Topic: Robbie Robertson

Soccer star Megan Rapinoe turns 40 and MLB player Shohei Ohtani turns 31, among the famous birthdays for July 5.

Robbie Robertson, a film composer and The Band co-founder who penned the 1970s classics "The Weight" and "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down," has died at the age of 80.

Actor Edie Falco turns 60 and soccer star Megan Rapinoe turns 38, among the famous birthdays for July 5.

The man who was killed in a mass shooting in a section of New York City this week was a star player for Houston Baptist University's basketball team, who was visiting his hometown during the off-season, the school said.

"Love, Victor," starring Michael Cimino, travel series "Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi" and animated comedy "Crossing Swords" are headed to Hulu.

Singer-songwriter Jason Mraz received the National Association of Music Merchants' Music for Life award Thursday.

Jesse Winchester, a songwriter who moved to Montreal to escape the U.S. draft in the Vietnam era and became a beloved Canadian artist, died Friday at age 69.

Arkansas-born rock musician and actor Levon Helm died in New York Thursday after a long battle with cancer, his family said on his Web site. He was 71.

Levon Helm's family said on his Web site Tuesday the Arkansas-born rock musician and actor is in the final stages of his battle with cancer.

Chuck D, John Mellencamp, Stevie Van Zandt and Chris Rock are to be presenters at next month's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in Cleveland.