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The Last Waltz was a 1976 concert by The Band, a Canadian-American rock group, and their guests, filmed by Martin Scorsese. The film documents The Band's history, influences, and career, and is considered a classic of the genre.
Apr 26, 1978 · The Last Waltz: Directed by Martin Scorsese. With The Band, Rick Danko, Levon Helm, Garth Hudson. A film account and presentation of the final concert of The Band.
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- Documentary, Biography, Music
- Martin Scorsese
- 1978-04-26
Up On Cripple Creek 00:00The Shape I'm In 05:40It Makes No Difference 10:00Life Is A Carnival 17:30This Wheels On Fire 22:40The W.S. Walcott Medicine Show 26...
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- George
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- Jesse Kinos-Goodin
- The last supper. We've all seen the film, but what many people don't realize is that the concert, held on American Thanksgiving, was a long celebratory farewell, which included a Thanksgiving feast for 5,000 people who paid $25 for tickets — an astronomical price at a time when tickets normally sold for between $4-$7.
- Secret guests before secret guests were cool. Drake and Taylor Swift may have made it their calling cards to bring out a range of surprise guests on their tours, but 40 years earlier, the Band already had it perfected.
- The white room. Robertson was asked to help prepare Scorsese's film crew by recommending a movie they could watch. He suggested Jean Cocteau's avant garde film The Blood of a Poet, for reasons he still doesn't remember.
- Neil Young's cocaine booger. Young must have spent his fair share of time in the Cocteau Room, as he reportedly came out to perform "Helpless" with a large cocaine rock stuck up his nose.
The Band The Last Waltz Full Concert Part 1 of 3 Alternate FootagePart 2 http://youtu.be/5boo08FaGt4Part 3 http://youtu.be/YiEWeaM-D781. Introduction / Up o...
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- Ethan Davis
Nov 25, 2020 · The Band's farewell concert in 1976 was filmed by Martin Scorsese, who turned it into a masterpiece of music documentary. Learn how the director captured the Band's legacy, their guests' performances, and the era's vibe in this article.
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The Last Waltz. Seventeen years after joining forces as the backing band for rockabilly cult hero Ronnie Hawkins, Canadian roots rockers The Band call it quits with a lavish farewell show at San ...
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- Documentary, Music
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