He is half Mohawk Indian and half Jewish.He was part of the group The Band .Elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (as a member of The Band ) in 1994.Has three children: Alexandra, Delphine, and SebastianAttended R.H. King High School in Scarborough, Ontario, a suburb of Toronto.Is a good friend and frequent collaborator of Martin Scorsese .Although The Band originated as Bob Dylan 's touring group, they went on to be voted 50th in the "Immortals," the 50 Greatest Rock 'n' Roll Artist of All Time.In The Last Waltz (1978), improvised a guitar solo to give Eric Clapton time to put his guitar strap back on (the strap had come undone while Clapton began his song "Further On Up the Road").Only member of The Band not to attend the funeral of Richard Manuel , piano player for the group, who hanged himself during the band's reunion tour.Pictured on one of four non-denominated Canadian commemorative postage stamps honoring Canadian recording artists, issued 30 June 2011. Price of issue was 59ยข. Others honored in this issue were Bruce Cockburn , Kate McGarrigle & Anna McGarrigle (on a single stamp), and Ginette Reno .