BG-185 · David Singer
San Francisco
Lee Michaels
Tony Joe White
Junior Walker & the All Stars / Lee Michaels / Tony Joe White (night 2)
On Saturday, August 9, 1969, the Fillmore West was in the middle of a Motown week. Junior Walker and the All Stars headlined, Lee Michaels played second, and Tony Joe White opened, with the Brotherhood of Light running the liquid projections behind them. It was the second of three nights, and by every account it went exactly as advertised — which, for this particular poster, is worth saying out loud. The poster is…
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