57Gregy Posted August 9, 2023 Share Posted August 9, 2023 Heard this on the radio just a while ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane_B. Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 It felt like someone punched me in the stomach when I read your thread title. I'm so sad right now. Truly the end of an era. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57Gregy Posted August 10, 2023 Author Share Posted August 10, 2023 (edited) The Band is back together again. Edited August 10, 2023 by 57Gregy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keni Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 Ouch! I felt that too! I’m still reading his daily twitter posts. I had no idea. Do you know what he died from ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
57Gregy Posted August 10, 2023 Author Share Posted August 10, 2023 (edited) I didn't see that. He was 80, though. Edited August 10, 2023 by 57Gregy removed bad link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notes_Norton Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 As I get older, I think to myself, “80 is much too soon to go”. RIP Robbie, you wrote some very nice songs that will live on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rfssongs Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 One of the tightest bands I ever saw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMaartian Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 Martin Scorsese, left, and Robbie Robertson before they presented the film "Last Waltz," at the 31st Cannes International Film Festival. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bapu Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 4 hours ago, 57Gregy said: The Band is back together again. Are they still arguing over writing credits? Too soon? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane_B. Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 (edited) 11 hours ago, Keni said: Do you know what he died from ? I saw a short video last night that said it was Prostate Cancer, but it wasn't from an official news source. I highly recommend the documentary Once Were Brothers. It will change how you look at him, for the better. He wasn't the bad guy ... Edited August 10, 2023 by Shane_B. Fixed typo. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notes_Norton Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 I think Garth is the only one left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keni Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 54 minutes ago, Shane_B. said: I saw a short video last night that said it was Prostate Cancer, but it wasn't from an official news source. I highly recommend the documentary Once Were Brothers. It will change how you look at him, for the better. He wasn't the bad guy ... Thanks. I’ll check it out. Out of interest. I never saw him as a bad guy though I did wish he hadn’t been so set on disbanding The Band. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keni Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 13 minutes ago, Notes_Norton said: I think Garth is the only one left. YUP. That’s all there is. Not that he isn’t a lot all by himself, but without "the guys" it’s feeling awful lean. Worst part of this age group! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigb Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 Had a friend who got to play bass briefly with the Band... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Joad Posted August 10, 2023 Share Posted August 10, 2023 (edited) Music From The Big Pink Changed the world? Edited August 10, 2023 by Old Joad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
telecode 101 Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 this was. very sad news to me. i was a big robbie robertson fan. his first solo record had a big impact on me. after that i discovered The Band and Rich Dankos records. Danko made an amazing solo album in the 70s too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shane_B. Posted August 12, 2023 Share Posted August 12, 2023 On 8/10/2023 at 9:14 AM, Keni said: YUP. That’s all there is. Not that he isn’t a lot all by himself, but without "the guys" it’s feeling awful lean. Worst part of this age group! Last I heard he still lives in Woodstock NY. I was a few miles from there working last summer for a week. I really wanted to go there and seek him out but didn't have time. I would love to meet him before it's too late. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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