BG-130 · Lee Conklin
Catalog Number
BG-130
Series
Bill Graham
Venue
Fillmore West
San Francisco
San Francisco
Date
July 26, 1968
Artists
Nickname
Charles Lloyd Quartet / The Herd / James Cotton Blues Band
Performers
Charles Lloyd Quartet
The Herd
James Cotton Blues Band
The Herd
James Cotton Blues Band
Charles Lloyd Quartet / The Herd / James Cotton Blues Band
On July 26, the San Francisco ballroom scene offers two strong nights a year apart, and they sit oddly well together: a night in 1968 when Bill Graham put a jazz quartet at the top of a rock bill, and a night in 1967 when the Yardbirds — now steered by Jimmy Page — worked through the middle of a week's stand. Start with 1968. It was a Friday, and the room was Fillmore West. The poster is BG-130, drawn by Lee…
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