FD-127 · Paul Kagan
Catalog Number
FD-127
Series
Family Dog
Venue
Avalon Ballroom
San Francisco
San Francisco
Date
July 12, 1968
Artists
Nickname
Howlin’ Wolf at the Avalon
Performers
Steve Miller Band
Howlin’ Wolf
Conqueroo
Howlin’ Wolf
Conqueroo
Howlin’ Wolf at the Avalon
On Friday, July 12, 1968, Howlin' Wolf stood on the Avalon Ballroom stage -- the most physically overwhelming performer the blues had ever produced, a Chicago giant singing to a room of San Francisco dancers roughly a third his age. The weekend card, July 12-14 per chickenonaunicycle, put the Steve Miller Band above him and the Conqueroo below, with Ben Van Meter's light show on the walls; the poster, per wolfgangs,…
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