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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bill Graham canonical | 18 |
Statements (67)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concert promoter
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impresario ⓘ music industry executive ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeIn |
New York City
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San Francisco ⓘ
surface form:
San Francisco, California
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| 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 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Eternal Home Cemetery, Colma, California ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1931-01-08 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1991-10-25 ⓘ |
| emigratedTo | United States of America ⓘ |
| eraActive |
1960s
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1970s ⓘ 1980s ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Jewish ⓘ |
| genreFocus |
psychedelic rock
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rock music ⓘ |
| honor | inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| 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
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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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| promotedArtist |
Bob Dylan
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Creedence Clearwater Revival ⓘ Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young ⓘ Grateful Dead ⓘ Janis Joplin ⓘ Jefferson Airplane ⓘ Jimi Hendrix ⓘ Led Zeppelin ⓘ Carlos Santana ⓘ
surface form:
Santana
The Allman Brothers Band ⓘ Bob Dylan and The Band ⓘ
surface form:
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 ⓘ
surface form:
San Francisco, California
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| RockAndRollHallOfFameInductionYear | 1992 ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
biographical books about his life and career
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documentary film "Bill Graham" ⓘ |
| survivedHolocaustAsChild | true ⓘ |
| workedWith |
Chet Helms
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San Francisco psychedelic rock bands ⓘ |
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Last Waltz (concert)
subject surface form:
The Last Waltz (concert)
subject surface form:
Bill Graham