LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES-NOV 25, 2019…IT WAS THANKSGIVING DAY, NOV 25, 1976 AND THE OLD WINTERLAND BALLROOM WAS HOME TO AN ALL-STAR CELEBRATION…THE BAND’S FINAL CONCERT ‘THE LAST WALTZ.’ THE EVENT ORGANIZED BY THE GREAT BILL GRAHAM, WAS AN ELABORATE AFFAIR WITH THE CROWD SHOWING UP AT 5 PM WITH ALL FIVE THOUSAND PEOPLE IN ATTENDANCE SERVED TURKEY DINNERS. THE NIGHT OF ENTERTAINMENT INCLUDED PERFORMANCES FROM BOB DYLAN, ERIC CLAPTON, JONI MITCHELL, RINGO STARR, NEIL YOUNG, VAN MORRISON, EMMY LOU HARRIS, MUDDY WATERS, RONNIE HAWKINS, AND YES, EVEN NEIL DIAMOND! THE FESTIVITIES WERE FILMED BY MARTIN SCORSESE AND THE FAREWELL CONCERT WAS MADE INTO A DOCUMENTARY. THE FILM HAS BEEN HAILED AS ONE OF THE GREATEST DOCUMENTARIES EVER MADE.
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