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"Winterland was the first place The Band played as The Band. Some friends showed up and helped us take it home."

The Last Waltz
The Last Waltz
The Last Waltz was a concert by the Canadian-American rock group the Band, held on American Thanksgiving Day, November 25, 1976, at Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco. The Last Waltz was advertised as the Band's "farewell concert appearance", and the concert had the Band joined by more than a dozen special guests, including their previous employers Ronnie Hawkins and Bob Dylan, as well as Paul B
"Winterland was the first place The Band played as The Band. Some friends showed up and helped us take it home."
"The music took us to some strange places ... physically, spiritually, psychotically. It just wasnt always on stage."
"Eric Clapton: [After his guitar strap comes loose during a solo] Hold on!"
"[To the audience as hes coming out for an encore after a lengthy night of playing] Youre still there, huh?"
"It started as a concert. It became a celebration. Now its a legend."
"There is the view that jazz is evil because it comes from evil people, but the greatest priests on 52nd Street and on the streets of New York were the musicians. They were doing the greatest healing work. They knew how to punch through music which would cure and make people feel good."