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Once Were Brothers

There had beenquite a period where my parents weren'tgetting along

* Boba Lou... * Robbie: There had been
quite a period where my parents weren't
getting along

Full Transcript

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* Boba Lou... *
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Robbie: There had been quite a period
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where my parents weren't getting along.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
52
Timestamp in Movie
00:16:13
Uploaded
May 28, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography, history
Production
Bell Media,White Pine Pictures,Imagine Documentaries,Diamond Docs,Universal Music Canada,Imagine Entertainment

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Movie Summary

A confessional, cautionary, and occasionally humorous tale of Robbie Robertson's young life and the creation of one of the most enduring groups in the history of popular music, The Band.
My father, Jim Robertson, - Once Were Brothers 00:09
My father, Jim Robertson,
And one day she said to me, - Once Were Brothers 00:07
And one day she said to me,
And maybe I should've told you this before, - Once Were Brothers 00:06
And maybe I should've told you this before,
I... What do you mean, he's not my real father?" - Once Were Brothers 00:09
I... What do you mean, he's not my real father?"
Robbie: My mother says, - Once Were Brothers 00:07
Robbie: My mother says,
He's Jewish." - Once Were Brothers 00:12
He's Jewish."
They bring me into their world - Once Were Brothers 00:07
They bring me into their world
I met his uncle who'd been in the penitentiary - Once Were Brothers 00:04
I met his uncle who'd been in the penitentiary
Robbie: Through these relatives of mine, - Once Were Brothers 00:09
Robbie: Through these relatives of mine,
When I told the Klegermans - Once Were Brothers 00:21
When I told the Klegermans
Ronnie Hawkins says, "I want you to come down to Arkansas - Once Were Brothers 00:15
Ronnie Hawkins says, "I want you to come down to Arkans...
I sold my '56 Stratocaster, - Once Were Brothers 00:10
I sold my '56 Stratocaster,
I'm going to the Mississippi Delta, - Once Were Brothers 00:07
I'm going to the Mississippi Delta,
"This is it, this is it. I've gotta make this work." - Once Were Brothers 00:10
"This is it, this is it. I've gotta make this work...
* You got to help me, baby * - Once Were Brothers 00:16
* You got to help me, baby *
And it's heavy, - Once Were Brothers 00:04
And it's heavy,
Helm: Growin' up there in the Delta, - Once Were Brothers 00:08
Helm: Growin' up there in the Delta,
Our jukeboxes and radios - Once Were Brothers 00:05
Our jukeboxes and radios
I consider myself fortunate to have - Once Were Brothers 00:07
I consider myself fortunate to have
Hawkins: Robbie was - Once Were Brothers 00:04
Hawkins: Robbie was