Open main menu
Home
Random
Recent changes
Special pages
Community portal
Preferences
About Wikipedia
Disclaimers
Incubator escapee wiki
Search
User menu
Talk
Dark mode
Contributions
Create account
Log in
Editing
Robbie Robertson
(section)
Warning:
You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you
log in
or
create an account
, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.
Anti-spam check. Do
not
fill this in!
==Personal life== On March 24, 1968, Robertson married Dominique Bourgeois, a Canadian journalist.<ref>{{Cite book|title=Testimony|last=Robertson|first=Robbie|publisher=Vintage Canada|year=2017|isbn=9780307401403|page=311}}</ref> Dominique filed for divorce in 1977 during a brief separation, but the divorce was never finalized and they remained married until 2003.{{cn|date=September 2024}} They had three children: two daughters, and son [[Sebastian Robertson|Sebastian]].<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/the-second-coming-of-robbie-robertson-75297/ |url-access=subscription |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230813192609/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/the-second-coming-of-robbie-robertson-75297/amp/ |archive-date=2023-08-13 |title=The Second Coming of Robbie Robertson |last=Goldberg |first=Michael |date=1987-11-19 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |language=en-US |access-date=2024-02-04}}</ref> Robertson married his girlfriend of four years, Canadian entrepreneur, restaurateur, and ''[[Top Chef Canada]]'' judge Janet Zuccarini, on March 12, 2023, which was shared on her [[Instagram]] account.<ref>{{cite instagram |user=janetzuccarini |title=We got hitched π It seemed appropriate to post this little 3 min movie that @daniel_roher made for me as a birthday gift to @robbierobertsonofficial a few years ago. π |postid=Cpsa5pPrGcy |date=12 March 2023 |access-date=27 August 2023 |lang=en }}</ref> Robertson was a member of the Canadian charity Artists Against Racism.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://artistsagainstracism.org/artists/|title=Artists |website=Artists Against Racism|access-date=September 30, 2018}}</ref> ===Death and tributes=== Robertson died in [[Los Angeles]] on August 9, 2023, at the age of 80, after a year-long battle with [[prostate cancer]]. His manager, Jared Levine, reported that Robertson "was surrounded by his family at the time of his death," including both Janet Zuccarini and Dominique Robertson, and asked for donations to the Six Nations of the Grand River in lieu of flowers.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2023/music/news/robbie-robertson-dead-the-band-1235692172/|title=Robbie Robertson, Leader of The Band, Dies at 80|last=Morris|first=Chris|website=Variety|date=August 9, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/music/robbie-robertson-in-10-songs-1.6931881|title=Robbie Robertson in 10 songs|website=CBC|date=August 10, 2023}}</ref> In November 2023, director [[Martin Scorsese]] held a tribute concert for Robertson in Los Angeles. Notable guests in attendance were [[Joni Mitchell]], [[Leonardo DiCaprio]], and [[Lily Gladstone]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Chelin |first1=Pamela |title=Martin Scorsese Hosts Robbie Robertson Tribute Concert, With Jackson Browne and Others Paying Musical Homage |url=https://variety.com/2023/music/news/robbie-robertson-tribute-martin-scorsese-jackson-browne-killers-1235792942/ |website=Variety |access-date=23 December 2023 |date=16 November 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Bergeson |first1=Samantha |title=Martin Scorsese Honors Robbie Robertson's Legacy with Tribute Concert: The Musician 'Broke Barriers' |url=https://www.indiewire.com/news/breaking-news/martin-scorsese-robbie-robertson-broke-barriers-film-scores-1234927328/ |website=IndieWire |access-date=23 December 2023 |date=16 November 2023}}</ref> In May 2024, Robertson's three adult children sued his wife Janet Zuccarini, with claims of elder abuse and that she "took advantage of the musicianβs declining health to have him sign documents that would favor her in the event of his death."<ref>{{cite web |title=Children of guitarist Robbie Robertson sue his widow over $6-million home |website=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=May 23, 2024 |url=https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2024-05-23/robbie-robertsons-family-sues-his-widow-claiming-house-she-lives-in-belongs-to-his-children |access-date=2024-06-13}}</ref> In October 2024, another tribute concert with Scorsese's involvement was held at the [[Kia Forum]], which featured [[Bob Weir]], [[Eric Clapton]], [[Mavis Staples]] among others.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.stereogum.com/2284453/watch-bob-weir-eric-clapton-van-morrison-more-perform-at-robbie-robertson-tribute-concert-in-la/news/|title=Watch Bob Weir, Eric Clapton, Van Morrison, & More Perform At Robbie Robertson Tribute Concert In LA|website=Stereogum|date=October 18, 2024|access-date=October 25, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2024-10-18/robbie-robertson-tribute-concert-eric-clapton-van-morrison-kia-forum|title=Inside the five-hour all-star Robbie Robertson tribute at Kia Forum|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=October 18, 2024|access-date=October 25, 2024}}</ref>
Edit summary
(Briefly describe your changes)
By publishing changes, you agree to the
Terms of Use
, and you irrevocably agree to release your contribution under the
CC BY-SA 4.0 License
and the
GFDL
. You agree that a hyperlink or URL is sufficient attribution under the Creative Commons license.
Cancel
Editing help
(opens in new window)