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THE LAST WALTZ, DIRECTOR MARTIN SCORSESE’S ACCLAIMED DOCUMENTARY OF THE BAND’S STAR-STUDDED LAST CONCERT, OPENS IN THEATERS TODAY IN 1978. THE FILM FEATURES PERFORMANCES BY NEIL YOUNG, ERIC CLAPTON, JONI MITCHELL, VAN MORRISON, NEIL DIAMOND, THE STAPLE SINGERS AND DR. JOHN.
TODAY IN 1986, VAN HALEN PROVES THERE IS LIFE AFTER DAVID LEE ROTH AS THEIR ALBUM ‘5150’, THE FIRST WITH SAMMY HAGAR, HITS #1 IN THE U.S. FOR THE FIRST OF THREE WEEKS.
AND IN 1990 NIRVANA APPEARED AT THE PYRAMID CLUB IN NEW YORK CITY. THE BAND’S LABEL, SUB POP, FILMED THE SHOW AND THE PERFORMANCE OF ‘IN BLOOM’ WAS LATER USED AS A PROMO CLIP.