The Weight' by The Band, is one of the most recognisable songs in the world. But what is the true meaning, behind the music? Read more here.

“We'd tried it a number of different ways, but we weren't that excited about it,” Robbie Robertson told Guitar Player in our May 1995 issue. “So our attitude was, ‘Well, just in case something else ...

Robbie Robertson has died. He wrote some of the most memorable songs of the 1960s and '70s. (SOUNDBITE OF SONG, "THE WEIGHT") THE BAND: (Singing) I pulled into Nazareth - was feeling about half past ...

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Guitarist and songwriter Robbie Robertson died last week at age 80. He was a member, some say the leader, of The Band, a musical group from the late 1960s and early 1970s. The Band was a darling of ...

In the days following the death of The Band’s Robbie Robertson, a number of tributes have been pouring in. The latest comes from Zac Brown Band. At a recent concert at the Saratoga Springs Performing ...

THE BAND: (Singing) I pulled into Nazareth - was feeling about half past dead. SARAH MCCAMMON, HOST: Robbie Robertson also played lead guitar for The Band. The group became famous backing Bob Dylan.