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- For the fictional editor in the Spider-Man comic, see Joseph "Robbie" Robertson.
Jaime Robert Robertson (born July 5, 1943 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada) is a songwriter, guitarist and singer, probably best known for his membership in The Band.
Biography
Early Life
Born to a Jewish father and a Mohawk mother, (he took his stepfather's last name after his mother remarried), Robertson's earliest exposure to music was at Six Nations 40, Ontario, where he spent summers with his mother's family. He studied guitar from his youth and was writing songs and performing from his teen years.By 1958, Robertson was performing in various groups around Toronto. In 1960, he met singer Ronnie Hawkins, who headed up a band called The Hawks (after relocating to Canada), and joined the group, which toured often, before splitting from Hawkins in 1963.
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Meta Description: [ When Robbie Robertson croons how 'I can't let go -- it's in the blood' during his transcendent new release, 'Contact from the Underworld of Redboy,' he's speaking from the depth of his soul. ]
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