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First Gordon Lightfoot and now Robbie.. 
I would say that the Band is my favorite band of all time. Four Canadians and one American. In fact where i grew up in SW Ontario, the four Canadians, Robbie Robertson, Rick Danko, Garth Hudson and Richard Manual all grew up in a 30 mile radius from me. Hard to believe that four Canadians from small towns in Ontario would change the American music landscape so dramatically...
My buddies all tease me because at my Friday safety meetings I will put the Last Waltz on all the time....often stopping it to explain background information...There is no music I know more about than The Band's music.
You can bet that The Last Waltz will be playing at my place tomorrow. My friends will be expecting it.
The world still listens to these songs to hear echoes of that friendship, one that we fantasize about, dreaming our way into that story and that spirit and that basement. In Robbie Robertson’s songs and guitar, we hear a communal spirit that we all wish we could live up to. The painful resonance in the music is that it wasn’t easy for anyone to live up to—not even the band who made it.
“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 centre.”
This id one of my favorite songs...
Martin Scorsese: “Robbie Robertson was one of my closest friends, a constant in my life and my work. I could always go to him as a confidante. A collaborator. An advisor. I tried to be the same for him. Long before we ever met, his music played a central role in my life—me and millions and millions of other people all over this world. The Band’s music, and Robbie’s own later solo music, seemed to come from the deepest place at the heart of this continent, its traditions and tragedies and joys. It goes without saying that he was a giant, that his effect on the art form was profound and lasting. There’s never enough time with anyone you love. And I loved Robbie.”
I would say that the Band is my favorite band of all time. Four Canadians and one American. In fact where i grew up in SW Ontario, the four Canadians, Robbie Robertson, Rick Danko, Garth Hudson and Richard Manual all grew up in a 30 mile radius from me. Hard to believe that four Canadians from small towns in Ontario would change the American music landscape so dramatically...
My buddies all tease me because at my Friday safety meetings I will put the Last Waltz on all the time....often stopping it to explain background information...There is no music I know more about than The Band's music.
You can bet that The Last Waltz will be playing at my place tomorrow. My friends will be expecting it.
The world still listens to these songs to hear echoes of that friendship, one that we fantasize about, dreaming our way into that story and that spirit and that basement. In Robbie Robertson’s songs and guitar, we hear a communal spirit that we all wish we could live up to. The painful resonance in the music is that it wasn’t easy for anyone to live up to—not even the band who made it.
“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 centre.”
This id one of my favorite songs...
Martin Scorsese: “Robbie Robertson was one of my closest friends, a constant in my life and my work. I could always go to him as a confidante. A collaborator. An advisor. I tried to be the same for him. Long before we ever met, his music played a central role in my life—me and millions and millions of other people all over this world. The Band’s music, and Robbie’s own later solo music, seemed to come from the deepest place at the heart of this continent, its traditions and tragedies and joys. It goes without saying that he was a giant, that his effect on the art form was profound and lasting. There’s never enough time with anyone you love. And I loved Robbie.”
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