It's a Robbie Robertson biopic interviewing him and his musical supporters. It deals a lot with his time with The Band. Her mother is Native Canadian and he grew up in Toronto. As a 15 year old, he led a band which opened for Ronnie Hawkins and the Hawks. He writes a couple of songs for Ronnie and joins Ronnie's band. It's the start of a musical journey.
This is Robbie's story as told by Robbie. The Band is well before my time, but I knew some of the basics. I didn't know about Ronnie, but it's not unexpected with Ronnie's Canadian connections. I never would have guessed he played with Bob Dylan during his booing electric era. Honestly, that's legendary stuff, even more than starting a legendary band. For people of that time, those two things are connected, but again... before my time. I always assumed that Robbie got tired of the other members and broke up The Band out of ambitions. I didn't know about the drugs or it could just be Robbie's version of history. This is The Band. It's Family. Nobody fights like family.
This is Robbie's story as told by Robbie. The Band is well before my time, but I knew some of the basics. I didn't know about Ronnie, but it's not unexpected with Ronnie's Canadian connections. I never would have guessed he played with Bob Dylan during his booing electric era. Honestly, that's legendary stuff, even more than starting a legendary band. For people of that time, those two things are connected, but again... before my time. I always assumed that Robbie got tired of the other members and broke up The Band out of ambitions. I didn't know about the drugs or it could just be Robbie's version of history. This is The Band. It's Family. Nobody fights like family.