Oops; the Robbie Robertson album I above referred to was not a Spector production, but a Daniel Lanois. I REALLY dislike it. Though The Band greatly benefited from Robertson’s songwriting and guitar playing (but certainly not his "singing". In The Last Waltz he constantly pretends to be singing into his mic, but I dare you to find his notes. When Levon Helm, Rick Danko, and Richard Manuel are all singing together, what you hear is 3-part harmony. So what is Robbie singing? He’s not, it’s a pose. Just another Rock ’n’ Roll wanker ;-) , he needed them far more than they needed him.
While Robertson tried his hand at acting (in the dreadful movie Carny), Levon did a far better job in his acting roles (Coal Miner’s Daughter, The Right Stuff, End Of The Line, Fire Down Below, Shooter, a few others.). No one ever hired Robertson as actor after Carny. And it was Levon who was awarded two Grammy’s; Robertson none. Though winning a Grammy is not necessarily a sign of anything, winning in the Traditional Folk and Americana genres IS.
End of Levon vs. Robbie rant ;-) .