Wolfgang Grajonca
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American Jew
German emigrant to the United States
Holocaust survivor
concert promoter
human
music industry executive
rock music promoter
Wolfgang Grajonca, better known as Bill Graham, was a legendary rock concert promoter and music industry figure who helped shape the modern live music business in the United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Wolfgang Grajonca canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American Jew
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German emigrant to the United States ⓘ Holocaust survivor ⓘ concert promoter ⓘ human ⓘ music industry executive ⓘ rock music promoter ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 1991 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1960s ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Bill Graham ⓘ |
| birthName | Wolfgang Grajonca self-link ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Eternal Home Cemetery, Colma, California
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surface form:
Eternal Home Cemetery, Colma, California, United States
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| causeOfDeath | helicopter crash ⓘ |
| childhoodExperience | escaped Nazi Germany as a child refugee ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1931-01-08 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1991-10-25 ⓘ |
| emigratedTo |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| ethnicity | Jewish ⓘ |
| familyName | Grajonca ⓘ |
| founded | Bill Graham Presents ⓘ |
| genre | rock music ⓘ |
| givenName | Wolfgang ⓘ |
| honor |
inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (non-performer category)
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posthumous recognition as a pioneering concert promoter ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Fillmore Auditorium
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Fillmore East ⓘ Fillmore West ⓘ |
| nationality |
American
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German ⓘ |
| notableFor |
promoting rock concerts in the 1960s and 1970s
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shaping the modern live music business in the United States ⓘ |
| occupation |
concert promoter
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impresario ⓘ music industry executive ⓘ |
| organized |
large-scale benefit concerts
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rock concerts at the Fillmore venues ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Berlin
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surface form:
Berlin, Germany
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| placeOfDeath |
Vallejo
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surface form:
Vallejo, California, United States
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| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
San Francisco ⓘ
surface form:
San Francisco, California, United States
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| workedWith |
Grateful Dead
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Janis Joplin ⓘ Jefferson Airplane ⓘ Santana (band) ⓘ
surface form:
Santana
The Rolling Stones ⓘ |
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