Van Morrison was the night’s other Biggest Star on Hand, and a rarity as an actual veteran of the San Francisco “Last Waltz” ...
It’s incredibly special,” said the Luther Burbank Center’s vice president of programs, noting Morrison hasn’t played there since 2005. “We’re honored to bring him back. He’s a legend.” ...
Indeed, Scorsese filmed Thursday’s show — billed officially as “Life Is a Carnival: A Musical Celebration of Robbie Robertson” — for eventual release as a concert movie of its own.
which like many of the non-Band covers in the show were also featured in “The Last Waltz” concert ... very tipsy Robertson drop the needle on Van Morrison’s “Tupelo Honey,” which ...
The filmmaker directed the evening’s tribute show for a forthcoming concert film, close to 48 years after he filmed the Band — Robertson, Levon Helm, Rick Danko, Richard Manuel, and Garth ...
Van Morrison had proven he could do the whole ... Morrison memorably performed “Caravan” at The Last Waltz, the final concert by his good friends The Band that took place in 1976.
Last night’s tribute concert featured Last Waltz stars Eric Clapton, Van Morrison, and Mavis Staples, alongside the likes of Bob Weir, Lucinda Williams, Jim James, Eric Church, Bruce Hornsby ...
The Bows, Strings and Contentment Orchestra will present its Fall Concert at 6 p.m. on Sunday, November 10, at the Grand Event Center in Northfield. The orchestra will play classic ...
And there are some surprises: Van Morrison, a longtime Robertson friend ... Haynes’ extreme adeptness illustrated the concert’s central triumph: All of Robertson’s work, interpreted by a raft of major ...
“We wanted it to be more than just a concert, we wanted it to be a celebration ... Last Waltz history that carried the most weight: Van Morrison and Eric Clapton both called back to their ...