The former guitarist and founder of the rock band The Band, Robbie Robertson, has died this Wednesday at the age of 80 after a long illness, as reported by the representative of the Canadian musician, who has indicated that he died "surrounded by his family".
"In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that donations be made to Six Nations of the Grand River to support the construction of their new cultural center," the manager said in a statement.
Robertson also stood out as an actor and composer of famous songs such as 'The Weight', 'The night they drove old dixie down', or 'Up on cripple creek', as well as accompanying Bob Dylan on his tours between 1965 and 1967.
Likewise, he was one of the founders of the legendary rock band The Band along with Rick Danko, Garth Hudson, Richard Manuel and Levon Helm in 1968, until eight years later Robertson himself terminated his stage in the band after offer a concert filmed by filmmaker Martin Scorsese. In addition, the guitarist released six other solo albums and participated with artists such as Tom Petty or Maria McKee.
As a film producer, Robertson collaborated with film director Martin Scorsese as a composer for some of his most popular film scores, including Raging Bull, The Color of Money, Gangs of New York, and Shutter Island, among others.
