"The Last Waltz (song) ""The Last Waltz"" is a British easy listening ballad written by Barry Mason and Les Reed. It was one of Engelbert Humperdinck's biggest hits, spending five weeks at number 1 on the UK Singles Chart, from September 1967 to October 1967, and has since sold over 1.17 million copies in the United Kingdom. In Australia, ""The Last Waltz"" spent nine nonconsecutive weeks at number one. In the United States, ""The Last Waltz"" reached number 25 on the ""Billboard"" Hot 100 chart and made the top ten of the easy listening chart. The song is associated with"
"""The Last Waltz"", earning him a reputation as a crooner, a description which he disputed. ""If you are not a crooner,"" he told ""The Hollywood Reporter"" writer Rick Sherwood: ""It's something you don't want to be called. No crooner has the range I have. I can hit notes a bank could not cash. What I am is a contemporary singer, a stylised performer."" In 1968, following his major successes the previous year, Humperdinck reached No. 2 on the UK Singles Chart with ""A Man Without Love"", and the album of the same name climbed to No. 3. Another single, ""Les"
"The Last Waltz The Last Waltz was a concert by the Canadian-American rock group The Band, held on American Thanksgiving Day, November 25, 1976, at Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco. ""The Last Waltz"" was advertised as The Band's ""farewell concert appearance"", and the concert saw The Band joined by more than a dozen special guests, including Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, Bob Dylan, Ronnie Wood, Muddy Waters, Neil Young, Neil Diamond, Van Morrison, Bobby Charles, Dr. John, Paul Butterfield, Emmylou Harris, Ronnie Hawkins, Joni Mitchell, and The Staple Singers. The musical director for the concert was The Band's original record producer,"
"Engelbert Humperdinck (singer) Engelbert Humperdinck (born Arnold George Dorsey; 2 May 1936) is an English pop singer. Humperdinck has been described as ""one of the finest middle-of-the-road balladeers around."" His singles ""Release Me"" and ""The Last Waltz"" both topped the UK music charts in 1967, and sold more than a million copies each. In North America, he also had chart successes with ""After the Lovin'"" (1976) and ""This Moment in Time"" (1979). He has sold more than 150 million records worldwide. Arnold George Dorsey was born in Madras, British India (present-day Chennai, India) in 1936, one of ten children to"
"1967 that became one of his final hits. ""I Get the Sweetest Feeling"", despite its modest initial chart success in the US (Billboard Pop #34), has since become one of his biggest international chart successes, ranking in Top 10 twice in the UK (in 1972 and 1987), and in the Top 20 of the Dutch Top 40. ""I Get the Sweetest Feeling"" spawned numerous cover versions by other artists such as Edwin Starr, Will Young, Erma Franklin (Aretha Franklin's sister) and Liz McClarnon. A key to Jackie Wilson's musical rebirth was Davis insisting that Wilson no longer record with Brunswick's"
"formula by adding different songs from different countries and genres, as well as guest performers like Richard Clayderman and Astrud Gilberto. He also had his own successful television series throughout the 1970s with guests including ABBA and Lynsey de Paul which was screened across Europe. Last's trademark sound employed big band arrangements of well-known tunes with a jaunty dance beat, often heavy on bass and brass. Though his concerts and albums were consistently successful, especially in the UK, where he had 52 hit albums between 1967 and 1986, which made him second only to Elvis Presley in charting records, he"
"with ""Delilah"", again a Top Ten hit for Tom Jones. ""Delilah"" was originally written for P. J. Proby, and later covered by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band in 1975. Reed and Mason also wrote ""The Last Waltz"", which became a million selling UK number one for Engelbert Humperdinck in September 1967. Mason and Reed wrote ""Who's Doctor Who"", a novelty song recorded by Doctor Who star Frazer Hines in 1967, but it failed to chart. In 1968, the duo scored another UK number 1 hit with Des O'Connor's recording of ""I Pretend"". That same year, ""I've Got My Eyes on"
"number 45 in May 1967, followed by his biggest hit, ""May I Have the Next Dream With You"" in November 1968, reaching number 8 and staying on the charts for 15 weeks. His final hit, in November 1969, was ""Love is All"" (Les Reed, Barry Mason), which reached number 12. According to the sleeve notes of his 2001 retrospective CD collection, his recording career continued in Brazil, where he had a very affectionate reception and scored many hits. On 7 December 1968 he was the special guest singer in the 1968 Malta Song Festival held at the Plaza Theatre in"
"was a worldwide hit; it was the only other Last single apart from ""The Seduction"" to reach the U.S. Hot 100, where it peaked at No. 84 (and No. 18 on the Adult Contemporary chart) in late 1971. (His only other U.S. chart single was a double-sided entry featuring remakes of the Village Stompers' ""Washington Square"" and Creedence Clearwater Revival's ""Proud Mary"", which reached No. 22 on the Adult Contemporary chart in early 1971). Last was awarded the Carl Alan Award by Princess Margaret for being the leader of the most popular dance band of 1981. In Canada, he had"
"by ""I Belong"". ""The Last Waltz"" became a million selling UK number one for Humperdinck in September 1967. In 1968, the duo scored another UK number 1 hit with Des O'Connor's recording of ""I Pretend"". Mason and Reed also wrote ""Who's Doctor Who"", a novelty song recorded by ""Doctor Who"" star Frazer Hines in 1967, but it failed to chart. They also wrote ""Marching On Together"" (aka ""Leeds! Leeds! Leeds!""), the anthem of Leeds United F.C. He was also the major songwriter for the English singer Declan Galbraith for his first album, ""Declan"" (2002), including the hit ""Tell Me Why"""
"1928. In 1935 Kaihau modified the ""Po Atarau"" version again to become the ""Haere Ra Waltz Song"", which was performed as the last waltz at dances and farewells. The song was first recorded by Ana Hato in 1927 with minor variations in the lyrics. English singer, Gracie Fields, learnt ""Haere Ra"" on a visit to New Zealand in 1945 in Rotorua. While travelling in her car, her driver taught her a version of it and it became a world-wide hit in 1948. Fields's manager, Dorothy Stewart, is credited with amending to the opening line to ""Now is the Hour"", and"
"The Last Waltz and the enormous success of Grocer Jack got the media's attention. Rumours began circulating about the rest of the project; according to one source, the entire project had been completed by September and there was talk of a musical starring Cliff Richard. Another single was produced in October, ""Sam,"" with West on vocals and Howe on guitar again. However, it did not get above 38 in the chart. Despite Radio 1 DJ Tony Blackburn helping promote it and Wirtz creating a special edited airplay version, the song was a failure, as it simply did not have nearly"
"of the event. It includes songs not available in the film or the official album releases, including ""Georgia on My Mind"", ""King Harvest (Has Surely Come)"", the complete ""Chest Fever"" and the live version of ""Evangeline"". The Last Waltz The Last Waltz was a concert by the Canadian-American rock group The Band, held on American Thanksgiving Day, November 25, 1976, at Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco. ""The Last Waltz"" was advertised as The Band's ""farewell concert appearance"", and the concert saw The Band joined by more than a dozen special guests, including Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, Bob Dylan, Ronnie Wood,"
"The Last Waltz (1978 album) The Last Waltz is a triple album by the Band, released on Warner Bros. Records in 1978, catalogue 3WS 3146. It is the soundtrack to the 1978 film of the same name, and the final album by the original configuration of the Band. It peaked at #16 on the ""Billboard"" 200. The triple album documents the Band's ""farewell"" concert which took place at Bill Graham's Winterland Ballroom on Thanksgiving Day 1976. The event included an actual Thanksgiving dinner for 5000 attendees, with ballroom dancing and a stage set for ""La Traviata"" borrowed from the San"
"album ""No Reason to Cry"". Radle was a session musician for many of the most famous blues rock and rock and roll artists in the 1970s, including Rita Coolidge and Kris Kristofferson. He appeared in the film ""The Concert for Bangladesh""; recordings from that concert were released as an album in 1972. Over the two-year period before the release of the album ""The Concert for Bangladesh"", Radle recorded albums with Dave Mason, J. J. Cale, George Harrison, Joe Cocker, Leon Russell, and Buddy Guy, among others. He can be seen in Martin Scorsese's 1978 film ""The Last Waltz"", which documented"
"1967 hit ""Cold"") failed even to ""Bubble Under."" In 1967, only one single reached #1 on both charts ""Somethin' Stupid"" by Frank Sinatra and Nancy Sinatra. This trend began to reverse by the end of the decade. Notable artists with multiple #1 songs on this chart during the 1960s include Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, Connie Francis, Dean Martin, Andy Williams, The 5th Dimension, and Glen Campbell. ""Love Is Blue"" by Paul Mauriat held the top of the Easy Listening chart for 11 weeks in 1968, which remained the longest stay at #1 until 1993. The Hot 100 and Easy Listening"
"Blitzen Trapper’s Eric Earley, The Low Anthem’s Jocie Adams, Vetiver’s Andy Cabic, The Long Winters’ John Roderick, Nada Surf’s Ira Elliot, Apollo Sunshine’s Jeremy Black, Nicole Atkins, Guster’s Ryan Miller, The Parkington Sisters, Delta Spirit’s Matt Vasquez, Rob Burger, Scott McMicken and Eric Slick of Dr. Dog, and Ian Ball of Gomez. The Complete Last Waltz The Complete Last Waltz is a live rock show presenting all 41 songs from the historic 1976 rock and roll concert The Last Waltz, including songs cut out of the film. Thirty eight musicians from current rock bands participated in the original presentation on"
"In 1960, singer and actress Debbie Reynolds recorded a version of ""Am I That Easy to Forget"" that reached number 25 on the U.S. pop chart. The highest charting version of the song on the U.S. pop chart was recorded by singer Engelbert Humperdinck on August 11, 1967. Released as a single in late 1967 from his album ""The Last Waltz"", it reached number 18 on the Hot 100 and number one on the Easy Listening chart in early 1968. Humperdinck's version was also a big hit in England, where it spent two weeks at number three on the UK"
"The Anniversary Waltz (Status Quo song) ""The Anniversary Waltz"" is the name of two medley singles released by the British Rock band Status Quo in 1990. It was divided into two parts for release as a single in 1990. ""Part One"" was the bigger hit, reaching number two in the UK Singles Chart. This song is a medley of many hit songs from the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s. One of the songs performed, Dion's ""The Wanderer"" had previously been covered by Status Quo in 1984. Both parts of ""The Anniversary Waltz"" were recorded live in the studio. The sleeves for"
"questions for ... Kay Starr. ""Goldmine"", 29, 26. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/1499165 Kay Starr Katherine Laverne Starks (July 21, 1922November 3, 2016), known professionally as Kay Starr, was an American pop and jazz singer who enjoyed considerable success in the late 1940s and 1950s. She is best remembered for introducing two songs that became No. 1 hits ""Wheel of Fortune"" in 1951 and ""(The) Rock and Roll Waltz"" in 1955. Starr was successful in every field of music she tried, such as jazz, pop, and country; but her roots were in jazz. Billie Holiday called her ""the only white woman who"
"""Anniversary Waltz"", which spent eight weeks in the UK Top 40, peaking at No. 21. After just missing the UK Top 50 with the single ""We're Going on a Tuppenny Bus Ride"" (released 17 May 1968), she made her final chart appearance with her rendition of ""Dream a Little Dream of Me"". Released on 26 July 1968, her single version peaked in the UK Top 50 at No. 33, whilst the Mama Cass Elliot version peaked at No. 11. From 1961 she made numerous television appearances, mostly as a performer, occasionally as an actress, and her few film roles included"
"Band over the course of their career, including a joint 1974 tour. The original configuration of the Band ended its touring career in 1976 with an elaborate performance at Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco, California that featured numerous musical celebrities of the era. This performance was filmed for Martin Scorsese's 1978 documentary ""The Last Waltz"". Although the members of the group intended to continue working on studio projects, they drifted apart after the release of ""Islands"" in March 1977. The Band resumed touring in 1983 without Robertson, who had found success with a solo career and as a Hollywood music"
"film was released on DVD in 2002 as was a four-CD box set of the concert and related studio recordings. ""The Last Waltz"" is hailed as one of the greatest documentary concert films ever made, although it has been criticized for its focus on Robertson. Beginning with a title card saying ""This film should be played loud!"" the concert documentary covers The Band's influences and career. The group—Rick Danko on bass, violin and vocals; Levon Helm on drums, mandolin and vocals; Garth Hudson on keyboards and saxophone; songwriter Richard Manuel on keyboards, percussion and vocals; and guitarist, songwriter and occasional"
"The Last Waltz (2002 album) The box set The Last Waltz is a 2002 four-disc re-release of the 1978 album ""The Last Waltz"" documenting the concert ""The Last Waltz"", the last concert by the Band with its classic line up. A full forty tracks are taken from the show in addition to rehearsal outtakes. Twenty-four tracks are previously unreleased. Among the tracks added are a version of Louis Jordan's ""Caldonia"" featuring Muddy Waters and Pinetop Perkins trading off the vocal, a radically reworked version of the live favorite ""Rag Mama Rag"", Neil Young and Joni Mitchell joining the Band on"
"musician that he invited him to join his band. Travers later had a very successful recording career and became one of the most influential guitarists of the 1970s hard rock genre. Bob Dylan was a long-time admirer. In an amphetamine-fueled encounter with Keith Richards in a Mayfair nightclub in May 1966, Dylan started a fight by claiming In 1975, Dylan cast Hawkins to play the role of ""Bob Dylan"" in the movie, ""Renaldo and Clara"". The following year he was a featured performer at the Band's Thanksgiving Day farewell concert, which was documented in the 1978 film ""The Last Waltz""."
"In the Right Place In the Right Place is the sixth album by New Orleans R&B artist Dr. John. The album was originally released on Atco Records in 1973 and became the biggest selling album of Dr. John's career. The song ""Such a Night"" was also performed as part of The Band's ""The Last Waltz"" concert, made famous by Martin Scorsese's film. The song also appears in the music video of ""3000 Miles to Graceland"". The song ""Right Place, Wrong Time"" became the greatest hit from the LP, reaching the Top 10 in both the U.S. and Canada. The album"
"accident in Texas, Robertson urged the Band to retire from touring, and conceived of a massive ""farewell concert"" known as ""The Last Waltz"". Following an October 30th appearance on ""Saturday Night Live"", the event, including turkey dinner for the audience of 5,000, was held on November 25 (Thanksgiving Day) of 1976 at the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco, California, and featured a horn section with arrangements by Allen Toussaint and a stellar list of guests, including Canadian artists Joni Mitchell and Neil Young. Two of the guests were fundamental to the Band's existence and growth: Ronnie Hawkins and Bob Dylan."
"Leon Ashley Leon Walton (May 18, 1936 – October 20, 2013) was an American country music artist, known professionally as Leon Ashley. He is known mainly for his number 1 single ""Laura (What's He Got That I Ain't Got)"", which topped the country singles charts in 1967. This single was distributed on his own label. Ashley wrote, recorded, released, distributed and published the single on his own. Besides this song, he released several other singles throughout the 1960s and 1970s. Leon Walton was born on May 18, 1936 in Covington, Georgia. He first performed at age nine on a local"
"Bunny Walters Bunny Te Kokiri Miha Waahi Walters (31 May 1953 – 14 December 2016) was a New Zealand singer who had a number of New Zealand hits during the 1970s. He is best known for the hits ""Brandy"" and ""Take the Money and Run"". Of Ngāi Te Rangi descent, Walters was born and raised in Katikati, a town on the North Island of New Zealand. In 1969, he competed against Tui Fox at Joe Brown’s at the Rotorua Soundshell during the ""Search for Stars"" event held there. Fox was singing similar material to Walters. Fox won the final with"
"Balls split at the end of 1969, with Tandy joining The Move (for live gigs only), then Electric Light Orchestra, and Smart eventually joining Wizzard. Balls reconvened as a quartet the following summer, with Laine, Burton, former Plastic Ono Band drummer Alan White and vocalist Jackie Lomax. Lomax was soon replaced by the returning Gibbons, and ex-Spooky Tooth drummer Mike Kellie replaced White in January 1971. The group's only release was a single that did not come out until September 1971, by which time Balls had ceased to exist. The song ""Fight For My Country"" was an anti-war anthem composed"
"35th birthday, and McClure later stated, ""The entire crowd of 20,000 or 30,000 people sang 'Happy Birthday' to her."" Kandel published her only full-length book of poems, ""Word Alchemy"", in 1967. She was one of 15 people interviewed in ""Voices from the Love Generation"" (Little, Brown and Company, 1968). In 1976, Kandel recited a poem at the iconic concert The Last Waltz performed by The Band (but was not included in the film or soundtrack). In 1970, Kandel suffered massive spinal injuries in a motorcycle crash with her then-husband Billy ""Sweet Wiliam"" Fritsch (poet and member of the Hells Angels)."
"Tennessee Waltz ""Tennessee Waltz"" is a popular country music song with lyrics by Redd Stewart and music by Pee Wee King written in 1946 and first released in January 1948. The song became a multimillion seller via a 1950 recording – as ""The Tennessee Waltz"" – by Patti Page. As of 1974, it was the biggest-selling song ever in Japan. All versions of the lyrics narrate a situation in which the persona has introduced his or her sweetheart to a friend who then waltzes away with her or him. The lyrics are altered for pronoun gender on the basis of"
"chart. That same year, her singles began to return to the Top 10 with ""This White Circle on My Finger"" and ""Password"", both of which peaked at No. 7 on the ""Billboard"" Country Chart. In 1965, Wells had her last Top 10 hit with ""Meanwhile, Down At Joe's"" and in 1966, Wells then had her final Top 20 hit with ""It's All Over But the Crying"", which peaked at No. 14 on the country charts. During the late 1960s and 1970s, she managed to have a string of minor hits and remained a popular concert attraction. She continued with a"