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Garth Hudson, the unsung genius behind The Band’s iconic sound, has played his final note at the age of 87. As the last surviving member of the legendary group, Hudson wasn’t your typical rock star. A classically-trained musician from Windsor, Canada, he grew up playing the church organ and accordion before teaching music theory in his early years. And you know what when Ronnie Hawkins and Levon Helm tried to recruit him for their band, he only agreed after they promised to let him teach them music theory. Talk about setting your terms.

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From his early days with The Band, recording the timeless Music from Big Pink in a house as colorful as their sound, to playing with Bob Dylan on The Basement Tapes, Hudson left his unmistakable mark on music history. Known as Honey Boy, he wasn’t loud...

Garth Hudson, the final surviving member of highly influential rock group The Band, has died at 87. Hudson’s wizardry with keyboards can be seen in Martin Scorsese’s legendary 1978 concert film and documentary about The Band, The Last Waltz.

Garth Hudson passed away at a nursing home near his longtime home in Woodstock, New York. His death was confirmed by a close friend and collaborator, Jan Haust, as per The New York Times. Garth Hudson was born on August 2, 1937, in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. The son of musical parents, Hudson began playing piano at an early age. He was classically trained in music theory, harmony, counterpoint and piano. He studied Bach's chorales and "The Well-Tempered Clavier" at the University of Western Ontario, but found classical music somewhat inhibiting.

Hudson’s classical training, however, would come in handy when he took up with a group of fellow Canadian rockers, Robbie Robertson, Rick Danko,...

Garth Hudson, the final surviving member of highly influential rock group The Band, has died at 87. Hudson’s wizardry on keyboards can be seen in Martin Scorsese’s legendary 1978 concert film and documentary about The Band, The Last Waltz.

Garth Hudson passed away at a nursing home near his longtime home in Woodstock, New York. His death was confirmed by a close friend and collaborator, Jan Haust, as per The New York Times. Garth Hudson was born on August 2, 1937 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. The son of musical parents, Hudson began playing piano at an early age. He was classically trained in music theory, harmony, counterpoint and piano. He studied Bach's chorales and "The Well-Tempered Clavier" at the University of Western Ontario, but found classical music somewhat inhibiting.

Hudson’s classical training, however, would come in handy when he took up with a group of fellow Canadian rockers, Robbie Robertson, Rick Danko,...

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It’s a sad day for music fans, as an icon of rock and roll has passed away.

Garth Hudson — a founding member of the legendary rock group The Band — has passed away at the age of 87.

A multi-instrumentalist who played keyboards, saxophone, and accordion on a slew of iconic albums, Hudson’s contributions can be heard on some of the most beloved songs of the 1960s and ’70s.

Musician Garth Hudson attends The Recording Academy’s Special Merit Awards ceremony held at the Wilshire Ebell Theater on February 9, 2008 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images) Garth Hudson’s Cause of Death

News of his passing comes courtesy of the executor of his estate, Jan Haus, who spoke with the Toronto Star (via The Guardian).

Hudson passed away quietly at a nursing home in Woodstock, New York.

Haus did not provide a cause of death.

Garth Hudson, the keyboardist, sax player and archivist for Rock and Roll Hall of Famers The Band whose farewell show with the group was memorialized in Martin Scorsese’s landmark documentary The Last Waltz, died Tuesday in his sleep at a nursing home in Woodstock, NY. He was 87.

The executor of his estate executor confirmed the news to the Toronto Star.

Born Eric Hudson on August 2, 1937, in Windsor, Ontario, and was trained in classical piano and music theory. He played in local bands before hooking up in the late 1950s with rockabilly singer Ronnie Hawkins’ The Hawks, which eventually would feature many of his Band mates. The group would back Bob Dylan’s on the notorious mid-’60s “Going Electric” tours and, rechristened The Band, they collaborated on groundbreaking album The Basement Tapes, helping to invent the Americana genre.

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Garth Hudson, the majestic keyboard, saxophone and accordion player and last surviving member of The Band, died Tuesday. He was 87.

Hudson died in his sleep at a nursing home in Woodstock, New York, his estate executor told The Toronto Star.

The Canadian musician and his mates Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm, Rick Danko and Richard Manuel backed up Ronnie Hawkins and Bob Dylan before striking out on their own. They perfected a style that combined American roots music, country, blues, R&b, gospel, rockabilly and — courtesy of Hudson — tenor sax and organ dirges.

One of many highlights of a Band concert was the bearded Hudson as mad genius performing an organ solo and a standard improvised introduction to “Chest Fever,” from their seminal 1968 debut album Music From Big Pink. The tune, written by Robertson and echoing Bach with its classical overtones, opened their Woodstock set in 1969.

“Where most rock organists 15 years...

Garth Hudson, a virtuoso multi-instrumentalist best known for his distinctive organ and saxophone work with the Band, and who in his later years remained an in-demand player among young musicians — including Neko Case, Norah Jones, and Wilco — died early Tuesday morning at the Ten Broeck Center for Rehabilitation & Nursing in upstate New York in age 87.

Jan Haust, Hudson’s longtime friend and colleague, confirmed his death to Rolling Stone. He declined to reveal a cause of death, but said Hudson “died peacefully” and “yesterday was a day of music and hand-holding.

Garth Hudson, the virtuoso multi-instrumentalist and last original member of The Band, has died at the age of 87.

According to The Toronto Star, Hudson passed away peacefully in his sleep on Tuesday, January 21st at a nursing home in Woodstock, New York

Hudson was born Eric Hudson in Windsor, Ontario, Canada, on August 2nd, 1937. Like their son, both of his parents were multi-talented musicians, and Hudson began playing piano at a very early age. His first official gigs were providing the organ for local church services and for a funeral parlor owned by his uncle. By 1949, he was playing professionally in dance bands around London, Ontario, eventually earning a spot in a group called Paul London and the Kapers.

It was after a Kapers show in London in 1961 that Hudson was first approached by his future-bandmates Ronnie Hawkins and Levon Helm, who asked if he would be interested in joining Hawkins’ band,...

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“We love you, Robbie!” Mavis Staples exclaimed. “We love you!”

Late Thursday night in Los Angeles, a few minutes shy of midnight, the soul-stirring vocalist had the crowd at the Forum on their feet. Staples had just performed “The Weight” onstage with Bob Weir, Phish frontman Trey Anastasio, and an all-star band for Life Is a Carnival: A Musical Celebration of Robbie Robertson, a tribute show — produced by moment-makers Blackbird Presents — that honored the Band’s guitarist, collaborator of Bob Dylan, and songwriter who...

Spoiler Alert! Do not read this if you don’t want to know the identity of The Hawk, the latest contestant to be sent home from The Masked Singer on Fox.

The Hawk is already raring to return to The Masked Singer stage.

The actor and musician’s time on the Fox series was a bit short-lived, as he was booted from competition after just two solo performances and one smackdown against Tiki. Ultimately, his journey came to an end on Wednesday despite rousing the audience with his rendition of “Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic” for Harry Potter night and putting his all into his verse of Lady Gaga’s “Monster.”

“I had a great experience,” The Hawk told Deadline. “I was a little sad when I got voted off, because I am very competitive. But once I once I let that go, I was like ‘I had so much fun.

By the time Martin Scorsese’s music documentary “The Last Waltz” premiered in 1978, the legendary Americana music progenitors the Band, whom the film explores, had gone from “Cahoots” to kaput for two years.

The 1976 farewell concert at the center of the film was already a piece of rock and roll history by the time the film debuted. Seeing it Oct. 5 at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles in celebration of its 45th anniversary, it’s clear how much history and American music culture was also saying “Good Night” with Rick Danko, Garth Hudson, Richard Manuel, Levon Helm and the Band’s unofficial leader Robbie Robertson (who called the group “The Brotherhood.”)

To help sort out the importance of “Waltz’s” place in rock history was music historian Harvey Kubernik, who shared his recollections of attending the concert at the Winterland Theater in San Francisco; music rights firm CEO/founder Olivier Chastain,...

One of the best concert films of all time, The Band’s The Last Waltz directed by Martin Scorsese, is returning to theaters in celebration of its 45th anniversary. It will be back on the big screen for one day only on November 5th.

The theatrical return will feature a never-before-seen introduction from the late Robbie Robertson “providing a quick look into the genesis and impact” of the film chronicling The Band’s farewell concert. Showtimes for its return are 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. local time. Purchase your tickets via Fathom Events.

The Band’s November 25th, 1976 concert at Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco featured more than a dozen special guests, including Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Ringo Starr, Neil Diamond, Emmylou Harris, Paul Butterfield, Dr. John, Muddy Waters, Ronnie Wood, Eric Clapton, and Van Morrison. First released in April 1978, the film splices interviews with each...

One of the best concert films of all time, The Band’s The Last Waltz directed by Martin Scorsese, is returning to theaters in celebration of its 45th anniversary. It will be back on the big screen for one day only on November 5th.

The theatrical return will feature a never-before-seen introduction from the late Robbie Robertson “providing a quick look into the genesis and impact” of the film chronicling The Band’s farewell concert. Showtimes for its return are 4:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. local time. Purchase your tickets via Fathom Events.

The Band’s November 25th, 1976 concert at Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco featured more than a dozen special guests, including Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Ringo Starr, Neil Diamond, Emmylou Harris, Paul Butterfield, Dr. John, Muddy Waters, Ronnie Wood, Eric Clapton, and Van Morrison. First released in April 1978, the film splices interviews with each...

The world of entertainment lost a legendary figure with the passing of Robbie Robertson. A lead guitarist and songwriter, Robertson first rose to prominence as a member of the Hawks, a backing band for Ronnie Hawkins and later Bob Dylan. After venturing out on their own, the Hawks changed their name to The Band and eventually became one of the most influential musical acts of the 1960s and 1970s.

Following The Band's breakup, Robertson formed a lifelong friendship with Martin Scorsese. They first worked together on the documentary The Last Waltz, a concert film that captured The Band's final live performance. Robertson would go on to serve as a composer and musical producer for countless classic Scorsese films, starting with Raging Bull and ending with the upcoming Killers of the Flower Moon.

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In 1986, ten years after the Band had played “The Last Waltz,” its final show with the original lineup, Robbie Robertson decided the time had come to return to music. He’d dabbled in acting and film scoring — not to mention some wild Hollywood times that he would later begin chronicling in the memoir he was writing before his death on Aug. 9. But recording an album under his own name, something he’d never done before, became his new passion in the Eighties.

In search of a sound to call his own,...

If there’s a moment that sums up the genius of Robbie Robertson, it’s the part in The Last Waltz when they play “It Makes No Difference.” All five brothers in the Band perform like they’re reading each other’s minds. Every detail is perfect: Robertson’s guitar, Rick Danko’s voice, Garth Hudson’s sax. They’re singing about loneliness, yet with the sound that only trusted comrades can make together. But you can hear that these guys are already mourning the death of their brotherhood. It’s their famous farewell concert,...

The death on Wednesday of Robbie Robertson, the legendary 80-year-old founding guitarist for The Band who wrote many of the iconic group’s most famous songs – including “The Weight,” “Up on Cripple Creek” and “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” – spurred friends, fans and peers to remember his remarkable talent and the considerable mark Robertson left on the worlds of music and film.

Heading that list is a fellow named Martin Scorsese, who memorialized The Band’s farewell in his seminal 1978 concert documentary “The Last Waltz.” Scorsese also collaborated with Robertson on the music for some 14 of the filmmaker’s projects over the past several decades, including “Raging Bull,” “Casino,” “Gangs of New York,” “The King of Comedy,” “The Wolf of Wall Street,” “The Irishman” and the forthcoming “Killers of the Flower Moon.”

In a statement released this afternoon, Scorsese said, “Robbie Robertson was one of my closest friends,...

Robbie Robertson found his faith and purpose on the radio. Born and raised in Toronto, Ontario, this child of jewelry-plating factory workers discovered rock-and-roll via the Am airwaves of Wkbw out of Buffalo, New York, and fell hard for the blues in the wee hours when Wlac deejay John R. blasted the 12-bar gospel into his bedroom from the far-off music mecca of Nashville, Tennessee. His path was set, and it brought him to rowdy rockabilly artist Ronnie Hawkins, who was impressed enough with a teenage Robertson's guitar acumen to bring him on as a member of his backing band The Hawks. In the early 1960s, Robertson formed a bond with singer/bassist Rick Danko, singer/pianist Richard Manuel, multi-instrumentalist Garth Hudson, and singer-drummer Levon Helm.

It's here that these five, brilliantly talented rock-blues aficionados formed The Band.

Robertson, who passed away today at the age of 80 after a long illness,...

Filmmaker Martin Scorsese paid tribute Wednesday to Robbie Robertson, calling the musician “one of my closest friends, a constant in my life and my work.”

Robertson, a guitarist, bandleader, producer and composer who also wrote film scores for Martin Scorsese and served as a record executive, died on Wednesday at the age of 80 after a long illness.

Robertson was best known for his stint in The Band, a group of four Canadians (including Ontario native Robertson) and one American who first met while playing backup for rockabilly singer Ronnie Hawkins. Their final concert was chronicled in Scorsese’s “The Last Waltz” in 1976, with the film released in 1978.

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“I could always go to him as a confidante,” Scorsese continued. “A collaborator. An advisor. I tried to be the same for him.”

Following the breakup of the band, Robertson wrote scores for several Scorsese pictures,...

The life of Robbie Robertson — who died Wednesday morning after a long illness — can neatly be divided into everything that happened before The Last Waltz and everything that happened afterward. The 1976 all-star concert at San Francisco’s Winterland Ballroom marked the end of his career with the Band, the end of his years as a touring musician, and the start of life as an elder statesman of rock.

He went out by throwing one of the biggest concerts in rock history featuring Bob Dylan, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Neil Diamond,...

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Gordon Lightfoot was one of the greatest songwriters of his generation, with poignant melodies set to words that touched on everything from highways and hilltops, to lovers to loneliness. But when it came to putting his own story to paper, the Canadian folk-rock star remained elusive.

With the singer’s recent passing, however, a book about Lightfoot is back in the spotlight, with fans flocking online to purchase what’s been called,...

Garth Hudson, co-founder of The Band, played a rare set at a New York house party this week.

Hudson attended a house concert hosted by the musician and fellow keyboardist Sarah Perrotta. In a clip shared by Perotta, the 85-year-old Hudson is seen playing Duke Ellington’s “Sophisticated Lady” on piano from his wheelchair, marking his first public performance since 2018. Check it out below.

Like the rest of The Band, Hudson got his start as a member of The Hawks, the backing band for Toronto rockabilly singer Ronnie Hawkins. After outgrowing Hawkins, the group joined Bob Dylan for his 1965 and 1966 tours, the latter known as the “electric tour.” At the time, Hudson was one of the few organists in rock and roll to play an electric Hammond organ. The Hawks joined Dylan on a number of recording sessions, though few official tracks from this period were released. They did, however,...

Bonnie Raitt, Sheryl Crow, and Mick Fleetwood joined forces to pay tribute to Christine McVie during the In Memoriam segment of the 2023 Grammy Awards.

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And to bring the In Memoriam segment to a close,...

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Rapper Master P is mourning the loss of his daughter.

The reality show star confirmed the death of Tytyana Miller, 29, on Instagram.

“Our family is dealing with an overwhelming grief for the loss of my daughter Tytyana,” Master P, also known as Percy Robert Miller, wrote in an Instagram post. “We respectfully request some privacy so that our family can grieve. We appreciate all of the prayers love and support.”

“Mental illness & substance abuse is a real issue that we can’t be afraid to talk about,” Master P’s continued. “With God, we will get through this. #MyAngel”

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The rapper’s 32-year-old son Romeo Miller also turned to social media to mourn the death of his sister.

“Our family is dealing with an overwhelming grief for the loss of my little sister Tytyana,” he wrote. “We respectfully request some privacy so that our family can grieve.

It’s no exaggeration to say that if Ronnie Hawkins, the rockabilly legend who died Sunday at 87, didn’t exist, that rock music would not be the same. The Arkansas singer who spent most of his career in Canada mentored and worked with numerous rock legends, with his band the Hawks a breeding ground for the musicians that would eventually become The Band.

On Sunday night, The Band member Robbie Robertson wrote that his “heart sank” learning upon Hawkins’ death and penned a heartfelt tribute to his early mentor.

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Ronnie Hawkins, the Canadian rockabilly singer known as “the Hawk,” who mentored the Band and played with rock’s greats, died Sunday morning. He was 87.

“He went peacefully and he looked as handsome as ever,” Wanda Hawkins, his wife, told the Canadian Press. A cause of death was not immediately available.

Though he was born in Arkansas, Hawkins called Canada home for most of his career. and was considered a formative influence on the evolution of the country’s rock scene thanks to his passion for Southern blues music.

In...

Ronnie Hawkins, the Southern rockabilly singer who helped shape and launch the Band and other Canadian rock artists, died Sunday after battling a long-term illness. He was 87.

Hawkins’ death was confirmed to The Canadian Press by his wife, Wanda: “He went peacefully and he looked as handsome as ever.”

The musician, revered by his peers and followers as ‘the Hawk,’ grew his reputation with his highest-charting single, “Mary Lou” which reached No. 26 in the U.S. charts. The Hawk was famous for his stage presence, characterized by his robust vocals and humorous exchanges, including his signature “camel walk” dance.

The Arkansas native began touring in Ontario in 1958. By the time he was featured in a CBC Telescope documentary, he was beloved by Canadian artists and audiences.

“You know, I don’t know anything about Canadian politics, the price of wheat or Niagara Falls,” he said in the documentary. “But I...

Ronnie Hawkins, a Southern rockabilly artist widely credited with inspiring the Canadian music scene, died Sunday morning at age 87. His wife, Wanda, confirmed his death after an unspecified illness.

“He went peacefully and he looked as handsome as ever,” she told The Canadian Press news outlet.

Known for his enthusiastic stage presence, the singer of “Ruby Baby,” “Mary Lou” and Bo Diddley cover “Who Do You Love” was known as Mr. Dynamo, Sir Ronnie, Rompin’ Ronnie and the Hawk.

Hawkins was the founder of his backing band the Hawks, which played with Bob Dylan on his landmark 1966 first electric tour. .Five members of the Hawks, including Levon Helm and Robbie Robertson, would later form the Band.

Despite frequent clashes among the volatile personalities Hawkins joined the Band onstage as part of their iconic 1976 farewell show, captured in Martin Scorsese’s concert film The Last Waltz.

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“Bye-bye To The Band”

By Raymond Benson

One of the most celebrated and critically acclaimed rock concert films is Martin Scorsese’s documentary, The Last Waltz, which was unleashed in the spring of 1978. The movie documents the final concert performed by The Band, the legendary session group for Bob Dylan and others that became a recording and touring entity in their own right in the late 1960s and early 70s.

The Band, hailing from Canada, got their start as The Hawks, the backup band for rockabilly singer Ronnie Hawkins. By the mid-sixties, they were working for Dylan with the name change to The Band, and also started recording on their own (Music from Big Pink was their debut in 1968). At the time of their breakup, the group consisted of Robbie Robertson, Rick Danko (bass, guitar, fiddle, vocals), Richard Manuel, Garth Hudson, Levon Helm,...

The Last Waltz is one of the greatest concert movies of all time. It’s also one of the most over-tributed. But Marcus King and a cast of Nashville’s finest breathed new life into the Band’s storied farewell show on Monday night with fresh arrangements and, in some cases, even new lyrics.

The leader of the Marcus King Band wrapped up his Four of Kind: Live From Nashville virtual concert series by playing 15 songs from the landmark 1976 gig, along with a group of friendly musicians. Opening with a slowed-down,...

The documentary Gordon Lightfoot: If You Could Read My Mind, directed by Martha Kehoe and Joan Tosoni, is an intimate look at a prolific singer-songwriter who enriches and is enriched by the history of Canada. Most of the world knows Lightfoot as the singer with the recognizable baritone who put out hits like “Sundown,” “If You Could Read My Mind,” and “Early Mornin’ Rain.” But in his native country, he is a national treasure. Before international fame, in 1967, he actually wrote and performed a piece called “The Tale of Canada” for the country’s 100th anniversary. After worldwide renown, he mined contemporary local history with the “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald.”

Lightfoot caught the performance bug early. He was five when he debuted his rendition of “I’m A Little Teapot” at St. Paul’s United Church Sunday School in Orillia. He would go on to study composition, do...

Note this documentary’s subtitle: Robbie Robertson and the Band. The name of this portrait of the legendary rock group — Once Were Brothers — comes from a cut off a 2019 Robertson solo album; the phrase exemplifies, in the singer-songwriter’s words, how he felt about the four other men who stood beside him on hundreds of stages, in dozens of studios and within one extremely famous pink house’s basement. It’s the second part, however, that’s more revealing…especially that telltale “and.” Director Daniel Roher starts by diving into...

Few artists have been present at as many turning points in rock & roll as Robbie Robertson. Long before he was a member of the Band, writing modern-day standards like “The Weight” and “Up on Cripple Creek,” he was writing songs, playing guitar, and touring with Ronnie Hawkins and the Hawks in the late Fifties. The Hawks later became the Band, placing Robertson at the forefront of Bob Dylan’s first electric tour, jamming at Big Pink, playing Woodstock, and the Martin Scorsese–directed concert film The Last Waltz.

Robertson’s...

A Documentary reviewed by Peter BelsitoThis is an unusual film, which I saw at Whistler Film Fest, and which chronicles our music culture where a lot of it began, with a few visionary musicians in the 70’s. That is in Canada, where many are from, and also Woodstock NY in the 70’s where many lived and worked.Robbie Robertson, Rick Danko, Levon Helm, Garth Hudson, and Richard Manuel in Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band (2019)

Cast: Robbie Robertson, Bruce Springsteen, Eric Clapton, Ronnie Hawkins, Van Morrison, Dominique Robertson and Bob Dylan

Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band has so much footage — of songs being played, the artists relating to and performing for one another — on and off the stage. Not only was there a lot of footage taken, music and conversations recorded but, and this amazed me, it was preserved, organized and used here to not...

At the ripe young age of 76, it’s possible that Robbie Robertson — cofounder and main songwriter of The Band, director Martin Scorsese’s musical collaborator of more than four decades, and a hell of a guitar player as well — is busier than he’s ever been. Just the last few weeks have seen the release of his sixth solo album “Sinematic,” a documentary on The Band called “Once Were Brothers” that’s based on his 2016 autobiography “Testimony,” a reissue of group’s classic self-titled 1969 album that includes their previously unreleased set from the Woodstock festival, and, not least, tonight’s arrival on Netflix of “The Irishman,” the latest Scorsese film for which Robertson has done the music.

This burst of activity is in many ways a culmination of the Ontario-born Robertson’s entire career. Originally known as the Hawks, The Band spent several years backing blues singer Ronnie Hawkins and...

As guitarist and chief songwriter with the Band, one of the most influential groups of the 1960s and ’70s, Robbie Robertson’s legacy was established long ago. After its early days with blues singer Ronnie Hawkins and a tumultuous stint as Bob Dylan’s backing band at the peak of his near-hysterical mid-1960s fame, the Band began its own career in 1968. The galvanizing “Music From Big Pink” was an album so influential it rubbed off on the Beatles and the Rolling Stones, and inspired Eric Clapton to visit them in an unfulfilled hope that they’d ask him to join. At the center of the group’s fusion of blues, rock, folk, soul and other genres were Robertson’s cinematic songs, including “The Weight,” “Up on Cripple Creek” and “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down,” which are filled with epic stories and unusual characters.

In the 40-plus years...

Although many of the showcased films at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival already have distribution, buyers are clawing at the projects up for sale, and snapping up what’s left quicker than you can say Momofuku Noodle Bar.

On Friday, Bryce Dallas Howard’s documentary “Dads” sold to Apple TV Plus, which was the streamer’s first acquisition at the festival. IFC picked up Russell Crowe’s “The True History of the Kelly Gang” on Thursday. And we’re just getting started.

Ahead of the festival, many sales agents told TheWrap that they were bracing for the impact of the streaming companies, but said this year’s market was “healthy” and “robust.“

“It’s going to be an even playing field,” Kristen Konvitz, an agent in the international and independent film group at ICM Partners, said. “There...

We present press conference highlights from the Tiff opening film Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band. The film stars Martin Scorsese, Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, Eric Clapton, Robbie Robertson, Peter Gabriel, David Geffen and Van Morrison. This Canadian documentary film, directed by Daniel Roher and released in 2019, is a portrait of the influential roots rock group The Band, the film is based in part on Robbie Robertson’s 2017 memoir.

The film premiered at the 2019 Toronto Film Festival, and those attending were Daniel Roher, Robbie Robertson, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, Martin Scorsese, Jared Levine, Ronnie Hawkins, Dominique Robertson, Delphine Robertson, Katie Roughan, Bill Scheele, Tom Cochrane, Joana Vicente, Chief Ava Hill, and Tiff Rising Stars: Josefine Frida, Kacey Rohl, Shamier Anderson.

Synopsis:

It will tell the story of a group that went from backing up Bob Dylan to become one of the most influential groups of its era.

The...

Magnolia Pictures has bought worldwide rights to “Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band” ahead of its world premiere at the Toronto Intl. Film Festival.

The film also marks the first time a Canadian-made documentary will open the festival. Directed by Daniel Roher and executive produced by Martin Scorsese and Ron Howard, the documentary tells the story of a band that went from backing up Bob Dylan to becoming one of the most influential groups of its era.

Magnolia is planning a theatrical release for early next year. The film is inspired by Robertson’s 2017 bestselling memoir “Testimony.” The film explores Robertson’s young life and the creation of The Band, which performed between 1968 and 1976. It includes archival footage and interviews with many of Robertson’s friends and collaborators, including Bruce Springsteen, Eric Clapton, Van Morrison, Scorsese, Taj Mahal, Peter Gabriel, David Geffen and Ronnie Hawkins.

“Being a longtime fan of The Band,...

Lorna Lee Torres commences international sales.

Magnolia Pictures has acquired worldwide rights to Tiff opener Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson And The Band ahead of its opening night world premiere slot on Thursday (5).

Magnolia head of international sales Lorna Lee Torres and international sales manager Marie Zeniter will launch sales in Toronto and all international rights are available excluding Canada, where the film will make its premiere as a Crave Original.

Daniel Roher directed Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson And The Band, the first Canadian-made documentary to open the festival. Magnolia plans an early 2020 theatrical release for the film, inspired by Robertson’s 2017 memoir Testimony,...

Magnolia Pictures has acquired the worldwide rights to “Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band,” which is playing at Tiff as the festival’s opening night gala presentation, Magnolia announced Thursday.

The documentary about Robertson and the classic rock group The Band is directed by Daniel Roher and is executive produced by Martin Scorsese, Brian Grazer and Ron Howard. Magnolia is planning a theatrical release for the film early next year.

“Once Were Brothers” is inspired by Robertson’s 2017 bestselling memoir “Testimony” and is a confessional, cautionary and sometimes humorous tale of Robertson’s young life amid the founding of The Band. The film blends archival footage and interviews with many of Robertson’s friends and collaborators, including Bruce Springsteen, Eric Clapton, Van Morrison, Scorsese, Taj Mahal, Peter Gabriel, David Geffen and Ronnie Hawkins, among others.

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Magnolia Pictures has acquired worldwide rights to Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band, Daniel Roher’s documentary that is set to launch the Toronto Film Festival tonight. Magnolia is planning a theatrical release for early in 2020.

Executive produced by Martin Scorsese, Brian Grazer and Ron Howard, the documentary tells the story of the seminal rock group that went from backing up Bob Dylan to becoming one of the most influential of its era.

Based mostly on Robertson’s 2017 memoir Testimony, the pic is being billed as a part-confessional, cautionary, and sometimes humorous tale of the lead singer’s young life and the evolution of the band. It featured rare archival footage and interviews with friends and collaborators including Bruce Springsteen, Eric Clapton, Van Morrison, Taj Mahal, Peter Gabriel, David Geffen and Ronnie Hawkins.

“Being a longtime fan of The Band, Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band...

In one way, “Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band” is an odd choice to serve as the opening-night film at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival. At a festival chock full of major awards contenders with big movie stars, it’s a documentary about a musician whose music is mostly heard on the occasional oldies station or Americana Spotify channel, by a director, Daniel Roher, with only one previous feature on his resume.

But “Once Were Brothers” sports Ron Howard, Brian Grazer and Martin Scorsese among its executive producers – and more than that, Robbie Robertson is a local hero of sorts, born and bred in Toronto before he headed to the U.S. to become an unlikely rock star.

Besides, Tiff has always had a tricky time with its opening films, most of which go on to achieve no particular success. Over the last 10 years, the slot has gone...

Forty-one years after the theatrical release of “The Last Waltz,” Robbie Robertson gets the last word on that era in “Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and the Band,” a documentary picked by the Toronto Int’l Film Festival as its opening night gala premiere. It covers Robertson’s tenure in the Band from the group’s early ’60s origins through that final concert in 1976, famously documented by Martin Scorsese (who serves as an executive producer here). To the survivor as well as the raconteur go the spoils, and Robertson is nothing if not both those things.

“Once Were Brothers” is essentially a movie adaptation of Robertson’s 2016 autobiography, “Testimony: A Memoir.” Just as the book ended with the tale of “The Last Waltz” (he’s working on a sequel now), so the film takes its leave there, too, although “Brothers” does include something he was presumably saving for the second...

Robbie Robertson has surely told all these stories before, firing off well-worn chestnuts and crystal-clear recollections with a lived-in charm throughout Daniel Roher’s “Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band.” And why shouldn’t the Canadian native have plenty of stories to tell? After all, he was on the forefront of, as best he can tell, three different musical revolutions, nearly all of them involving the “brothers” of the groundbreaking Americana rockers The Band. But if Robertson looks relaxed and practiced during his numerous talking head appearances in Roher’s latest documentary, it’s easy to understand why: there’s no one left to dispute his recollection of decades of work and relationships.

He can keep telling the stories because he’s the only one left to tell them.

Of the five original members of The Band, three are dead, including Levon Helm, Rick Danko, and Richard Manuel.

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The Documentary Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band will premiere at the Toronto Film Festival.

"Everyone has a song," Robbie Robertson sang in "Making a Noise," about his Mohawk roots. "That's how we know who we are." The guitarist will reacquaint audiences with his legendary group The Band in the documentary Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band, which opens this year’s Toronto International Film Festival, according to Variety.

Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band, directed by Daniel Roher (Ghosts of Our Forest), was inspired by Robertson’s 2016 memoir Testimony. The film tells the history of The Band from when Robertson, Garth Hudson, Richard Manuel, Rick Danko and Levon Helm put together a group which would back Ronnie Hawkins and Bob Dylan and go on to become one of the most influential groups in rock history.

The documentary features archival footage...