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Indigenous CKCU
Sunday August 13th, 2023 with Lester Bear
Oncer Were Brothers

This week we lost a great musician, singer songwriter, Robbie Robertson. Today we will feature the songs he wrote, from his time starting out with Ronnie Hawkins, to backing Bod Dylan in the mid - late sixties, the time with The Band and his solo career, including music inspired by his Mohawk heritage.
The Sound Is Fading
Robbie Robertson - Contact From Underworld of Redboy - Capital Records Canadian
Babalu
Ronnie Hawkins - Mr. Dynamo Canadian
He Don't Love You
Levon Helm and the Hawks - Testimony - Universal Canadian
Song For Canada
Bob Dyland and the Band - The Basement Tapes Vol. 11 - Columbia Records Canadian
The Weight
The Band - Music From Big Pink - Capital Records Canadian
Up On Cripple Creek
Bob Dyland and the Band - Before The Flood - Sony Canadian
The Night They Drove Ol' Dixie Down
The Band - The Last Waltz - Warner Canadian
Somewhere Down The Crazy River (remix)
Robbie Robertson - Robbie Robertson - Geffin Records Canadian
Night Parade
Robbie Robertson - Storyville - Geffin Records Canadian
Golden Feather
Robbie Robertson - Music for the Native Americans - Capital Records Canadian
In The Blood
Robbie Robertson - Contact From Underworld of Redboy - Capital Records Canadian
He Don't Live Here No More
Robbie Robertson - How To Become Clairvoyant - Iconoclast Canadian
Once Were Brothers
Robbie Robertson - Sinematic - Universal Canadian
Interactive CKCU
hillbilly
RIP Robbie. He was great. His music lives! So he lives. Thanks

9:25 AM, August 13th, 2023
hb
Crazy River my fav!;-)

9:31 AM, August 13th, 2023
hb
This is fun O'D'n on Robbie! A good drug!;-)

9:37 AM, August 13th, 2023
Linda
Great tribute and music .Thanks Lester Bear!

10:03 AM, August 13th, 2023
Lester Bear (host)
Thanks Linda!

1:08 PM, August 14th, 2023
Lester Bear (host)
Thanks Mr. Hillbilly.

1:08 PM, August 14th, 2023
Jes
Hey Lester my name is Jessie Kangok and I am one of the host for the Ottawa Uqallagvik CKCU radio the Inuktitut show and we just received some vinyls from Patrick who worked in Nunavut for year and given us some records and in the collection there are 5 of them that are Cree songs and various artists if you are interested I can meet you at CKCU or somewhere and give them to you Qujannamiik (Thank you)

11:58 AM, September 4th, 2023
Lester B
That would be great!!

3:42 AM, September 22nd, 2023