Drawing inspiration from 2017’s Testimony, a bestselling memoir by Robbie Robertson, a new music documentary, Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson And The Band, will hit theaters this fall.
Executive producers Martin Scorsese, Brian Grazer and Ron Howard will chronicle the story of The Band and band leader Robertson, from playing backup for Bob Dylan and to his tenure in wildly influential group.
Rare footage appears in the documentary, with guests including Bruce Springsteen, Eric Clapton, Van Morrison and more.
Imagine Documentaries, White Pine Pictures, Bell Media Studios and Universal Music Canada’s Shed Creative are all co-producing the doc.
“Robbie and The Band are the stuff of rock n’ roll mythology,” Justin Wilkes, president of Imagine Documentaries, said in a press release. “As a Woodstock native, the Big Pink house loomed large in my cultural psyche growing up and like many, many others, the music sure made a lasting impression. The gospel according to Robbie is a wild, cinematic ride and we here at Imagine are honored to partner with Daniel and an illustrious band of producers in sharing Robbie’s story with the world.”
Read Relix’s 2013 interview with Robertson here.
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Marvin Sandnes
May 17, 2019 at 7:35 pmYa gotta read Lavon’s “This Wheels on Fire”. It’s so hard to judge Robertson: Had a new wife, kids, stinky new friends in Malibu, he needed the income, lots of it, and screwing his pals was the kind of thing we see over and over in that industry. A tragic end. Lavon, Danko, Manuel, Garth, and Robertson were one of those chemistry things we get to see once in a lifetime. “The Last Waltz” album gets more action in my car than any other music – I’m 74! “The Hawk”, “Forever Young”, “Van the Man”. What a show!!
JAGGERRICH
May 13, 2019 at 6:36 pmI concur with everyone here! I am totally into the Band like you fellas plus I saw Jerry in the 90’s so I’m also a true DeadHead! Would totally do lunch with any of you guys!! Call me!
Dinahmoehumm
May 13, 2019 at 10:19 amMaybe Robbie will make those stupid “rock star faces” again while singing into a dead mic like he did in the The Last Waltz. He looked like he was constantly posing for the cover of Rolling Stone or Creem.
Brad sargent
May 11, 2019 at 7:21 amRobbie Robertson makes me sick.
I love The Band. He totally ripped them all off.
D P
May 10, 2019 at 3:41 pmI found it interesting that the press release is calling it “the Gospel according to Robbie”. I am sure that will hold true.
Ross
May 10, 2019 at 2:29 pmThe name of the documentary tells me all I need to know. Robbie Robertson and the Band?? What a farce but honestly, I’ll end up watching just to see some old footage of Levon, Rick and the rest again.
Woodstock Al
May 10, 2019 at 1:44 pmRobbie and Scorsese should plan on splitting the profits evenly with Garth and the others families. Otherwise, Robbie is still robbing his bandmates, even after they are dead. Shameful.
Michael
May 10, 2019 at 1:40 pmI can’t tell you how happy I am to read these comments. This guy sickens me. Such a huge ego. Hope this doc bombs.
Daniel sliwa
May 10, 2019 at 12:59 pmScorsese gets it wrong again! Guess some folks just don’t learn from past mistakes. You would think Ron Howard would at least know better. Money talks i guess.
Collin Szewczyk
May 10, 2019 at 12:45 pmC’mon. Read “This Wheel’s On Fire” to know the true history of The Band. Another movie from the guy who wanted Muddy Waters bumped from the lineup at The Last Waltz, so he could promote his buddy, Neil Diamond. I wish Levon was here to put things straight. Robbie’s ego wrecked a good thing … and he was lip-synching!
Virgil Caine
May 10, 2019 at 12:43 pmas much as Robbie helped make the The Band what they were, he also “killed” The Band. Not a fan of the ending
John
May 10, 2019 at 12:40 pmCall Levon Helm and the Band.
KL
May 10, 2019 at 8:44 amFU Robbie!
B
May 10, 2019 at 2:26 am2 hours of hearing about how the rest of the guys did great “playing my songs.” No thanks.
Je Go
May 10, 2019 at 12:05 amI thought it is Levon Helm’s band
Kj_672
May 9, 2019 at 11:59 pmI usually don’t leave comments like this, and I’m really sorry if I missed something in the article, but wasn’t this already done before? The last waltz??
Brilliant documentary/movie by the way
CrazyChester
May 12, 2019 at 9:10 am…if only there were a few more shots of Robbie!
Neil Diamond
May 9, 2019 at 9:32 pmSeriously? Scorsese again letting Robertson tell us how great he was (and he was)…….it makes no difference 🤘
Baltimore Jim
May 9, 2019 at 9:07 pmNow that Levon, Rick, Richard are gone, I’m sure Robbie will weave his version of The Band. No thanks.
Ed Malone
May 10, 2019 at 3:53 pmSo true. You hit the nail right on the head. I will not be going to see this!
memphis mike
May 10, 2019 at 4:13 pmsadly I agree
Paul Tatara
May 13, 2019 at 10:40 pmThat’s what I’m thinking, too.