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Bill Graham (January 8, 1931 – October 25, 1991) was an American impresario and rock concert promoter from the 1960s until his death in a helicopter crash. He fled from Germany and, in 1941, from France to escape the Holocaust, and at ten settled in a foster home in the Bronx, New York. Graham graduated from DeWitt Clinton High School and from City College with a business degree although he claimed he had a degree in journalism.

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  • Bill Graham (promoter)
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  • Bill Graham (January 8, 1931 – October 25, 1991) was an American impresario and rock concert promoter from the 1960s until his death in a helicopter crash. He fled from Germany and, in 1941, from France to escape the Holocaust, and at ten settled in a foster home in the Bronx, New York. Graham graduated from DeWitt Clinton High School and from City College with a business degree although he claimed he had a degree in journalism.
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Birth Date
  • 1931-01-08(xsd:date)
death place
  • Vallejo, California, U.S.
Name
  • Bill Graham
Caption
  • Bill Graham, circa 1990.
Years Active
  • 1960(xsd:integer)
Birth Place
  • Berlin, Germany
death date
  • 1991-10-25(xsd:date)
Occupation
  • Rock promoter
Birth name
  • Wolodia Grajonca
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  • Bill Graham (January 8, 1931 – October 25, 1991) was an American impresario and rock concert promoter from the 1960s until his death in a helicopter crash. He fled from Germany and, in 1941, from France to escape the Holocaust, and at ten settled in a foster home in the Bronx, New York. Graham graduated from DeWitt Clinton High School and from City College with a business degree although he claimed he had a degree in journalism. In early 1960's, he moved to San Francisco, and, in 1965, began to manage a theater troupe; he organized a benefit concert, then promoted several free concerts, and this eventually turned into a profitable full-time career, after he assembled a talented staff of one and a half. Bill had a profound influence around the world, sponsoring the musical renaissance of the '60s from the epicenter, San Francisco. Graham made famous the Fillmore, Winterland, and His Family Dog concert halls; these turned out to be proving grounds for rock bands and acts of the S.F. Bay Area like the Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Janis Joplin, Starship, Eagles, Country Joe and the Fish, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Moby Grape, Santana, Frank Zappa, Steve Miller, the Mamas and the Papas, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, Deep Purple, Taj Mahal and many more. His foresight, toughness, successes, generosity, popularity and talented staff allowed him to become the top concert promoter in rock music and a multimillionaire.
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