LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES-APRIL 7, 2020…THE BAND RELEASED THEIR 13TH ALBUM ‘THE LAST WALTZ’. THIS IS A MONUMENTAL TRIPLE ALBUM THAT DOCUMENTED THE GROUP’S “FAREWELL” CONCERT. THE ACTUAL SHOW TOOK PLACE THANKSGIVING DAY 1976 AT BILL GRAHAM’S WINTERLAND BALLROOM. FIVE THOUSAND PEOPLE ACTUALLY HAD THANKSGIVING DINNER WITH THE BAND AT THE EVENT. THE BAND WAS ACTUALLY JOINED BY A LITANY OF SPECIAL GUESTS, INCLUDING MUDDY WATERS, ERIC CLAPTON, RINGO STARR, VAN MORRISON, DR JOHN, EMMY LOU HARRIS, NEIL YOUNG, RONNIE WOOD, JONI MITCHELL AND NEIL DIAMOND. THE CONCERT WAS ALSO SHOT AND RELEASED AS A DOCUMENTARY BY MARTIN SCORSESE.
HERE’S THE FULL CONCERT FROM THE WINTERLAND BALLROOM