Video: 'Salute To Sir Lew Grade • NYC • April 18, 1975 • Lennon, Andrews, Jones, Sellers'

(Friday, April 18, 1975, 9:30 p.m. EDT) — Former Beatle John Lennon performed today for the ATV/ITC TV special Salute To Sir Lew – The Master Showman, a star-studded cabaret event to celebrate the distinguished career of Sir Lew Grade, in the Grand Ballroom of the Hilton Hotel in New York City for airing on June 13, 1975.

Video: 'John Lennon - Stand By Me (Lost Salute To Sir Lew TV Footage Snippet 1975)'

Video: 'John Lennon — Stand By Me (Salute To Sir Lew live perfomance; April 18, 1975)'

Clutching an acoustic guitar, Lennon performed live vocal versions of “Slippin And Slidin’,” “Stand By Me” and “Imagine” (“Stand By Me” was cut the from show). It turned out to be Lennon’s final performance before a live audience.

Video: 'John Lennon Imagine - Salute to Sir Lew Grade (Restored)'