Editing Robbie Robertson (section)

=== Work outside of the Band (1970–1977)===
[[File:Jesse Winchester Sings and Plays JazzFest 2011.jpg|right|thumb|Singer-songwriter [[Jesse Winchester]] performing in 2011, Robertson produced his self-titled debut album in 1970]]
Robertson produced [[Jesse Winchester]]'s debut self-titled album, which was released in 1970 on Ampex Records.<ref name="rs_jw_obituary">{{cite web|last1=Browne|first1=David|title=Jesse Winchester Dead at 69, Singer-Songwriter Became Anti-War Icon|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/jesse-winchester-dead-at-69-singer-songwriter-became-anti-war-icon-20140411|website=Rollingstone.com|publisher=Wenner Media LLC|access-date=June 27, 2016|date=April 1, 2014}}</ref> The album features Robertson playing guitar throughout the album, and co-credits the track "Snow" to Robertson as well.<ref name="jw_st">{{cite web|title=Jesse Winchester: ''Jesse Winchester''|url=http://theband.hiof.no/albums/jesse_winchester.html|website=The Band Website|publisher=Jan Hoiberg|access-date=June 27, 2016}}</ref>

Robertson played guitar on ex-[[The Beatles|Beatle]] [[Ringo Starr]]'s third solo album, ''[[Ringo (album)|Ringo]]'' (1973), performing with four-fifths of the Band on the track "Sunshine Life For Me (Sail Away Raymond)".<ref>{{cite web|last1=Calkin|first1=Graham|title=''Ringo''|url=http://www.jpgr.co.uk/pctc252.html|website=JPGR: The Complete U.K. Discography of John, Paul, George and Ringo|publisher=Graham Calkin's Beatles Pages|access-date=June 27, 2016|date=2002}}</ref><ref name="rs_ringo">{{cite web|title=Ringo Starr: ''Ringo''|url=http://theband.hiof.no/albums/ringo.html|website=The Band Website|publisher=Jan Hoiberg|access-date=June 27, 2016}}</ref> Robertson contributed a guitar solo on the track "Snookeroo" on Starr's fourth album, ''[[Goodnight Vienna]]'' (1974).<ref name="rs_goodnight_vienna">{{cite web|title=Ringo Starr: ''Goodnight Vienna''|url=http://theband.hiof.no/albums/goodnight_vienna.html|website=The Band Website|publisher=Jan Hoiberg|access-date=June 27, 2016}}</ref>

Robertson played guitar for Joni Mitchell on the track "[[Raised on Robbery]]", which was released on her album ''[[Court and Spark]]''. In 1974, Robertson also played guitar on [[Carly Simon]]'s version of "[[Mockingbird (Inez & Charlie Foxx song)#1970s: Carly Simon and James Taylor|Mockingbird]]", which featured Simon singing with her then-husband [[James Taylor]].<ref name="scott_cahill">{{cite web|last1=Cahill|first1=Scott|title=The Inside Story of Mockingbird with Carly Simon and James Taylor|url=http://mylifewithrockandrolllegends.com/2013/05/the-inside-story-of-mockingbird-with-carly-simon-and-james-taylor|website=Behind the Board: My Life With Rock And Roll Legends|publisher=Scott Cahill|access-date=June 27, 2016|date=May 12, 2013|archive-date=August 14, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160814194308/http://mylifewithrockandrolllegends.com/2013/05/the-inside-story-of-mockingbird-with-carly-simon-and-james-taylor/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 1975, Robertson produced and played guitar on singer/guitarist [[Hirth Martinez]]'s debut album ''Hirth From Earth''. Bob Dylan had heard Martinez, and recommended him to Robertson. Robertson identified strongly with Martinez' music, helped him to secure a recording contract with Warner Bros. Records, and agreed to produce Martinez' debut album. He also played guitar on Martinez' follow-up album, ''Big Bright Street'' (1977).<ref name=band_bio/>{{rp|321–322}}<ref name="hm_obituary">{{cite web|title=Hirth Martinez: Obituary|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/latimes/obituary.aspx?pid=176176313|via=Legacy.com|access-date=June 27, 2016|work=Los Angeles Times |date=October 21–24, 2015}}</ref><ref name="hm_hirth_from_earth">{{cite web|title=Hirth Martinez: ''Hirth From Earth''|url=http://theband.hiof.no/albums/hirth_from_earth.html|website=The Band Website|publisher=Jan Hoiberg|access-date=June 27, 2016}}</ref><ref name="hirth_martinez_mark_guerrero">{{cite web|last1=Guerrero|first1=Mark|title=Hirth Martinez: Hirth From Earth and Beyond|url=http://www.markguerrero.net/18.php|website=Mark Guerrero: singer-songwriter|publisher=Mark Guerrero|access-date=June 27, 2016}}</ref>

In 1975, Eric Clapton recorded the album ''[[No Reason to Cry]]'' at the Band's Shangri-La Studios with help from members of the Band.<ref name=band_bio/>{{rp|326}} Robertson played lead guitar on the track "Sign Language".<ref name="ec_no_reason_to_cry">{{cite web|title=Eric Clapton: ''No Reason To Cry''|url=http://theband.hiof.no/albums/no_reason_to_cry.html|website=The Band Website|publisher=Jan Hoiberg|access-date=June 27, 2016}}</ref>

In the mid-1970s, Robertson connected with singer Neil Diamond, and the two began collaborating on a concept album about the life and struggles of a [[Tin Pan Alley]] songwriter. The resulting album, entitled ''[[Beautiful Noise]]'', was recorded at Shangri-La Studios in early 1976. It reached No. 6 on the Billboard charts and remained in the Top 40 for sixteen weeks. Robertson produced the album, co-wrote the track "Dry Your Eyes" with Diamond, and played guitar on "Dry Your Eyes", "Lady-Oh", and "Jungletime". He produced Diamond's live double album ''[[Love at the Greek]]'' (1977), which was recorded in 1976 at the [[Greek Theatre (Los Angeles)|Greek Theatre]] in Los Angeles. ''Love at the Greek'' reached No. 8 on the Billboard charts and remained in the Top 40 for nine weeks.<ref name=band_bio/>{{rp|321–322}}<ref name=billboard_book/>{{rp|89}}<ref name="neil_diamond_book">{{cite book|last1=Jackson|first1=Laura|title=Neil Diamond: His Music, His Life, His Passion|date=2005|publisher=ECW Press|location=Toronto|isbn=1550227076|pages=114–15, 127|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1MCvNbOTdSgC|access-date=June 28, 2016}}</ref>

In 1977, Robertson contributed to two album projects from the Band alumni. Robertson played guitar on "Java Blues" on Rick Danko's [[Rick Danko (album)|self-titled debut album]], and also played guitar on the [[Earl King]]-penned "Sing, Sing, Sing" on the album ''[[Levon Helm & the RCO All-Stars]]''.<ref name=levon_helm_book/>{{rp|273}}<ref name="lh_rco_all-stars">{{cite web|title=Levon Helm: ''Levon Helm & the Rco All-Stars''|url=http://theband.hiof.no/albums/rco_all_stars.html|website=The Band Website|publisher=Jan Hoiberg|access-date=June 27, 2016}}</ref>

Also in 1977, Robertson contributed to the second self-titled album by singer-songwriter [[Libby Titus]], who was the former girlfriend of Levon Helm.<ref name=levon_helm_book/>{{rp|213, 279–280}} Robertson produced the track "The Night You Took Me To Barbados In My Dreams" (co-written by Titus and Hirth Martinez), and produced and played guitar on the [[Cole Porter]] standard "[[Miss Otis Regrets]]".<ref name="libby_titus_1977">{{cite web|title=Libby Titus: ''Libby Titus''|url=http://theband.hiof.no/albums/libby_titus.html|website=The Band Website|publisher=Jan Hoiberg|access-date=June 27, 2016}}</ref>