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