Robbie Robertson

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Credits: Far Out / Magnolia Pictures
Full Name
Jaime Royal Robertson
Born
July 5th, 1943
Height
6ft 1in
Hometown
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Net Worth
Estimated $50 million
Partner
Rosemarie Dolly Chrysler, Alexander David Klegerman (biological father), James Patrick Robertson (stepfather)
Family
Robbie Robertson was born in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, to Rosemarie Dolly Chrysler, who was of Mohawk and Cayuga heritage. He was raised believing James Patrick Robertson was his father before later learning that his biological father was Alexander David Klegerman, a Jewish gambler who died before Robertson was born. Robertson married Canadian journalist Dominique Bourgeois in 1967, and they had three children before divorcing in 1979.
Years Active
1957–2023
Bands
The Band, Ronnie Hawkins and the Hawks
Top Tracks
'The Weight', 'The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down', 'Up on Cripple Creek', 'Broken Arrow', 'Somewhere Down the Crazy River'
Top Albums
Music from Big Pink, The Band, The Last Waltz, Robbie Robertson, Storyville
Records Sold
More than 25 million
Number Ones
The Last Waltz soundtrack
Fun Facts
Robbie Robertson was the principal songwriter for The Band, composing many of the group's most celebrated songs. ### He developed a close creative partnership with Martin Scorsese, contributing music to films including Raging Bull, Casino, The Wolf of Wall Street, The Irishman and Killers of the Flower Moon. ### Robertson was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of The Band in 1994 and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Recording Academy in 2019.
Related Artists
Bob Dylan, Levon Helm, Rick Danko, Eric Clapton, Martin Scorsese

Robbie Robertson was a Canadian musician, songwriter, guitarist, producer and film composer best known as the principal songwriter and guitarist of the influential rock group The Band.

Widely regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of his generation, Robertson penned classics including ‘The Weight’, ‘The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down’ and ‘Up on Cripple Creek’, helping redefine roots rock through a fusion of Americana, folk, blues, country and rock. Following The Band’s farewell concert, immortalised in Martin Scorsese’s The Last Waltz, Robertson embarked on a successful solo career and became a longtime collaborator with Scorsese, composing and supervising music for numerous films. His work left a lasting impact on both popular music and cinema.

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Robbie Robertson was a Canadian musician, songwriter and guitarist best known as the principal songwriter of The Band and for his longstanding collaboration with filmmaker Martin Scorsese.
Robbie Robertson wrote many of The Band's best-known songs, including 'The Weight', 'The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down', 'Up on Cripple Creek' and 'King Harvest (Has Surely Come)'.
Robbie Robertson helped shape roots rock through his songwriting with The Band, influenced generations of musicians and enjoyed a distinguished second career composing and supervising music for Martin Scorsese's films.
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