The death of a beloved ex-bandmate partially inspired Robbie Robertson to complete his first solo album in 1987, which included an ode to his lost friend.

Culture The Top 25 versions of ‘The Weight’ — Robbie Robertson and The Band’s song inspired by a Jewish bookseller Who would have thought a song inspired by Ingmar Bergman and Luis Buñuel ...

Robbie Robertson, lead guitarist for the legendary rock group The Band, at The Village recording studio in West Los Angeles on Feb. 6, 2014. ... "The Weight." Bob Dylan and the ...

By Hillel Italie, Associated Press. Robbie Robertson, The Band’s lead guitarist and songwriter who in such classics as “The Weight,” “Up on Cripple Creek” and “The Night They Drove Old ...

Here’s who wasn’t taking a load off: the house band at Thursday’s tribute to Robbie Robertson at the L.A. area’s Kia Forum. Starting a little after 7 and ending at midnight, the all-star ...

“The Weight” is one of 11 songs on Music From Big Pink, ... Robbie Robertson of the roots rock group The Band poses for a portrait in 1969 in Saugerties, New York.

Robbie Robertson Tribute Concert Has Eric Clapton, Van Morrison and Other Stars Carrying That Weight — and Starring in a Future Martin Scorsese Movie ...

Woodstock native Jim Weider got a chance to prove his mettle in the mid-80s when he stepped up to replace Robbie Robertson in The Band. Here, he tells us his story – and how a ’52 Tele came ...

By Hillel Italie, Associated Press. Robbie Robertson, The Band’s lead guitarist and songwriter who in such classics as “The Weight,” “Up on Cripple Creek” and “The Night They Drove Old ...

By Hillel Italie, Associated Press. Robbie Robertson, The Band’s lead guitarist and songwriter who in such classics as “The Weight,” “Up on Cripple Creek” and “The Night They Drove Old ...

Robbie Robertson, The Band's lead guitarist and songwriter who in such classics as "The Weight," "Up on Cripple Creek" and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" mined and helped reshape American ...

Here’s who wasn’t taking a load off: the house band at Thursday’s tribute to Robbie Robertson at the L.A. area’s Kia Forum. Starting a little after 7 and ending at midnight, the all-star ...