after leaving the band robertson went on to great success as a film composer. tim allman looks back at his life and career. # by may the 10th, richmond had fell #. 1976 the band s farewell concert and the night they drove 0ld dixie down. # the night they drove old dixie down. # when all the bells were ringing.# he may not have provided the vocals, but this was very much the work of robbie robertson. a canadian writing a song about the american civil war, full of passion, poignancy and power. tributes poured in on social media following the announcement of his death. singer songwriter neil diamond said, the music world lost a great one with the passing of robbie robertson. keep making that beautiful noise in the sky, robbie. i ll miss you.
they made their name as a backing group for bob dylan, helping influence his transition from folk artist to rock star. after the band broke up, he pursued a solo career, but also became a film composer, forging a close working relationship with the director martin scorsese. # catch the blue train. robbie robertson carried on working pretty much until the day he died. he once said of his music that he started from a place where he had no idea what to do, and then some light shines through and it turns into something magical. robbie robertson, who has died at the age of 80. you re watching bbc news.
noise in the sky, robbie. i ll miss you. and the rolling stones ronnie wood said, such sad news about robbie robertson. he was a lovely man, a great friend, and will be dearly missed. robbie robertson was born in toronto in 1943. he left home at 16 to pursue a music career, forming the band in 1967. they made their name as a backing group for bob dylan, helping influence his transition from folk artist to rock star. after the band broke up, he pursued a solo career, but also became a film composer, forging a close working relationship with the director martin scorsese. robbie robertson carried on working pretty much until the day he died. he once said of his music that he started from a place where he had no idea what to do, and then some light shines through and it turns
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and the rolling stones ronnie wood said: robbie robertson was born in toronto in 1943. he left home at 16 to pursue a music career, forming the band in 1967. they made their name as a backing group for bob dylan, helping influence his transition from folk artist to rock star. after the band broke up, he pursued a solo career, but also became a film composer, forging a close working relationship with the director martin scorsese. robbie robertson carried on working pretty much until the day he died. he once said of his music that he started from a place where he had no idea what to do, and then some light shines through and it turns into something magical. guitarist, singer and composer