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Global National: Aug. 9, 2023 | Robbie Robertson, Canadian music legend, dead at 80

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Another member of music royalty has been forever silenced. Canada's Robbie Robertson, the guitarist and main songwriter of The Band, the Canadian-American group known for songs such as "The Weight" and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down," has died at the age of 80. Mike Drolet looks back at the legacy of one of Canada's greatest musicians.

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