Since men are still way more privileged than women in the culture they have created, I have a very hard time sympathizing with their aggrieved entitlement.
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Obituary: Musician Robbie Robertson, 80, known for his work founding the Canadian-American group The Band, has died. The Band first became famous for its work with the overrated Bob Dylan, but then found much success on their own. For many years, Robertson also collaborated with film director Martin Scorsese.
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He was born Jaime (pronounced “Jamie”) Royal Robertson in Toronto on July 5, 1943. His mother was a member of the Mohawk Indian tribe. His biological father, Jewish gambler Alexander Klegerman, was killed in a highway accident before he was born; Robertson only learned belatedly that James Robertson, whom his mother had married when she was pregnant, was not his real father.
Robertson became interested in playing music as a child on the Six Nations Reserve in Ontario, and heard American music on U.S. clear-channel stations. As a teenager, he briefly worked in touring carnivals; the experience would serve as the basis for “Carny.”
He began playing guitar in high school bands in his early teens; one of his band mates in the combo the Suedes joined Ronnie Hawkins’ popular American combo the Hawks as a keyboardist, and 15-year-old Robertson was soon drafted as a replacement bassist. In time he would supersede guitarist Fred Carter, Jr., in the lineup, which also included drummer and musical director Helm.
They were quite talent and quite important, especially in the 1970s.
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