BG-184 · David Singer
Catalog Number
BG-184
Series
Bill Graham
Venue
Fillmore West
San Francisco
San Francisco
Date
July 31, 1969
Artists
Nickname
Canned Heat / Preservation Hall Jazz Band / South Wind
Performers
Canned Heat
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
South Wind
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
South Wind
Canned Heat / Preservation Hall Jazz Band / South Wind
The best story on July 31 comes from the last summer of the ballroom era, and it is a story about a band coming apart on stage. On Thursday, July 31, 1969, the Fillmore West was in the third and final night of a run headlined by Canned Heat, with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and South Wind below them — an unlikely triple bill of boogie-blues, trad New Orleans jazz, and country-rock, lit by Little Princess #109…
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