It would be nice if the post title would include the article title, I didn't know who was Robbie Robertson, what they did, and why it might be relevant. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
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Robbie Robertson has died
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#22Sad. If I had to choose the greatest song ever written, I would not hesitate to go with The Weight. The version [0] from The Waltz is especially brilliant. [0] - https://youtu.be/q-w9OclUnns
in Once Were Brothers they said when they played it for Dylan he looked at Robbie, disbelieving, and says, "You wrote that?"
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#23Played The Band's Academy of Music performance [0] last night when I got the news. It's right up there with The Last Waltz. Great and timeless music. Hell some of my favorite Grateful Dead performances were covers of his music. RIP Robbie. Enjoy your weekends fellow heady folks (~);)
[0] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNtcW2LqveU&list=OLAK5uy_khf...
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#24RIP. Recently heard this interview with him, telling a story not actually about himself, but still revealing a lot about himself and what making blues music was like at that time.
Robbie Robertson Talks About Sonny Boy Williamson (Language Warning) https://youtu.be/90-O6c20PLk
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#25my fav era with him was with Bob Dylan, 1966 - here’s a pretty niche video with both of them playing a Dylan song that never made an official album release On A Rainy Afternoon https://youtu.be/qE3owtjQmSc awesome guitarist / RIP
Bob Dylan talked about how he loved working with him because he’s the rare guitarist that had all the chops but didn’t need to show them off.
As an example, here’s a clip of him playing with Clapton. He takes over right when Clapton’s strap slips off his guitar and they go back and forth shredding.
However, if you listen to him with Dylan or The Band, the guitar parts are always simple and about fitting the song.
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#26Played The Band's Academy of Music performance [0] last night when I got the news. It's right up there with The Last Waltz. Great and timeless music. Hell some of my favorite Grateful Dead performances were covers of his music. RIP Robbie. Enjoy your weekends fellow heady folks (~);) [0] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cNtcW2LqveU&list=OLAK5uy_khf...
My favorite music lore is the Dead, The Band, Dylan and Lennon interplayed.
- the The Dead covering Dylan live consistently
- the Dead’s weight covers over the years. I’m fairly Brent Mydland’s last-ish live song was the Weight and he sang the “I’ve gotta go but my friends can stick around” verse. Chilling but feels right.
- Jerry and the Dead supporting Dylan with a joint tour in the 80’s when Dylan was a washed up alcoholic
- Jerry’s got a great Dear Prudence cover that I believe yoko said it was how the song was meant to be played. Plus a bunch of other JCB/Dylan covers.
True musicians!
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#28Sad. If I had to choose the greatest song ever written, I would not hesitate to go with The Weight. The version [0] from The Waltz is especially brilliant. [0] - https://youtu.be/q-w9OclUnns
His first solo album is one of my favorites.
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#29Sad. If I had to choose the greatest song ever written, I would not hesitate to go with The Weight. The version [0] from The Waltz is especially brilliant. [0] - https://youtu.be/q-w9OclUnns
His first solo album is one of my favorites.
His solo debut and Storyville are a perfect one-two punch.
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#30> his biological father was a Jewish professional gambler named Alexander David Klegerman, who had been killed in a hit-and-run accident before she met James Robertson
Killing someone and fleeing the scene isn't something that happens by accident.