Jonathan Taplin presents The Magic Years in conversation with Robbie Robertson

Jonathan Taplin’s extraordinary journey has put him at the crest of every major cultural wave in the past half century: he was tour manager for Bob Dylan and the Band in the ’60s, producer of major films in the ’70s, an executive at Merrill Lynch in the ’80s, creator of the Internet’s first video-on-demand service in the ’90s, and a cultural critic and author writing about technology in the new millennium. His is a lifetime marked not only by good timing but by impeccable instincts - from the folk scene to Woodstock, Hollywood’s rebellious film movement, and beyond. Taplin is not just a witness but a lifelong producer, the right-hand man to some of the greatest talents of both pop culture and the underground. With cameos by Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Martin Scorsese, and countless other icons, The Magic Years (Heyday) is both a rock memoir and a work of cultural criticism from a key player who watched a nation turn from idealism to nihilism. Taplin offers a clear-eyed roadmap of how we got here and makes a convincing case for art’s power to deliver us from “passionless detachment” and rekindle our humanism. Taplin was joined in conversation by Robbie Robertson, guitarist and principal songwriter in The Band.
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[@cynthiadrolshagen4144]

Robbie joined his band mates in the great beyond 5 months ago. Only Garth is still on this earth. How I miss these guys..I so look forward to meeting them on the other side when I go..their music will live on forever! Love them all..

[@pauldesbiens4345]

The authentic band

[@kevinjoseph517]

MAUD died n garth is in a care home..i hear he is 'frail' maybe 80-84 years old.

[@davelzuck]

Great talk! Buying the book for sure now. You guys look great btw too. I always feel the magic whenever folks talk about what the music really meant to us. Thanks! And God bless! Looking forward to the upcoming projects too.

[@peterread7189]

Most natural interview I've seen with Robbie Robertson, maybe cos he's talking to someone who was there. Or maybe cos he's on the red wine!

[@SmelOdies]

Great talk. Robbie doesn’t seem in anyway close to death. You just never know. He says “I’m not being a hero,” but he was certainly one of my guitar heroes:

[@kevinjoseph517]

he lived 2 more years.

[@hannejeppesen1809]

h=He wasn't diagnosed until 2022

[@SmelOdies]

This is a very interesting talk, but I can’t help but wonder what a talk with Robbie and Bob would’ve been like in recent times. We’ll never know now.

[@meb2126]

Thank you for sharing this. I just LOVE storytelling! ❤ I can't wait for that book to be published ... and those movies to be released. And I guess, I will end up buying "The Magic Years" as well.

[@kevinjoseph517]

the book might be good. I enjoyed RR latest film. this talk is a bit slow moving.

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[@jeffkaufman9875]

The moderator makes me want to drink…