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...
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...
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 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...
Daniel Davies, the offspring of the Kinks' guitarist, and Robertson's kid Sebastian were asked to create original music for writer/director Eli Morgan Gesner's film Condemned. The musicians, whose fathers are both Rock...
Twilight star and teen heart-throb Robert Pattinson has reportedly signed up to star in a biopic about the rock group The Band, according to an interview the actor gave for French magazine les inRockuptibles. The...
Musician Levon Helm has died. The singer and drummer with influential US group The Band - who famously backed Bob Dylan in the 60s - passed away today (19.04.12), two days after his family announced...
The Band star Robbie Robertson put aside a 35-year feud with estranged bandmate Levon Helm on Sunday (15Apr12) and visited his old bandmate in hospital as the drummer battles the final stages of cancer.Helm's wife...
Rocker Robbie Robertson is set to pen his memoirs after three failed attempts to tell his life story with ghostwriters.The Band frontman tried to collaborate on his autobiography with other writers but realised he would...