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    • Jul 5, 1943
    Guitarist Robbie Robertson is born in Toronto. He joins The Band, a rock group that tours with Bob Dylan for two years. The Country Music Foundation ranks The Band's 1969 release "Up On Cripple Creek" among country's 500 greatest singles in the 2003 book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Jan 7, 1971
    Joan Baez records Robbie Robertson's "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down" at Nashville's Quadraphonic Studios, using Music City musicians Kenny Buttrey, Pete Wade, Norbert Putnam, Norman Blake and David Briggs
    Jun 25, 2003
    Shania Twain is inducted into Canada's Walk of Fame in Toronto, along with Robbie Robertson, of The Band, and comedian Mike Myers
    Oct 29, 2003
    Jerry Lee Lewis plays the Viper Room on Los Angeles' Sunset Strip, where he plunks one fan on the head with his mic stand. Among the celebrities on hand: musicians Tom Petty and Robbie Robertson, plus actors Harry Dean Stanton and Daryl Hannah
    Nov 23, 2011
    The Byrds' Clarence White ranks #52 on Rolling Stone's list of the 100 greatest guitarists. Also in the 50s: Joe Walsh, #54; John Lennon, #55; and The Band's Robbie Robertson, #59
    Apr 15, 2012
    Robbie Robertson, formerly of The Band, pays a final visit to Levon Helm in the hospital. The Band's "Up On Cripple Creek" ranks among country's 500 greatest singles in a Country Music Foundation book
    Sep 5, 2019
    "Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson And The Band" premieres at the Toronto Film Festival. Robertson receives a ceremonial key to the city. The Band's "Up On Cripple Creek" ranks among country's greatest singles in the Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
    Aug 9, 2023
    Songwriter/guitarist Robbie Robertson dies in Los Angeles. He co-founded The Band, a roots-rock that toured with Bob Dylan and recorded "Up On Cripple Creek," ranked among country's 500 greatest singles in the 2003 Country Music Foundation book "Heartaches By The Number"
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