- In The Last Waltz (1978), improvised a guitar solo to give Eric Clapton time to put his guitar strap back on (the strap had come undone while Clapton began his song "Further On Up the Road").
- Is a good friend and frequent collaborator of Martin Scorsese.
- He is of Mohawk, Cayuga and Jewish descent.
- Elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (as a member of The Band) in 1994.
- Only member of The Band not to attend the funeral of Richard Manuel, piano player for the group, who hanged himself during the band's reunion tour.
- Father of musicians Sebastian Robertson and Delphine Robertson.
- Has three children: Alexandra, Delphine, and Sebastian
- Attended R.H. King High School in Scarborough, Ontario, a suburb of Toronto.
- He was part of the group The Band.
- Pictured on one of four non-denominated Canadian commemorative postage stamps honoring Canadian recording artists, issued 30 June 2011. Price of issue was 59¢. Others honored in this issue were Bruce Cockburn, Kate McGarrigle & Anna McGarrigle (on a single stamp), and Ginette Reno.
- Dated Susan Anspach.
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