NEW YORK: Robbie Robertson, guitarist and main songwriter of the seminal rock group The Band, has died, his manager said in a statement. He was 80 years old.As the ringleader of the Canadian-American group, Robertson penned The Band’s most iconic songs including “The Weight,“ “The Night They Drove Ol’ Dixie Down” and “Up On Cripple Creek.”His manager said in a statement Robertson was surrounded by family at the time of his death, which followed “a long illness.”Prior to his work and leadership with The Band, Robertson was a key collaborator with none other than Bob Dylan, touring with him and playing on the album “Blonde on Blonde.”Born July 5, 1943 in Toronto, Canada with both Mohawk and Je
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