Bob Dylan and Neil Diamond Once Had a Catty Back-And-Forth Backstage, but It Ended Up Being for the Best
Posted on June 17, 2026 at 7:54 pm by Milltown Radio
SAN FRANCISCO – NOVEMBER 25: (L-R) Richard Manuel, Dr. John, Neil Diamond, Joni Mitchell, Neil Young, Rick Danko, Van Morrison, Ronnie Hawkins, Bob Dylan, Robbie Robertson and Eric Clapton perform onstage for the rock and roll group “The Band’s” “The Last Waltz” concert at Winterland Ballroom which was later turned into a film by Martin Scorsese on November 25, 1976 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Michael Montfort/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
With great talent often comes a decently sized ego, and when those kinds of temperaments end up in the same room, the results can be—shall we say—fiery. It’s why band members fight on stage, like The Eagles. It’s why some break up altogether, like The Beatles. And on Thanksgiving Day 1976, it’s why Neil Diamond […]
