RIP Robbie Robertson

I hate Bob Dylan.

I said it! So what??!!

That is my personal choice. Hell, I didn’t even listen to the lyrics to Like a Rolling Stone, even when John mi sang it, until I was like 23 or something!

But that being said, I am a musician. You know your history. And you can appreciate brilliance when you stumble upon it.

Robbie Robertson was a great writer, player, and band mate that I have listened to Bob Dylan more than I would admit (still hate him but that is my personal choice).

The Band will be a classic until the earth gets swallowed by the sun!!

If for nothing else than this song:

The Band - The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down



Sad news that Robhie passed away (no cause listed). I am glad that he was surrounded by family and friends.

Robbie Robertson, guitarist and songwriter for Canadian-American group The Band, has died aged 80.
A statement from his manager said he died on Wednesday surrounded by his family after a long illness.

BBC.com, August 9, 2023 - Robbie Robertson, leader of The Band, dies aged 80.

RIP Robbie Robertson! Thanks for kicking music in the butt when you did!

a reply to: TEOTWAWKIAIFF

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a reply to: TEOTWAWKIAIFF

Now and then I will hear an old Band tune and it takes me right back. I always stop and listen and give a bit of thanks that in this world with such a vast array of music, I didn't miss out on their genius.

And Dylan? Yeah me too. Early stuff when he as acoustic and folk was great but later on he seemed to just be a hack to me .
One of the funniest SNL skits I saw back then was Woody Guthre lying on his death bed muttering under his breath some of his unknown lyrics and there at his bedside was a young Dylan writing them all down in his note book.

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Awe RIP! The Band!

Man, The Weight was playing the first time I really made out with a girl, damn Debbie T, 2nd weekend of 8th grade, went home whistling this tune.

Didn't Carny come out about that time? or am I having compressed memories

I could gush on and on about Robbie Robertson. Listened to him today and am always struck by the depth of his lyrics from his early music with The Band.

The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
Virgil Caine is the name, I served on the Danville train.
The stoneman's cavalry came and tore up the tracks again.
In the summer of '65, we were hungry, just barely alive.
By May the 10th Richmond had fell, was a time I remember oh, so well.
The night they drove old Dixie down, and the bells were ringing.
The night they drove old Dixie down and the people were singing.
They went la la la la la la, la la la la la la la la.

Back home in Tennessee my wife called out to me.
Said Virgil, come quick and see, there goes Robert E. Lee.
I don't mind chopping wood, and I don't care if the money ain't good.
You take what you need and save the rest, but they should never have taken the very best.
The night they drove old Dixie down, and the bells were ringing.
The night they drove old Dixie down and the people were singing.
They went la la la la la la, la la la la la la la la.

Like my father before me, he was a working man.
Like my brother above me, he took a rebel stand.
Was just 18, proud and brave when a Yankee laid him in his grave.
I swear by the blood beneath my feet, you can't raise a Cain back up when he's in defeat.
The night they drove old Dixie down, and the bells were ringing.
The night they drove old Dixie down and the people were singing.
They went la la la la la la, la la la la la la la la.

The night they drove old Dixie down, and the bells were ringing.
The night they drove old Dixie down and the people were singing.


On this great album from 1969


I regularly listen to these 2 gorgeous albums from the nineties.



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Music for the Native American: Truly inspirational, spiritually and for bravery.



I know he did the music for Raging Bull and many other movies. Handsome too

Not the biggest Dylan fan.
Not a huge fan of The Band.

But, the first time I heard this, I thought this guy was totally special.


R.I.P., Robbie!

originally posted by: putnam6
Man, The Weight was playing the first time I really made out with a girl, damn Debbie T, 2nd weekend of 8th grade, went home whistling this tune.

Didn't Carny come out about that time? or am I having compressed memories

Two years later starring Gary Busey, Jodie Foster, and Robbie Robertson RIP

a reply to: TerryMcGuire

Great music usually stops me in my tracks. I also pay attention to all the instruments not just guitar. But put the whole thing together….



reply to: BelleEpoque

Those words cannot be in any other order!

Not bad for a Canadian!! LOL!

Although not interested in the First Nation politics I feel proud that (i think) my dad has Canadian property. Kind of ties me with the plight of all First Nations people in a way.

a reply to: DontTreadOnMe

Hello!

That is a great album (dating myself)!! I was listening to as many “out there” musicians back then (yeah, I mean Zappa) but this not “out there” just different.

I think this tune sent me off on a historical dig of his music. They live stuff only fed that need even more!

There is a historical lock in my brain for music. I have an iPod in my head! So much that certain songs trigger me (Wreck of The Edmund Fitzgerald, for example). Weird that I know so many of these songs!!

Peace to all of us getting old in our old age!!!

a reply to: putnam6

I just love The Weight. One of the few songs hubby will dance with me to.

And Cripple Creek:
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RiP Robbie.

a reply to: TEOTWAWKIAIFF

The Edmund Fitzgerald song gets me as well.
So much great music, awesome lyrics over the years.