Here are five of our biggest takeaways from the 'Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band' documentary
From left: Garth Hudson, Levon Helm, Richard Manuel, Robbie Robertson and Rick Danko of The Band poses for a portrait in circa 1969.as an ironic inside joke, a nod to their status in the music industry as the anonymous guys who spent years backing up Bob Dylan. The name was also “unpretentious, un-juvenile and un-cute,” per singer/guitarist and de facto leader Robbie Robertson.
By 15, Robertson had written and submitted two polished songs, “Hey Boba Lou” and “Someone Like You,” for his favorite rockabilly band, Ronnie Hawkins & The Hawks. He managed to get a gig with them and toured America. That’s how he met and formed a bond with the band’s drummer, a lanky Arkansas native named Levon Helm. Robertson was already recording in the Mississippi Delta by the time he could legally drive.
Robertson adds that lyrics of the song culled from his Canada roots as well as his time as a teenager in the Mississippi Delta and seeing America. The song was a signature tune on, and an aspiring singer-songwriter named Bruce Springsteen was among the fans who bought the record. “I loved the way their voices blended together,” he says. In many ways, it’s the same old song: A band hits it big, only to lose themselves in drugs and unravel.
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