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Robbie Robertson, The Band co-founder and guitarist, dead at 80

Robbie Robertson, The Band guitarist, died Wednesday in Los Angeles. He was 80.

Robertson served as the lead guitarist for Bob Dylan in the ‘60s and ’70s, and collaborated with Martin Scorsese on a number of films, including his most recent work, “Killers of the Flower Moon.”

“Robbie was surrounded by his family at the time of his death, including his wife, Janet, his ex-wife, Dominique, her partner Nicholas, and his children Alexandra, Sebastian, Delphine, and Delphine’s partner Kenny,” his manager, Jared Levine, said in a statement provided to Fox News Digital.

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Robbie Robertson, lead singer of The Band, died Wednesday. He was 80. (Getty Images)

Robertson was an accomplished songwriter, film soundtrack producer and composer. (Don Dixon)

“He is also survived by his grandchildren Angelica, Donovan, Dominic, Gabriel, and Seraphina.”

“Robertson recently completed his fourteenth film music project with frequent collaborator Martin Scorsese, ‘Killers of the Flower Moon.'”

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