough men are dangerous, just wait until you see what weak men are capable of." JBP)
To: Red Badger
Watched The Last Waltz on Tubi not long ago, enjoyed it very much.
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posted on
08/10/2023 5:29:49 AM PDT
by
OttawaFreeper
("The Gardens was founded by men-sportsmen-who fought for their country" Conn Smythe, 1966 )
To: Red Badger
Garth Hudson is the only one still alive; ironically, the oldest. RIP Robbie Robertson.
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posted on
08/10/2023 5:40:56 AM PDT
by
cdcdawg
(Our empire of sodomy is failing as it should. How else could it go? )
To: Red Badger
Didn’t Roberson claim all of the bands songs legally and froze the others out from the royalties?
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posted on
08/10/2023 5:44:02 AM PDT
by
subterfuge
(I'm a pure-blood!)
To: subterfuge
Not in my memory bank......................
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posted on
08/10/2023 5:44:35 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: Red Badger
Believe Mickey Jones was at one time a member as well.
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posted on
08/10/2023 5:45:34 AM PDT
by
OttawaFreeper
("The Gardens was founded by men-sportsmen-who fought for their country" Conn Smythe, 1966 )
To: OttawaFreeper
Check out the documentary Were Once Brothers also a great movie about The Band.
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posted on
08/10/2023 5:47:55 AM PDT
by
cnsmom
To: OttawaFreeper
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posted on
08/10/2023 5:48:55 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegal aliens are put up in hotels.....................)
To: Red Badger
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posted on
08/10/2023 5:59:56 AM PDT
by
subterfuge
(I'm a pure-blood!)
To: Red Badger
Thanks for the music, Robbie.
To: Red Badger
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posted on
08/10/2023 6:47:34 AM PDT
by
Georgia Girl 2
(The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
To: rlmorel
In 1972, Juliana Werding had a hit song,
Am Tag als Conny Kramer Starb (on the day that Conny Kramer died), which she sang to the tune of "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down." However, it was a far, far cry from the original tune. In Juliana's version, a girl watches helplessly as her boy friend becomes addicted to drugs and then proclaims that he can see heaven before succumbing to a fatal overdose.
To: Red Badger
The Last Waltz is a true masterpiece.
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posted on
08/10/2023 7:12:35 AM PDT
by
38special
(I should've said something earlier)
To: Fiji Hill
Sigh. I never heard that one (and just saw it referenced while searching) but like most people, until my musical tastes expanded, I was only familiar with the Joan Baez version, which I hated liking it because I despised Joan Baez because of her Leftist political activism.
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posted on
08/10/2023 7:13:23 AM PDT
by
rlmorel
("If you think tough men are dangerous, just wait until you see what weak men are capable of." JBP)
To: rlmorel
‘...I despised Joan Baez because of her Leftist political activism.’
yes, she willingly opened herself up or criticism by getting political, but that aside, I suggest finding her version of the old Irish folk tune The ‘Silkie of Shule Skerry..’
what a beautiful voice...
To: IrishBrigade
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posted on
08/10/2023 9:11:32 AM PDT
by
rlmorel
("If you think tough men are dangerous, just wait until you see what weak men are capable of." JBP)
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