"The whole song turned into kind of a guitar dialogue." Watch the historic footage of Robbie Robertson saving Eric Clapton before they go head-to-head in a duel for the ages

The Band onstage at The Last Waltz.

Thanksgiving Day, November 25, 1976. Farewell gigs are often celebratory affairs, but no one has ever bowed out with as much style as The Band. The Last Waltz was a finale like no other, with 5000 guests sitting down for turkey dinner before enjoying a star-studded set from an extraordinary lineup of musicians, from Bob Dylan to Paul Butterfield, Neil Diamond to Neil Young, Joni Mitchell to Van Morrison, Ronnie Wood to Ringo Starr.

Highlights? There are plenty. Mavis Staples caught on tape whispering, "Beautiful!" as final notes of The Weight ring out, clearly entranced by the performance. Van Morrison's fiery version of Caravan. And, perhaps best of all, the unplanned guitar duel between The Band's late Robbie Robertson and Eric Clapton.