In The Last Waltz (1978), improvised a guitar solo to give Eric Clapton time to put his
guitar strap back on (the strap had come undone while Clapton began his
song "Further On Up the Road").
Is a good friend and frequent collaborator of Martin Scorsese.
He is of Mohawk, Cayuga and Jewish descent.
Elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (as a member of The Band) in
1994.
Only member of The Band not to attend the funeral of
Richard Manuel, piano player for the group, who hanged himself
during the band's reunion tour.
Although The Band originated as Bob Dylan's touring group, they went on to
be voted 50th in the "Immortals," the 50 Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Artist
of All Time.
Attended R.H. King High School in Scarborough, Ontario, a suburb of
Toronto.
Pictured on one of four non-denominated Canadian commemorative postage stamps honoring Canadian recording artists, issued 30 June 2011. Price of issue was 59¢. Others honored in this issue were Bruce Cockburn, Kate McGarrigle & Anna McGarrigle (on a single stamp), and Ginette Reno.