Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band
Review
Publications
Complete Citation
- Deutsch, James I. 2020. [Book review] "Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band." Journal of American History, 107, (3), 801–802. https://doi.org/10.1093/jahist/jaaa444.
Overview
Abstract
- Once Were Brothers is a poignant and provocative picture of the The Band's genesis, growth, and ultimate demise. The title not only suggests the group's dissolution but is also the name of a new song written by Robertson, which (when heard at both beginning and end) lends the film a mournful note: "There'll be no revival, there'll be no encore; once were brothers, brothers no more.
Publication Date
- 2020