BG-24 · Wes Wilson
San Francisco
Young Rascals
Young Rascals / Quicksilver (BG-24)
Friday, August 19, 1966 is the rival-twins night at the very beginning — before Fillmore West, before the Avalon's fame had set, when the two rooms were still learning the weekly rhythm that would define the era. At the Fillmore Auditorium, Bill Graham hung BG-24: the Young Rascals — the blue-eyed-soul hitmakers of "Good Lovin'," visiting Eastern pop royalty — over Quicksilver Messenger Service, the local guitar…
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A mile from the Fillmore on Friday, August 19, 1966, Chet Helms's Family Dog hung what would become one of the most beloved posters in the entire canon: FD-22, the "Frankenstein" poster, Stanley Mouse and Alton Kelley's monster looming over a bill of the Grateful Dead and the Sopwith Camel, with Bil…
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BG-78 — Fillmore Auditorium
Saturday, August 19, 1967 was the fifth night of the BG-78 week at the Fillmore Auditorium, Chuck Berry and Count Basie's orchestra sharing a card that ran through the 21st. See the August 17 entry.
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FD-76 — Avalon Ballroom
Saturday, August 19, 1967 was the third night of Quicksilver Messenger Service's four-night FD-76 stand at the Avalon Ballroom, with Melvin Q and the Other Half. See the August 18 entry.
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