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Levon Helm. They played in the US southern states and in Toronto bars, and in 1959 had two hit singles, Forty Days reaching the Top 50 and Mary Lou the Top 30. There was an appearance on American Bandstand, the TV show that launched hits and careers, and there was talk of Hawkins as the new Elvis.

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Bob Dylan pays tribute to “lifelong friend” Robbie Robertson

Bob Dylan has issued a statement paying tribute to late musician Robbie Robertson.Dylan said in a statement posted onto social media yesterday (August 12): “This is shocking news. Robbie was a lifelong friend. His passing leaves a vacancy in the world.Robertson, who besides performing as part of Dylan’s backing band in the latter half of the 1960s, was a guitarist and singer-songwriter for The Band, died earlier this week at the age of 80.Statement from Bob Dylan on the passing of Robbie Robertson:“This is shocking news.

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Robbie Robertson, songwriter and lead guitarist of The Band, has died

Robbie Robertson, who was the lead guitarist and songwriter for Canadian-American group The Band, has passed away, Variety reports. He was 80 years old and had been combatting a long illness.

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Robbie Robertson, The Band co-founder and guitarist, dead at 80

Six Nations of the Grand River to support the building of their new cultural center.”Born Jaime Royal Robertson in Toronto on July 5, 1943, Robertson had family roots in the Jewish enclave of the city’s downtown and in the Mohawk community of the Six Nations Reserve outside the city.At age 10, he began playing guitar, and in 1960 at the age of 16, he joined drummer Levon Helm in the Hawks, the backing band for rockabilly star Ronnie Hawkins. The Hawks went on to play with Bob Dylan on tour in 1965 and 1966, after the folk-music star famously decided to “go electric.” Moving to Woodstock in 1967, Robertson and his bandmates recorded the seminal “basement tapes” with Dylan before changing their name to The Band and releasing the groundbreaking “Music from Big Pink” albumin 1968.

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The Band’s Robbie Robertson has died, aged 80

The Band guitarist and singer-songwriter Robbie Robertson has died. He was 80.The news was confirmed on Wednesday night (August 9) via The Band’s management on social media.

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Robbie Robertson’s Finest Musical Moments: With the Band, Bob Dylan, Solo, and for Martin Scorsese’s Films

A.D. Amorosi Long before Robbie Robertson became Martin Scorsese’s go-to film composer or music supervisor, the Canadian singer-songwriter-guitarist had a cinematic, storytelling edge to his songwriting.

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Robbie Robertson, The Band Guitarist and Film Composer, Dead at 80

Martin Scorsese's films, died Wednesday in Los Angeles after a long illness. He was 80.Born in Toronto, Ontario, in 1943, Robertson started playing guitar at age 10, and when he was 16, joined The Band drummer Levon Helm in The Hawks, the backing band for rockabilly star Ronnie Hawkins.

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Robbie Robertson, Legendary Guitarist For The Band, Dead At 80

Robbie Robertson, co-founder and guitarist of The Band, has died at the age of 80.

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Robbie Robertson, The Band co-founder and guitarist, dead at 80

Robbie Robertson, The Band guitarist, died Wednesday in Los Angeles. He was 80.

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Robbie Robertson Dies: The Band’s Founding Guitarist Was 80

Robbie Robertson, the brilliant founding guitarist of The Band who also wrote many of its most famous songs and whose final farewell show with the group was memorialized in Martin Scorsese’s landmark documentary The Last Waltz, died today in Los Angeles. He was 80.

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Ronnie Hawkins dead: Rockabilly legend and The Band member dies aged 87

“He was not only a great artist, tremendous performer and bandleader, but had a style of humor unequaled,” Robbie said in a statement posted on Twitter.“Fall down funny and completely unique. Yep, God only made one of those. And he will live in our hearts for ever.

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Rockabilly legend and The Band associate Ronnie Hawkins dies aged 87

The Band, has died aged 87.The news was confirmed by his wife Wanda, revealing that Hawkins died early yesterday morning (May 29). Talking to CBC, Wanda said: “He went peacefully and he looked as handsome as ever.”Born in Arkansas, Hawkins’ music career kicked off when he moved to Ontario, Canada in the early 1960s, forming his group The Hawks, which featured Robbie Robertson, Rick Danko, Garth Hudson and other members who would go on to perform alongside Bob Dylan and then eventually form The Band, of whom Hawkins was an early mentor.Leading the tributes to his former bandmate, Robbie Robertson posted a message on Twitter after the news of Hawkins’ death broke, in which he wrote: “My heart sank when I heard “The Hawk” just flew into the sunset. The story of The Band began with Ronnie Hawkins.

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Ronnie Hawkins, rockabilly legend and mentor of The Band, dead at 87

Bob Dylan on The Basement Tapes. Hawkins own success came a little earlier. His cover of Chuck Berry's 30 Days (entitled Forty Days) was a Top 10 Canadian hit in 1959, and other hits followed over the next decade, including versions of songs by Bo Diddley, Gordon Lightfoot, and The Clovers.

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Rock and roll legend Ronnie Hawkins dies aged 87

Ronnie Hawkins has died at the age of 87. The Canadian rock and roll star - who was a founding member of the Hawks and is best known for hits like 'Who Do You Love?' and 'Mary Lou' - passed away on Sunday (29. 05.

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Ronnie ‘Hawk’ Hawkins Remembered by the Band’s Robbie Robertson

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorThe Band’s Robbie Robertson has issued a statement honoring Ronnie “Hawk” Hawkins, who died Sunday at the age of 87. Robertson and future members of the Band backed Hawkins in their formative years during the 1960s, before they toured with Bob Dylan and went on to become one of the most influential groups in rock history. Robertson’s statement follows below in full.My heart sank when I heard “The Hawk” just flew into the sunset. The story of The Band began with Ronnie Hawkins.

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Ronnie ‘Hawk’ Hawkins, Rockabilly Singer and Mentor to the Band, Dies at 87

Thania Garcia Ronnie Hawkins, the Southern rockabilly singer who helped shape and launch the Band and other Canadian rock artists, died Sunday after battling a long-term illness. He was 87.Hawkins’ death was confirmed to the CBC by his wife, Wanda: “He went peacefully and he looked as handsome as ever.”The musician, revered by his peers and followers as ‘the Hawk,’ grew his reputation with his highest-charting single, “Mary Lou” which reached No.

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Ronnie Hawkins Dies: ‘Father Of Canadian Rock ‘N Roll’ Was 87

Ronnie Hawkins, a Southern rockabilly artist widely credited with inspiring the Canadian music scene, died Sunday morning at age 87. His wife, Wanda, confirmed his death after an unspecified illness.

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Watch an exclusive clip featuring Martin Scorsese from a new documentary about The Band

The Band entitled Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson And The Band is released this week, featuring interviews with Bruce Springsteen, Eric Clapton, Peter Gabriel, Martin Scorsese and Van Morrison, as well as rare, exclusive footage from The Band’s legendary 1966 tour with Bob Dylan. Watch an exclusive clip featuring Martin Scorsese exclusively on NME.Directed by Daniel Roher, the film follows the band’s journey from their dues days backing rockabilly singer Ronnie Hawkins through their adventures as the backing group on Dylan’s pivotal electric tour and their own work at Woodstock’s Big Pink house and beyond.“They’re the best band of all time,” says Roher.

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