"Robbie was surrounded by his family at the ... and in 1960 at the age of 16, he joined drummer Levon Helm in the Hawks, the backing band for rockabilly musician Ronnie Hawkins.

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Today they're known as The Band, but it was in 1959 that Robbie Robertson, Rick Danko ...

Robbie Robertson, The Band’s lead guitarist and ... Besides Robertson, the group featured Arkansan drummer-singer Levon Helm and three other Canadians: bassist-singer-songwriter Rick Danko ...

Robbie Robertson, a former member of The Band who ... I don’t have to worry — it's a free ride for me' —Levon Helm on the Midnight Rambles In 1998, Levon was diagnosed with throat cancer ...

Released in 1994, this documentary tells the story of the life of Robbie Robertson, a central figure in the band that established an era of American rock music, through various images and interviews.