45 years ago today (11/25/76). The Band made their final performance under the billing of ”The Last Waltz’ held at Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco. The show also featured Joni Mitchell, Bob Dylan Dr John, Neil Young, Van Morrison, Neil Diamond, Eric Clapton and a plethora of others. The event was filmed by director Martin Scorsese and by now after a series of recent tribute revivals, we know the rest. Watch The Band along with Dylan, Ringo Starr, Ronnie Wood, Young, Diamond, Ronnie Hawkins and Morrison perform “I Shall Be Released….”
