| LC control no. | n 83196033 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | ML420.R664 Biography |
| Personal name heading | Robertson, Robbie |
| Variant(s) | Robertson, Jaime Robbie Robertson, Jaime Royal, 1943-2023 |
| See also | Corporate body: Band (Musical group) |
| Birth date | 1943-07-05 |
| Death date | 2023-08-09 |
| Place of birth | Toronto (Ont.) |
| Place of death | Los Angeles (Calif.) |
| Field of activity | Rock music Motion picture music |
| Affiliation | Hawks (Musical group) Band (Musical group) |
| Profession or occupation | Guitarists Composers Lyricists |
| Found in | The King of comedy [SR] c1983 (a.e.) labels (Robbie Robertson) Encyc. of popular mus., 3rd ed. (Robertson, Robbie; b. Jaime Robbie Robertson, July 5, 1943, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; member of the Hawks, touring with Bob Dylan 1965-66 and remaining with this group, under its new name The Band, until its dissolution in 1976) The rock who's who, 2nd ed.: p. 23 (under The Band: Jaime Robert "Robbie" Robertson; b. July 5, 1944, Toronto, Canada) Internet, URL: http://theband.hiof.no/bandm̲embers/robbie.html, Sept. 30, 1999 (Robbie Robertson; b. July 5, 1943, Toronto, Ont.; guitarist, songwriter; in 1958 joined the Hawks, toured with Bob Dylan 1965-1966; group, renamed The Band, remained together until 1976; later career includes writing music for films and television) Robbie Robertson website, Jan. 15, 2014 (Robbie Robertson; in 1960 became lead guitarist and wrote songs for Ronnie Hawkins & the Hawks; band name changed to the Hawks in 1964; Hawks toured with Bob Dylan 1965-1966, with Robertson on guitar; band name changed to The Band in 1967; The Band played its final concert in 1976; Robertson continued as a solo act and began writing music for films in 1979) New York time WWW site, viewed August 10, 2023 (in obituary published Aug. 9, 2023: Robbie Robertson, the chief composer and lead guitarist for the Band, died on Wednesday [August 9, 2023] in Los Angeles. He was 80. Jaime Royal Robertson was born on July 5, 1943, in Toronto) |
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