Robbie Robertson, the leader of the pioneering Americana group the Band, entered the pantheon of great rock songwriters early in his career. By the time the group released its self-titled second album ...

"People underestimate what he does,” said Eric Clapton of his friend the Band's Robbie Robertson. “They want to try doing it." ...

Insomnia, Robertson's posthumously released followup to his first memoir, goes deep into his growing relationship with Hollywood and his splintering one with his Band mate Levon Helm ...

Right from the start Robbie Robertson knew he wanted to be a storyteller. Spending his childhood summers at the Six Nations of the Grand River, a reserve in Ontario, Canada, Robertson grew to love ...

Jaime Royal “Robbie” Robertson, the Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist, best known for his work in The Band, has died after a long illness. He was 80. In a statement, Robertston’s manager of 34 ...

The Band's Robbie Robertson, who died Wednesday in Los Angeles at age 80, had plenty of career highlights to his name. But one of his most cherished moments came in spring 1969, when he learned that ...

Robbie Robertson, who died Wednesday at age 80 after a long illness, was a man of many talents. One of the most crucial and least appreciated was his ability to check his own ego. Here was a man who ...

Robbie Robertson, the guitarist-singer-songwriter who co-founded the Canadian-American rock group The Band, has died. He was 80. Robertson’s longtime manager, Jared Levine, confirmed his death to The ...

Some of the most illustrious names in rock — and other genres — will pay tribute to Robbie Robertson in a celebratory concert at the L.A.-area Kia Forum on Oct. 17, with the musician’s longtime friend ...

Robbie Robertson, The Band's lead guitarist and songwriter who in such classics as “The Weight,” “Up on Cripple Creek” and “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" mined and helped reshape American music ...