Bill Graham
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Bill Graham was a legendary rock concert promoter and impresario who played a pivotal role in shaping the San Francisco music scene and the rise of 1960s counterculture.
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| instanceOf |
concert promoter
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impresario → music industry executive → person → |
| activeIn |
New York City
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San Francisco, California → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bill Graham
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Wolfgang Grajonca → |
| associatedWith |
Bill Graham Presents
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Fillmore Auditorium → Fillmore East → Fillmore West → |
| birthName |
Wulf Wolodia Grajonca
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| burialPlace |
Eternal Home Cemetery, Colma, California
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| citizenship |
United States of America
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| countryOfBirth |
Germany
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| dateOfBirth |
1931-01-08
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| dateOfDeath |
1991-10-25
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| emigratedTo |
United States of America
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| eraActive |
1960s
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1970s → 1980s → |
| ethnicity |
Jewish
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| genreFocus |
psychedelic rock
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rock music → |
| honor |
inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
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| influenced |
development of modern rock concert business
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presentation standards for live rock shows → |
| knownFor |
founding Bill Graham Presents
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founding the Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco → founding the Fillmore East → founding the Fillmore West → |
| mannerOfDeath |
helicopter crash
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| notableFor |
promoting rock concerts in the 1960s and 1970s
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shaping the San Francisco music scene → supporting the 1960s counterculture movement → |
| occupation |
concert promoter
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impresario → producer → |
| organizedEvent |
The Last Waltz concert by The Band
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anti–Vietnam War concerts → large-scale benefit concerts → |
| placeOfBirth |
Berlin, Germany
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| placeOfDeath |
Vallejo, California, United States
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| promotedArtist |
Bob Dylan
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Creedence Clearwater Revival → Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young → Grateful Dead → Janis Joplin → Jefferson Airplane → Jimi Hendrix → Led Zeppelin → Santana → The Allman Brothers Band → The Band → The Doors → The Rolling Stones → The Who → The Who's 1969 and 1970 tours → |
| residence |
New York City
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San Francisco, California → |
| RockAndRollHallOfFameInductionYear |
1992
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| subjectOf |
biographical books about his life and career
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documentary film "Bill Graham" → |
| survivedHolocaustAsChild |
true
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| workedWith |
Chet Helms
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San Francisco psychedelic rock bands → |
Referenced by (3)
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Bill Graham
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alsoKnownAs |
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San Francisco Civic Auditorium
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namedAfter |
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1974 Bob Dylan and The Band Tour
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tourPromoter |