August 7 — On This Day in Art Rock History

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‹August 7›

FD-20 · Alton Kelley, Stanley Mouse

Catalog Number

FD-20

Series

Family Dog

Venue

Longshoreman's Hall
San Francisco

Date

August 7, 1966

Artists

Alton Kelley
Stanley Mouse

Nickname

Bo Diddley / Sons of Adam / Little Walter (Longshoremen's Hall)

Performers

Bo Diddley
Little Walter
Sons of Adam

Bo Diddley / Sons of Adam / Little Walter (Longshoremen's Hall)

On Sunday, August 7, 1966, the Family Dog put Bo Diddley on stage at Longshoremen's Hall with Little Walter and the Sons of Adam beneath him, Bill Ham running lights, and a nine o'clock start. Admission was three dollars. The poster, FD-20, prints two nights and two prices. Friday the 5th: Bo Diddley and the Sons of Adam, nine o'clock, two-fifty. Sunday the 7th: the same two acts with Little Walter added, and the…

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Also on August 7

AOR-2.68 — Fillmore Auditorium

Bill Graham · 1966 · Mary Kay Brown
Big Brother and the Holding Company · Quicksilver Messenger Service · Grass Roots · The Committee · San Francisco Mime Troupe · Jook Savages · PH Factor Jug Band · Grateful Dead (advertised, did not play)

August 7, 1966 was a Sunday, and it produced one of the most extraordinary bills of the entire San Francisco scene — not a Bill Graham show, and not an Avalon dance, but a benefit: the 3rd Annual Children's Adventure Day Camp Benefit, a marathon afternoon-and-evening at the Fillmore Auditorium that …

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