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"The Weight" was written by Robbie Robertson, who found the tune by strumming idly on his guitar, a 1951 Martin D-28, when he noticed that the interior included a stamp noting that it was manufactured in Nazareth, Pennsylvania (C. F. Martin & Company is situated there) and he started crafting the lyrics as he played.
Robertson played guitar on ex-Beatle Ringo Starr's third solo album, Ringo (1973), performing with four-fifths of the Band on the track "Sunshine Life For Me (Sail Away Raymond)". [104] [105] Robertson contributed a guitar solo on the track "Snookeroo" on Starr's fourth album, Goodnight Vienna (1974). [106]
Robbie Robertson, The Band’s lead guitarist and songwriter who in such classics as “The Weight” and “Up on Cripple Creek” mined American music and folklore and helped reshape ...
Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band was released through EMI on 8 October 1990 [7] [8] ... "The Weight" Robbie Robertson: Levon Helm and Rick Danko: 5:48: 15. "Rocky ...
(Reuters) -Robbie Robertson, the guitarist and main songwriter in The Band, the Canadian-American group known for songs including "The Weight" and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down," has died ...
As the Band's chief songwriter, Robertson turned American folklore into modern myths, a knack that gave a timeless quality to songs such as "The Weight." Robbie Robertson, driving force behind ...
Robertson's lyric carries the weight of considered history yet his melody is light, adding a bittersweet dimension to one of his loveliest songs. 12. "It Makes No Difference" (1976)
Hutchinson was a featured Artist in the Playing for Change video "The Weight" along with Ringo Starr, Robbie Robertson, and others. Hutchinson finished the year performing at Shep's Maui Food Bank Benefit.