Robbie Robinson Death: Obituary, Cause of Death, Funeral

Robbie Robinson, leading guitarist of music The Band, has unfortunately passed away. He was 80. The Band became prominent when they made an album with Bob Dylan called, The Weigh at a house in upstate NY called Big Pink.

Cause of death:

His death was announced on Aug 9, 2023, leaving his fans and family in deep grief and pain.

The cause or the circumstances behind Robbie’s death aren’t disclosed to the public, but as per some reports, he was suffering from a long unknown illness.

“Robbie was surrounded by his family at the time of his death, including his wife, Janet, his ex-wife, Dominique, her partner Nicholas, and his children Alexandra, Sebastian, Delphine, and Delphine’s partner Kenny,” Jared Levine, Robertson’s longtime manager, said in a statement.

Obituary:

The family would soon post details regarding the funeral and other services so his loved ones become part of his last ceremonies.

Tributes:

As everyone learns the sad and tragic news of Robbie’s demise, they become shattered, missing and remembering the legendary musician and paying tribute to him over their social media.

“Robbie Robinson of The Band passed away. I saw The Band in concert many times & also with Dylan. I saw The Band & Dylan in concert four times in 3 days. It was amazing. I saw him as a solo act too. The Band has & always will be one of my favourite bands. The heavenly Band has a new member. Rest in Peace, Jamie Royal “Robbie” Robinson. BE KIND. Peace & Love.”

About Robbie Robinson:

Robbie spent many of his formative years in London, Ontario, learning his craft in the early 1960s at such famous London venues as Campbell’s and the Brass Rail Tavern.

Robbie Robertson was one of the most famous people ever in the music industry. He was the virtuoso lead guitarist of the group “The Band”, a fine songwriter and a collaborator on many famous movie soundtracks with director Martin Scorsese.

Robbie Robertson wrote many great songs, but his best was “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down”. Ironically this song led to a rift between Robertson and his famous bandmate and drummer, Levon Helm. All “The Band” members were from Ontario except Levon, who was from the deep south in Arkansas.