The death of influential songwriter and guitarist Robbie Robertson has been announced in a statement from his family.
“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 …
There’s another classic, sixties-era album getting a 50th anniversary reissue later this year.
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A 50th anniversary edition of The Band‘s classic debut album Music From Big Pink has been given a release date of August 31st.
Debut albums. Get them right, and their impact can change the world. Some mark the starting point for even greater things to come, others make such a lasting impression their legacy becomes an almost unbearable burden on the shoulders of its creators.
Many bands have got it very right on …
Stars from the rock world have been paying tribute to The Band‘s drummer Levon Helm, who died last night (April 19th) at the age of 71.
The Band‘s drummer and acclaimed multi-instrumentalist Levon Helm is in the ‘final stages’ of cancer according to a letter released by his family.