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And The Band Played On... The Band's Last Waltz

Joel Selvin, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 November 1976

IT WAS UNDOUBTEDLY the single biggest collection of rock stars ever to perform on one stage: 17 musicians played Bob Dylan's ‘I Shall Be Released’, led by the songwriter himself, Thursday at Winterland.

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