Robbie Robertson Biography (1943?-)

Born James Robert Claygerman, July 5, 1943 (some sources say 1944), in Toronto, Ontario, Canada; son of a professional gambler (surname Claygerman) and Rosemarie (maiden name, Myke) Robertson; married Dominique (a journalist); children: Alexander, Delphine, Sebastian. Addresses: Agent: Keith Addis, Industry Entertainment, 955 S. Carrillo Dr., Suite 300, Los Angeles, CA 90048.; Contact: 323 14th St., Santa Monica, CA 90402.

Nationality: Canadian
Gender: Male
Occupation: Musician, singer, composer, actor, producer, writer
Birth Details: 1943?; Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Work
Producer, The Last Waltz, United Artists, 1978
Creator and producer, Carny, United Artists, 1980
Music arranger, "At Last," "A New Kind of Love," and "Webster Hall," Raging Bull, United Artists, 1981
Music producer, music director, and song performer, The King of Comedy, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1983
Music director and creative consultant, Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll!, 1987
Song producer and song performer, "Christmas Must Be Tonight," Scrooged, Paramount, 1988
Song performer, "Fallen Angel" and "Showdown at Big Sky," Shout, 1991
Song producer, "Bad Intentions" and "Let the Good Times Roll," Jimmy Hollywood, Paramount, 1994
Executive soundtrack producer, Phenomenon, 1996
Song performer, "Ghost Dance," "Rain Dance," "Rattlebone," "Coyote Dance," "Unknown," "Bended Knee," "Blue on Blue," "Just before Dawn," "Out of the Blue," and "Twisted Hair," Any Given Sunday, 1999
Creative music consultant, Forces of Nature, 1999
Music supervisor and executive soundtrack producer, Sunset Strip,2000
Song performer, "Rattlebone," The Center of the World, 2001
Film Appearances
Don't Look Back, 1967
Himself, Eat the Document, 1972
Member of The Band, The Last Waltz, United Artists, 1978
Patch, Carny, United Artists, 1980
Matthew, Visiting Hours (also known as The Fright, Get Well Soon, and Terreur a l'hopital central), 1982
Roger, The Crossing Guard, Miramax, 1995
Narrator, Dakota Exile, Video Finders, 1996
Voice of narrator, Wolves, 1999
Television Appearances
Specials
Rolling Stone Magazine's 20 Years of Rock 'n' Roll (also known asRolling Stone Magazine's 20th Anniversary Special and Rolling StonePresents 20 Years of Rock 'n' Roll), ABC, 1987
The 30th Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 1988
Narrator, An All-Star Tribute to Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly (alsoknown as Vision Shared: A Tribute to Woody Guthrie and Leadbelly), Showtime, 1988
Narrator, U2: The Making of the Movie "Rattle and Hum," 1988
Presenter, The 34th Annual Grammy Awards, CBS, 1992
Himself, Robbie Robertson: Going Home (also known as Robbie Robertson), 1995
Narrator, Asteroids: Deadly Impact, 1997
Himself, Road Songs: A Portrait of Robbie Robertson, 2001
Episodic
"Martin Scorsese Directs," American Masters, PBS, 1990
RECORDINGS

Albums; Performer and Songwriter, with The Band
Music from Big Pink, Capitol, 1968
The Band, Capitol, 1969
Stage Fright, Capitol, 1970
Cahoots, Capitol, 1971
Rock of Ages, Capitol, 1971
Moondog Matinee, Capitol, 1973
Northern Lights, Southern Cross, Capitol, 1976
The Best of The Band, Capitol, 1976
Islands, Capitol, 1977
Anthology, Capitol, 1978
The Last Waltz, Warner Bros., 1978
Other Albums
(With Bob Dylan) Planet Waves, Asylum, 1974
(With Dylan) Before the Flood, Asylum, 1974
(With Dylan) The Basement Tapes, Columbia, 1975
Robbie Robertson, Geffen, 1987
Storyville, Geffen, 1991
King of Hearts, 1992
Jericho, 1993
Music for the Native Americans, 1994
Across the Great Divide, 1994
Road Ensemble, Cema/Capitol, 1994
Contact from the Underworld of Red Boy, Cema/Capitol, 1998
Also recorded albums with Eric Clapton, including So Many Roads, Vanguard; I Can Tell, Atlantic; and The Best of John Hammond, Jr., Vanguard.
WRITINGS
Film Songs
"The Weight," Easy Rider, 1969
"Theme," "Up on Cripple Creek," "Shape I'm In," "It Makes No Difference,""Stagefright," "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down," "Chest Fever," "Ophelia," "The Weight," "Evangeline," and "Dry Your Eyes," The Last Waltz, United Artists, 1978
"Up on Cripple Creek," Star 80, Warner Bros., 1983
"The Weight," The Big Chill, Columbia, 1983
The King of Comedy, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1983
"It's in the Way You Use It" and "Don't Tell Me Nothin'," The Color ofMoney, Buena Vista, 1986
"Uh, Uh, Uh" and "Leave Me Alone," Five Corners, Cineplex Odeon, 1988
Scrooged, Paramount, 1988
Powwow Highway, Warner Bros., 1989
Shout, 1991
"Evangeline," Scent of a Woman, 1992
Jimmy Hollywood, Paramount, 1994
Any Given Sunday, 1999
The Center of the World, 2001
Film Scores
(Midway music) Carny, United Artists, 1980
Raging Bull, United Artists, 1981
Color of Money, Buena Vista, 1986
Until the End of the World, 1991
Whispers in the Dark, 1992
Jimmy Hollywood, Paramount, 1994
Any Given Sunday, 1999
Television Scores and Songs
Miniseries
The Native Americans (also known as The First Americans), TBS, 1994
Screenplays
Carny, United Artists, 1980

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Books

Dalton, David and Lenny Kaye, Rock 100, Grosset, 1977
Fong-Torres, Ben, editor, What's That Sound?, Anchor Books (New York City), 1976
Miller, Jim, editor, The Rolling Stone Illustrated History of Rock andRoll, Random House (New York City), 1979

Periodicals

Billboard, November 14, 1998, p. 8
Guitar Player, January, 2000, p. 139
New York Times, October 9, 1994, pp. 32, 38

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