Contradictions and Historical Context

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."

Featuring music by The Band: Robbie Robertson, Rick Danko, Levon Helm, Richard Manuel, and Garth Hudson

Directed by: Martin Scorsese

Album: The Last Waltz (1978)

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ALSO DISCUSSED/REFERENCED:

• "The Weight" by Robbie Robertson as covered by The Staple Singers and Aretha Franklin
• Studio versions of several songs from the show, featured on The Band (1969) and Northern Lights - Southern Cross, 1975
• A 2014 New Yorker interview with Mavis Staples
• "Rockin' in Rhythm" by Duke Ellington, first recorded 1931
• "The Next Waltz," a concert event held every November in Portland, OR
• The Jeremy Wilson Foundation, helping support local musicians in need

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