Robbie Robertson dead at 80: Leader of The Band worked with Scorsese

Robbie Robertson, the frontman of the classic rock group The Band, died at the age of 80 in this Wednesday.

His manager of 34 years Jared Levine released a statement in revealing Robertson's demise came at the end of a long illness. Sources have informed that the musician succumbed to prostate cancer.

Some of the most beloved songs he wrote for The Band include The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, Up On Ripple Creek and The Weight.

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