FD-139 · Wes Wilson
Catalog Number
FD-139
Series
Family Dog
Venue
Avalon Ballroom
San Francisco
San Francisco
Date
September 27, 1968
Artists
Nickname
Flatt and Scruggs / Ramblin' Jack Elliott / Sons of Champlin / Country Weather (opening)
Performers
Flatt and Scruggs
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
Sons of Champlin
Country Weather
Ramblin' Jack Elliott
Sons of Champlin
Country Weather
Flatt and Scruggs / Ramblin' Jack Elliott / Sons of Champlin / Country Weather (opening)
On Friday, September 27, 1968, the Avalon Ballroom opened one of the most improbable-looking bills of the whole Family Dog era: Flatt and Scruggs — the reigning royalty of American bluegrass — headlining a psychedelic ballroom over Ramblin' Jack Elliott, the Sons of Champlin, and Country Weather (per chickenonaunicycle's Family Dog list, Wolfgang's, and the dKing Gallery catalog record). The run went Friday through…
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