ROBBIE ROBERTSON
SONGWRITER, GUITARIST, AND STORYTELLER WHO SHAPED THE SOUND OF AMERICA.
ROBBIE ROBERTSON GREW UP BETWEEN TWO WORLDS — TORONTO'S STREETS AND THE SIX NATIONS RESERVE — AND SPENT HIS LIFE TURNING THAT DUALITY INTO SONG.
He left home at 16 to chase rock and roll, backing Bob Dylan on his legendary electric tours before co-founding The Band and writing songs that would define Americana: "The Weight," "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down," "Up on Cripple Creek." His music drew from the Mississippi Delta, the Canadian wilderness, and his Mohawk heritage — sounds that seemed to emerge from the deepest place at the heart of the continent.
After The Band's iconic farewell in 1976, Robertson reinvented himself as a solo artist, composer and music supervisor for film, partnering with Martin Scorsese on fourteen movies over four decades — from Raging Bull to Killers of the Flower Moon.
“THERE'S NEVER ENOUGH TIME WITH ANYONE YOU LOVE. AND I LOVED ROBBIE.”
Martin Scorsese
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Insomnia
The rock legend tells the story of his four-decade creative partnership with Martin Scorsese — from the chaos following The Last Waltz to their final collaboration on Killers of the Flower Moon. With a cast of characters featuring Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel, Federico Fellini, and Sophia Loren, Insomnia is an intimate portrait of a remarkable friendship between two titans of American arts.
From The Band's genre-defining albums to his solo explorations of Native American music, Robertson's catalog spans six decades of American roots music.
The Band Discography
MUSIC FROM BIG PINK (1968)
The Band's debut, featuring "The Weight" and "Chest Fever." Ranked among Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Albums.
THE BAND (1969)
"The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down," "Up on Cripple Creek," and the sound that put The Band on the cover of TIME.
Solo Discography
ROBBIE ROBERTSON (1987)
The acclaimed solo debut featuring Peter Gabriel, U2, and the hits "Somewhere Down the Crazy River," and “Broken Arrow.”
Storyville (1991)
Focused on the famous section of New Orleans, Robbie enlisted Bruce Hornsby, The Neville Brothers, and legendary Mardi Gras Indians, Big Chief Bo Dollis and Big Chief Monk Boudreaux to help craft the hits, “What About Now,” and “Go Back To Your Woods.”
STAGE FRIGHT (1970)
In 1970, The Band released their third studio album Stage Fright, featuring the classics, “The Shape I’m In,” Stage Fright,” and “W.S Walcott Medicine Show.”
Music For The Native AmericAns (1994)
A foray back to his roots inspired by his Mohawk heritage, Music For The Native Americans was produced in collaboration with the PBS documentary, “The Native Americans.”
BOOKS
Insomnia
INSOMNIA (2025) The posthumous memoir chronicling Robertson's wild ride with Martin Scorsese — as friends, roommates, and boundary-pushing collaborators.
Testimony
TESTIMONY (2016) The New York Times bestselling memoir covering Robertson's journey from Toronto to Woodstock to The Last Waltz.
Legends, icons & rebels
LEGENDS, ICONS & REBELS (2016)
Robbie Robertson, Jim Guerinot, Jared Levine, and Sebastian Robertson invite young readers to celebrate twenty-seven musical legends.