album · March 10, 1998
Contact from the Underworld of Redboy
Capitol RecordsSee this day
worldelectronichip-hop
This 1998 album saw Robertson further exploring electronic and hip-hop influences, collaborating with a range of contemporary artists. It stands as a late-career experiment in genre-blending.
- The album features guest appearances from artists such as Howie B, Djivan Gasparyan, and Erasure's Vince Clarke.
- Capitol Records released the album on March 10, 1998.
- The album title refers to a nickname Robertson acquired in the early 1960s.
Robbie Robertson was a Canadian musician, singer, songwriter, and film composer. He was best known as the lead guitarist and primary songwriter for the Band. Contact from the Underworld of Redboy was released late in his career, after his work on the soundtracks for several films directed by Martin Scorsese.
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