The Showtime film will span the legendary artist’s enduring and wide-ranging career.
The clip is directed by Kevin Kerslake, who made era-defining videos in the 1990s for such artists as Nirvana, Sonic Youth and Smashing Pumpkins.
“What I really want people to realise is that this group, The Band, was one of the most unique musical entities ever in the history of rock and roll.”
The 13-song set is accompanied by a 12” x 12” casebound 36-page hardcover book featuring Robertson's custom-made artwork.
Robertson was accompanied by house band the Roots in his first network TV performance for eight years.
Robbie Robertson sat with executive producers Ron Howard, Brian Grazer and director Daniel Roher about bringing 'Once Were Brothers' documentary to life.
Lou Reed’ career-spanning book of lyrics, ‘I’ll Be Your Mirror: Collected Lyrics’, is being updated and reissued by Faber & Faber on 7 November.
The track features vocals on the choruses by Glen Hansard, and the positive lyric makes reference to John Lennon.
The album is inspired by Robertson's recent work on crime epic 'The Irishman' and by the upcoming documentary 'Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band.'
