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"I said, ‘Well, it’ll just be a back-up song in case some other things don’t work out’" – How Robbie Robertson wrote The Band's classic song, The Weight

"I sat the guitar on my lap and I was kind of bent over it and I looked inside the sound hole on the guitar and it said, Nazareth, Pennsylvania"

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Robbie Robertson’s 10 best recordings – from Bob Dylan to the Band

The heart of the Band, an integral player in Dylan’s rise, and a stunning solo artist, the Canadian singer, songwriter and guitarist has died aged 80

The Guardian - AU

The Band’s Robbie Robertson captured a dream of what America was, is and might be

The bandleader who didn’t front his band, who was never as celebrated as Bob Dylan or their peers, was the glue keeping the Band together

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Robbie Robertson, guitarist for The Band and Bob Dylan, has died at 80

The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer helped write the blueprint for Americana music, with songwriting credits including "The Weight" and "Up on Cripple Creek."

WEKU

The Band guitarist Robbie Robertson dies, aged 80

Best known for his work with the Band, Bob Dylan and Martin Scorsese, Robertson passed away after a long illness

MusicRadar

Robbie Robertson, member of the Band, dies at age 80

The Canadian singer, songwriter and guitarist, who worked extensively with Bob Dylan and Martin Scorsese, died in Los Angeles after a long illness

The Guardian - US

Canadian rocker Robbie Robertson dies aged 80

Legendary rocker Robbie Robertson - who backed Bob Dylan and made The Band one of the biggest acts of the 1960s and 1970s - has died aged 80.

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The 10 best songs from The Band in honor of late guitarist Robbie Robertson

Robbie Robertson died this week. Let's remember some of The Band's best songs in his honor.

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The Band’s Robbie Robertson dies at 80

Robbie Robertson, founding guitarist with The Band and the songwriter behind The Weight and The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, has died

Louder

Robbie Robertson, guitarist for Bob Dylan, the Band, dies at 80

The famed guitarist had recently completed work on the score for the upcoming Martin Scorsese film, Killers of the Flower Moon

Guitar World

The 5 George Harrison post-Beatles songs you need to hear: “I write lyrics and I make up songs, but I'm not a great lyricist or songwriter or producer. It's when you put all these things together — that makes me"

Freed from the creative confines of The Beatles, George Harrison set out to realise his true creative potential. Here are five of his finest works…

MusicRadar

Sinead O’Connor was an undemanding performer ‘driven by doing the right thing’

The music producer for the Late Late Show TV programme said Sinead O’Connor ‘always nailed it, we were never let down by her’.

The Independent UK

"We’re heading somewhere beautiful and peaceful, but it may take some time to get there and there may be some fighting on the way": A tribute to Sinead O'Connor, pop star, protest singer and eternal rebel

Irish music writer Stuart Bailie remembers the Sinéad O’Connor he knew

Louder

“Mick came in with his Les Paul, plugged in to my amp and fiddled with the controls. All of a sudden there it was, the full Ziggy Stardust tone”: The post-Bowie career of Mick Ronson, rock ’n’ roll’s most quietly spoken guitar hero

Sure, he made a massive imprint on David Bowie’s classic early ’70s albums. But Mick Ronson also worked with Lou Reed, Bob Dylan, John Mellencamp, Elton John, Roger McGuinn, Morrissey, Ian Hunter and many others

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The Independent UK

Notable moments from Sinead O’Connor’s trailblazing career

The Nothing Compares 2 U singer was a major cultural figure who was unafraid to stand up for what she believed in.

Chicago Sun-Times

Sinead O’Connor, controversial Irish singer, dies at 56

‘Nothing Compares 2 U’ vocalist was known as much for her private struggles and provocative actions as for her fierce and expressive music.

Homes & Gardens

The furniture arrangement in Bob Dylan’s Highlands mansion is the epitome of functional design – take the tour

The great American songwriter Bob Dylan sells his home in Scotland for $3.9 million and the photos are gorgeous

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We get an insider look at Bob Dylan's £3 million Scottish Highland estate

We got a peek inside the 60s icon's longtime Highland home – and it's glorious as it sounds

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The Guardian - UK

Nina Simone’s 20 greatest songs – ranked!

Ahead of an album of previously unreleased 1966 live recordings, we appraise the strident, sexual, socially conscious songcraft of a truly indomitable artist

Louder

Bob Dylan's Scottish mansion on the market for £3million

Bob Dylan is selling his Scottish home for £3m – while the Butthole Surfers' Texas ranch is also up for grabs

The Guardian - UK

Colson Whitehead: ‘A city summons you into its weird drama’

The double Pulitzer prize-winning author on writing a sequel to Harlem Shuffle, the influence of Stephen King’s Carrie, and why he no longer makes fried chicken

The National (Scotland)

Bob Dylan to sell Highland mansion for £3m

“WELL my heart’s in the Highlands,” sings Bob Dylan, but not for much longer as he has put his mansion up for sell with the asking price at…

The Guardian - UK

Lord Creator obituary

A star of the 60s Jamaican ska scene who found wider fame when UB40’s cover version of his song Kingston Town became a huge hit

The Guardian - UK

Not fading away: why older rockers still strike a chord with us

Letters: Readers respond to Jonathan Freedland’s article about the enduring appeal of the Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen and others

Guitar World

The Lovin’ Spoonful's Zal Yanovsky is one of the Sixties' most overlooked guitarists – here's how he fearlessly blended genres to forge the 'Americana' guitar sound

Yanovsky brought the weird, wonderful and the none-too-serious to Good Time Music, and was a genius player, but did he get the credit he deserved?

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