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Once Were Brothers

Well, I started withRonnie when I was trying to get out of high schoolback in Arkansas

Helm: Well, I started with
Ronnie when I was trying to get out of high school
back in Arkansas

Full Transcript

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Helm: Well, I started with Ronnie when I was trying
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to get out of high school back in Arkansas.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
62
Timestamp in Movie
00:14:20
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.
We hit the road, played around for years, - Once Were Brothers 00:05
We hit the road, played around for years,
* That'd be the very thing That'd suit you... * - Once Were Brothers 00:09
* That'd be the very thing That'd suit you... *
(audience applauds and cheers) - Once Were Brothers 00:08
(audience applauds and cheers)
I wanted to help out in any way I could, - Once Were Brothers 00:12
I wanted to help out in any way I could,
* ("Boba Lou" by Robbie Robertson plays) * - Once Were Brothers 00:09
* ("Boba Lou" by Robbie Robertson plays) *
* Boba Lou... * - Once Were Brothers 00:05
* Boba Lou... *
Robbie: One day, I heard Ronnie Hawkins - Once Were Brothers 00:08
Robbie: One day, I heard Ronnie Hawkins
I need some songs." - Once Were Brothers 00:10
I need some songs."
* I will love her Till my dying day * - Once Were Brothers 00:17
* I will love her Till my dying day *
I recorded two of said songs on my album - Once Were Brothers 00:07
I recorded two of said songs on my album
His mother, Dolly, - Once Were Brothers 00:04
His mother, Dolly,
* Boba Lou... * - Once Were Brothers 00:08
* Boba Lou... *
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