The Last Waltz

You Had To Be There

Producer and film director Julia Thompson goes on a 48 hour journey to find and interview an eyewitness to Martin Scorsese’s iconic concert film The Last Waltz

This episode includes interviews with: Nadia Szold, Nicole McCormick, Steven Prince, Jonathan Taplin, Bartees Strange, and Mike Dubois.

CREDITS

You Had To Be There is a Hi Barr production. 

The Last Waltz was written & hosted by Julia Thompson.

Produced by Julia Thompson & Web Barr. 

Co-Produced by Teeny Lieberson.

Edit, Sound Mix & Engineering by Teeny Lieberson.

Original Score by Teeny Lieberson. 

Artwork by Dylan Lathrop.

Special thanks to our parents, friends, & to our Story Consultant & The Band Super Fan Nicole McCormick. Last, thank you to the artists who’ve inspired us because…they had to do it.

Correction: Steven Prince’s character in Taxi Driver is named Easy Andy; not Easy Edie as mentioned in the episode.

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