Robbie Robertson with Stephen Kallao

Robbie Robertson created several musical masterpieces like “The Weight” and “Up on Cripple Creek” with his group, The Band, backed up Bob Dylan in an electrified set for the ages, and scored films for Martin Scorsese. Robertson has passed away at the age of 80 and World Cafe will revisit his remarkable career in a wide-ranging conversation from just a few years back.

This is an encore

Today’s Playlist

Robbie Robertson “Go Back To Your Woods” Storyville

Robbie Robertson “Once Were Brothers” Sinematic

Robbie Robertson “I Hear You Paint Houses” Sinematic

Robbie Robertson “Remembrance” Sinematic

Bob Dylan “Like A Rolling Stone” The Real Royal Albert Hall 1966 Concert

The Band “Tears of Rage” Music From Big Pink

The Band (feat. Neil Diamond) “Dry Your Eyes” The Last Waltz 40th

Playing For Change “The Weight” Playing For Change

The Band “Rag Mama Rag (Alternate Take)” The Band 50th Anniversary Edition Box Set

The Band “Across The Great Divide” The Band

The Band “It Makes No Difference” Music From Big Pink

Kathleen Edwards “Asking For Flowers” Asking For Flowers

Hour Two
Sid Sriram “Do the Dance” Do the Dance (single)

Seal “Prayer for the Dying” Seal

Beth Orton “Concrete Sky” Daybreaker

Thee Sacred Souls “Love is the Way” Thee Sacred Souls

The National “Mistaken For Strangers” WC Recording

Jim White & Aimee Mann “Static on the Radio” Recorded Live for the World Cafe

The Lumineers “Brightside” World Cafe 9/30/22

The National “New Order T-Shirt” First Two Pages of Frankenstein

Kate Bush “Deeper Understanding” The Sensual World

Forro In The Dark “Cajuina” Bonfires of Sao Joao

Laufey “From the Start” From the Start

Ingrid Michaelson “The Way I Am” Girls and Boys

Muna “One That Got Away” One That Got Away (single)

Vampire Weekend “Horchata” Contra