The guitar player for The Band.

When you're listening to Memphis Blues Again by Bob Dylan, that's the guy playing those sweet licks. Music From Big Pink was the first thing these guys did after Blonde on Blonde by Dylan. It worked out pretty good for them. They tried harder and wound up with "The Band" a year later, in 1969. This had the hit, The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down. Well, at least it was a hit to me.

Mr. Robertson went on to do some solo work, of which my personal favorite is the 1987 self-titled "Robbie Robertson." It contains a song called Somewhere Down the Crazy River which says a whole lot to me. If you don't like that one, try Broken Arrow. Rod Stewart made a semi-hit out of it, but it sucks compared to Mr. Robertson's version.

He's a Canadian, eh. So watch oot.

Robbie Robertson is a Canadian musician from Toronto. He was the son of a Jewish father and Mohawk mother. Robertson first encountered live music on the Six Nations Reservation outside Brantford, Ontario.

He has toured and recorded with musicians such as Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, U2 and Bob Dylan. He was the lead guitarist for The Band during the 1960s. He has now moved into a solo career.

discography:
with THE BAND
1968 Music From Big Pink (Capitol)

1969 The Band (Capitol)

1970 Stage Fright (Capitol)

1971 Cahoots (Capitol)

1972 Rock Of Ages (Capitol)

1973 Moondog Matinee (Capitol)

1976 Northern Lights - Southern Cross (Capitol)
1976 The Best Of The Band (Capitol)

1977 Islands (Capitol)

1978 The Last Waltz (Warner Brothers)
1978 Anthology: Volume 1 (Capitol)
1978 Anthology: Volume 2 (Capitol)

1989 To Kingdom Come: The Definitive Collection (Capitol)

199? The Band Live At Watkin's Glen (EMI Canada)

with BOB DYLAN
1974 Before The Flood (Columbia)
1974 Planet Waves (Columbia)

1975 The Basement Tapes (Columbia)

as ROBBIE ROBERTSON
1987 Robbie Robertson (Geffen)

1991 Storyville (Geffen)

1994 Music for the Native Americans (Geffen)

1998 Contact from the Underworld of Red Boy (Geffen)