“And You Put The Load Right On Me” . . . : R.I.P. Robbie Robertson 1943 – 2023

It started when my brother bought The Band’s eponymous second album (also known as the brown album). I immediately loved the uptempo catchy tunes like “Up On Cripple Creek” and “Rag Mama Rag” but eventually it was songs like “King Harvest” and “Unfaithful Servant” that really affected me.

And the guitar . .
It sneaks out in little breaks and fills and the guitar solo at the end of King Harvest still kills me.

The first good guitar I bought was a Fender Telecaster with a maple neck because that was what Robbie Robertson was playing.

I went on to become involved with many different types of music since those days but the impact of The Band’s music and the guitar playing of Robbie Robertson will always be a part of me.

R.I.P Robbie Robertson

The Band – The Syria Mosque, Pittsburgh, PA, November 1st, 1970

Don’t Do It │ The Band │ Live At The Academy Of Music, NYC, 1971

King Harvest │ The Band │ Live At The Academy Of Music, NYC, 1971

The W.S. Walcott Medicine Show │ The Band │ Live At The Academy Of Music, NYC, 1971