Robbie Robertson, Guitarist and Songwriter With the Band, Dies at 80 The music he and his bandmates made stood out by inverting the increasing volume and mania of psychedelic rock. “We just went completely left when everyone else went right,” he once said.
Ronnie Hawkins, Rockabilly Road Warrior, Is Dead at 87 Besides performing, he mentored other musicians, including stars like Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm and Rick Danko, who went on to form the Band.