BG-78 · Jim Blashfield
San Francisco
Count Basie & His Orchestra
Charles Lloyd Quartet
The Young Rascals
Chuck Berry / Count Basie / Charles Lloyd Quartet (night 3)
Thursday, August 17, 1967 fell in the middle of one of the most ambitious weeks Bill Graham ever booked. BG-78 covers seven straight nights at the Fillmore Auditorium, August 15 through 21, and the bill reads like a case for the room's whole argument: Chuck Berry, Count Basie and his orchestra, the Charles Lloyd Quartet, and the Young Rascals, with the Steve Miller Blues Band and the cast of Hair also appearing…
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FD-76 — Avalon Ballroom
Thursday, August 17, 1967 opened a four-night Quicksilver Messenger Service stand at the Avalon Ballroom, with Melvin Q and the Other Half. See the August 18 entry for Jack Hatfield's FD-76 and the band's position that summer.
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BG-133 — Fillmore West
Saturday, August 17, 1968 held both weekend stands at their midpoint — Creedence Clearwater Revival, It's a Beautiful Day, and Albert Collins at Fillmore West under BG-133; Bill Haley and the Comets, the Drifters, and the Flamin' Groovies at the Avalon under FD-133 (per the Bill Graham Foundation Au…
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FD-133 — Avalon Ballroom
Saturday, August 17, 1968 was the middle night of the Avalon's FD-133 stand: Bill Haley and the Comets headlining, the Drifters second, the Flamin' Groovies opening, under Jerry Wainwright and George Hunter's poster with Vulcan on lights. The Drifters in the middle of that bill are worth a moment, …
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