The Band: The Last Waltz

<p>For the Season Five finale, Kirk takes a look at The Band and Martin Scorsese's beloved 1978 concert film The Last Waltz - "The beginning of the beginning of the end of the beginning."</p><p><strong>Featuring music by The Band:</strong> Robbie Robertson, Rick Danko, Levon Helm, Richard Manuel, and Garth Hudson</p><p><strong>Directed by:</strong> Martin Scorsese</p><p><strong>Album:</strong> The Last Waltz (1978)</p><p><strong>Listen/Buy</strong> via <a href="https://songwhip.com/the-band/the-last-waltz">Songwhip</a></p><p><strong>ALSO DISCUSSED/REFERENCED:</strong></p><ul><li>"The Weight" by Robbie Robertson as covered by The Staple Singers and Aretha Franklin</li><li>Studio versions of several songs from the show, featured on <i>The Band</i> (1969) and <i>Northern Lights - Southern Cross</i>, 1975</li><li>A <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/mavis-staples-remembers-singing-the-weight">2014 <i>New Yorker</i> interview</a> with Mavis Staples</li><li>"Rockin' in Rhythm" by Duke Ellington, first recorded 1931</li><li><a href="https://albertarosetheatre.com/calendar/category/series/the-next-waltz/alberta-rose-theatre/portland-oregon/">"The Next Waltz," a concert event held every November in Portland, OR</a></li><li>The <a href="https://www.thejwf.org">Jeremy Wilson Foundation</a>, helping support local musicians in need</li></ul><p><strong>----LINKS-----</strong></p><p><strong>SUPPORT STRONG SONGS!</strong><br /><a href="https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/kirkhamiltonmusic">Paypal</a> | <a href="https://patreon.com/StrongSongs">Patreon.com/Strongsongs</a></p><p><strong>MERCH STORE</strong><br /><a href="https://store.strongsongspodcast.com/">store.strongsongspodcast.com</a></p><p><strong>SOCIAL MEDIA</strong><br />IG: <a href="https://instagram.com/kirk_hamilton">@Kirk_Hamilton</a> | Threads: <a href="https://www.threads.net/@kirk_hamilton">@Kirk_Hamilton</a></p><p><strong>NEWSLETTER</strong><br /><a href="https://kirkhamilton.substack.com/subscribe">https://kirkhamilton.substack.com/subscribe</a