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 Alain Martineau
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| General Description : | In this third installment of the Canadian Recording Artists stamp series, Canada Post shines the spotlight on five more outstanding Canadian singer-songwriters and performers who have won fame and accolades on Canadian and U.S. stages, and abroad. Like the artists from previous sets in this series, each has performed to critical acclaim, making their names in their own genres as well as outstanding contributions to the Canadian music industry. Songwriter, producer, singer and actor Robbie Robertson honed his sound as a young man in the early 1960s as the guitarist for Ronnie Hawkins and The Hawks. In 1965, The Hawks went on to back up Bob Dylan on his groundbreaking Going Electric world tour. After the tour, The Hawks settled in Woodstock, became The Band, and released their legendary debut album Music From Big Pink. Robertson went on to pen such classics as The Weight, The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, Up On Cripple Creek and It Makes No Difference. In 1976, The Band played its farewell concert, The Last Waltz, filmed by Martin Scorsese, widely considered the greatest concert film ever. Robertson continued to create music for Scorsese films such as Raging Bull, The Color Of Money, Casino and Shutter Island. In 1987, he struck out as a solo artist with more classic tracks like Somewhere Down The Crazy River and Broken Arrow. He has received honorary doctorates from York and Queens Universities, and Lifetime Achievement Awards from the National Academy of Songwriters (1997), the Native American Music Awards (1998), and the Aboriginal Achievement Awards (2003). Robertson has also won numerous Juno Awards and, as a member of The Band, was inducted into the Rock and Rock Hall of Fame and received The Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2006, Robertson received The Governor General’s Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Artistic Achievement. |
| Face value | PERMANENT™ domestic rate $0.59 |
| Catalog code (Michel) | CA 2743A |
| Catalog code (Scott) | CA 2481 |
| Catalog code | Stanley Gibbons CA 2804 WADP Numbering System - WNS CA044.11 |
| Series | Canadian Recording Artists |
| Stamp colour | multicolor |
| Stamp use | Commemorative stamp |
| Print run | 3,60 |
| Issue date | 30/06/2011 |
| Designer | Circle Design Inc. |
| Paper type | Tullis Russell |
| Print technique | Lithography in 8 colours plus varnish |
| Printed by | Lowe-Martin |
| Perforation | 13+ |
| Height | 32.00 mm |
| Width | 32.00 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
