Robbie Robertson, chief of the legendary group The Band and shut collaborator to music giants together with Bob Dylan, has died on the age of 80.

His administration confirmed the news to Variety on Wednesday morning, stating he died in Los Angeles after a ‘long illness’.

Jaren Levine, Robertson’s supervisor for 34 years, said the singer-songwriter was ‘surrounded by his family’ on the time of his dying together with his spouse, Janet, his ex-wife Dominique, and his three kids.

The star had not too long ago accomplished work on his closing mission with long-time collaborator Martin Scorsese, engaged on upcoming movie Killers Of The Flower Moon, which has already obtained Oscar buzz regardless of not even being launched but.

Robertson rose to prominence within the 70s alongside lifetime buddy Bob Dylan, main the Band in the course of the singer’s often-debated ‘Dylan Goes Electric’ period in 1965.

In an interview with Variety two weeks earlier than his dying, Robertson reminisced on their longtime friendship and stated: “We’ve been through it; we’ve been there and back. I am so proud of our friendship and our work. It’s been just a gift in life.”

The story of The Band was additionally central to the 2019 documentary Once Were Brothers.

Robertson’s most beloved tracks embrace The Weight, Up On Cripple Creek and The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down.

In lieu of flowers, the household has requested that donations be made to the Six Nations of the Grand River to assist a brand new Woodland Cultural Center.