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SAN FRANCISCO · THE PSYCHEDELIC ERA · 1960s

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September 18
BG-192

BG-192 · Randy Tuten
Catalog Number
BG-192
Series
Bill Graham
Venue
Fillmore West
San Francisco
Date
September 18, 1969
Artists
Randy Tuten
Nickname
Taj Mahal / Buddy Guy / Spooky Tooth (opening night)
Performers
Taj Mahal
Buddy Guy
Spooky Tooth

Taj Mahal / Buddy Guy / Spooky Tooth (opening night)

On Thursday, September 18, 1969, Bill Graham opened a four-night stand at the Fillmore West with a bill that reads, in hindsight, like a crossroads of American music: Taj Mahal at the top, Buddy Guy in the middle, and the English band Spooky Tooth at the bottom, the whole thing washed in the Brotherhood of Light's projections. The engagement ran Thursday through Sunday, September 18–21. The poster that announced it…

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