The Last Waltz (1978)

 
The Last Waltz was a concert by The Band filmed on November 25, 1976 in San Francisco. Martin Scorsese filmed the concert and produced this film, which features concert performance and interviews with members of The Band.
 
The Band was joined by more than a dozen special guests, including Paul Butterfield, Eric Clapton, Neil Diamond, Bob Dylan, Emmylou Harris, Ronnie Hawkins, Dr. John, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, Ringo Starr, Muddy Waters, Ronnie Wood, Bobby Charles and Neil Young.
 
The film includes these peformances:
 
“Don’t Do It” The Band
“Theme from The Last Waltz” The Band
“Up on Cripple Creek” The Band
“The Shape I’m In” The Band
“Who Do You Love?” Ronnie Hawkins
“It Makes No Difference” The Band
Introduction to The Canterbury Tales in Chaucerian dialect Michael McClure
“Such a Night” Dr. John
“Helpless” Neil Young
“Stage Fright” The Band
“The Weight” (studio version) The Band and The Staple Singers
“The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” The Band
“Dry Your Eyes” Neil Diamond
“Coyote” Joni Mitchell
“Mystery Train” Paul Butterfield
“Mannish Boy” Muddy Waters
“Further on Up the Road” Eric Clapton
“Evangeline” (studio version) The Band and Emmylou Harris
“Genetic Method”/”Chest Fever” The Band
“Ophelia” The Band
“Caravan” Van Morrison
“Loud Prayer” Lawrence Ferlinghetti
“Forever Young” Bob Dylan
“Baby Let Me Follow You Down” Bob Dylan
“I Shall Be Released” The Band and guests plus Ronnie Wood and Ringo Starr
“Greensleeves” The Band
 
Music at the Movies is an ongoing special at the Colony Movie Theater on the last Thursday of the month. A new series showcasing the best in concert films, rock operas, and musicals.