BG-141 · Victor Moscoso, Rick Griffin
Catalog Number
BG-141
Series
Bill Graham
Venue
Fillmore West
San Francisco
San Francisco
Date
October 17, 1968
Artists
Performers
Iron Butterfly
Sir Douglas Quintet
Sea Train
Sir Douglas Quintet
Sea Train
BG-141
On Thursday, October 17, 1968, Bill Graham opened a three-night weekend at the Fillmore West — the old Carousel Ballroom at Market and Van Ness that he had taken over that summer — with a bill that reads, in retrospect, like a snapshot of rock pulling in three directions at once. Topping it was **Iron Butterfly**, a band at the exact crest of its fame. Beneath them came the **Sir Douglas Quintet**, Doug Sahm's…
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