Robbie Robertson, Legendary Guitarist For The Band, Dead At 80
etcanada.comRobbie Robertson, co-founder and guitarist of The Band, has died at the age of 80. An announcement from the Canadian rock legend’s management confirms that Robertson died Wednesday after a long illness. “Robbie was surrounded by his family at the time of his death, including his wife, Janet, his ex-wife, Dominique, her partner Nicholas, and his children Alexandra, Sebastian, Delphine, and Delphine’s partner Kenny,” reads a statement that was sent to ET. “He is also survived by his grandchildren Angelica, Donovan, Dominic, Gabriel and Seraphina.
Robertson recently completed his 14th film music project with frequent collaborator Martin Scorsese, ‘Killers of the Flower Moon’.
In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that donations be made to the Six Nations of the Grand River to support a new Woodland Cultural Center.” READ MORE: Robbie Robertson Releases ‘Happy Holidays’ Song Robertson’s music career sparked on Toronto’s Yonge Street in 1960 when he joined Arkansas-born rockabilly legend Ronnie Hawkins’ band, The Hawks, at just 16.
Honed by years of relentless rehearsals and bar gigs, Robertson and the rest of the band — drummer Levon Helm, keyboard virtuoso Garth Hudson, pianist Richard Manuel and bassist Rick Danko — eventually left Hawkins to seek their fortune on their own.
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