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Live at the Fillmore East and West

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by John Glatt


  Black Panthers, 174

  Black Sabbath, 327

  Bleich, Eli, 358–59

  Bless Its Little Pointed Head (album), 174, 200–201

  Blood, Sweat and Tears, 260, 261

  Bloomfield, Michael, 84, 185, 186, 194, 196, 363

  Blows Against the Empire (album), 285, 322

  Blue Cheer, 151

  blues music, 22–23, 24–25

  Blues Traveler, 366

  Blumer, Lee, 131, 151, 167, 168, 176, 273

  Bonham, John, 202

  Booker T. and the M.G.’s, 186

  Booth, Stanley, 187

  Brethren, 333

  Brightman, Candace, 222

  Brooks, Chris “Sunshine,” 106, 201–3, 228–29, 230, 273, 281, 308–9

  Brown, Arthur, 106, 142–43

  Brown, David, 101, 151, 335, 341

  Brown, James, 25

  Bruce, Jack, 106

  Bruce, Lenny, 38, 41

  Buckley, Tim, 119, 134

  Buried Alive (Friedman), 116

  Burks, John, 245

  Butterfield, Paul, 84, 258–59

  Butterfield Blues Band, 54, 76, 102, 143, 154, 251

  Byrd, David, 247

  Byrds, The, 261

  Cale, John, 77

  Campbell, Brad, 183, 275, 313

  Canned Heat, 231

  Capaldi, Jim, 168

  Capitol Records, 100

  Captain Beefheart, 327

  Carabello, Michael, 90, 210, 255, 283, 326, 335–36

  Carnegie Hall, 225–28

  Carousel Ballroom, 113, 140, 150, 152, 154. See also Fillmore West

  Carpenter, John, 50, 53

  Cartright, Regina, 365

  Casady, Jack, 74, 110, 118, 142, 180, 182, 218, 285, 297, 353

  and Bill Graham, 82–83, 112

  concert at Whitney Museum, 172

  concert in Central Park, 233

  and drugs, 101

  at Fillmore West closing, 363

  and Grace Slick, 79–80, 253

  and Hot Tuna, 232–33

  and Marty Balin, 299

  and Woodstock, 237

  Caserta, Peggy, 94, 137–38, 205, 235, 239–40, 269, 312, 316

  Castell, Luria, 33, 43, 46

  Catero, Fred, 283

  Central Park concerts, 143, 169, 222, 233, 279–80

  Chambers Brothers, 162, 214

  Charlatans, The, 33, 43, 166, 359

  Charles, Ray, 336–37

  Cheap Thrills (album), 149, 156, 159–60

  Chelsea Hotel, 117–18, 300

  Chester, John, 130

  Chichinsky, Avi, 155

  Chichinsky, Ester, 14, 47, 54, 167

  Christgau, Robert, 99, 146, 249, 279, 281, 357

  Clapton, Eric, 106, 209, 210, 325, 327

  Clements, Terry, 208

  Clemons, Tony, 184

  cocaine, 101, 144, 181, 254, 267, 278, 279, 280, 281, 283, 302, 303, 329, 337, 340, 351, 365

  Cocker, Joe, 234, 297

  Cohen, Bobby, 65

  Cohen, David Bennett, 94, 178, 259

  Cohen, Irving, 15–16

  Cohen, Kip, xiii, xvi, 103, 121, 167, 345

  changes in music in 70s, 296

  criticisms of music industry, 345–46

  drugs at concerts, 198–99

  Fillmore closings, 346

  and Fillmore East, 133–34, 171, 197, 356

  Graham’s affairs, 170, 323

  and groupies, 202

  and Jefferson Airplane, 157

  problems with Motherfuckers, 190

  Village Theater renovations, 128, 129

  and Woodstock, 236

  Cohen, Leonard, 118, 321

  Cold Blood, 330, 358

  Cole, Richard, 193

  Columbia Records, 99, 126, 131–32, 138, 149, 194, 220–21, 239, 309

  and Grace Slick, 141

  and Miles Davis, 271

  and Santana, 194–96, 242–43, 308

  Committee, The, 44

  Concord Hotel, 14–16

  Connolly, Ray, 208–9

  Cooder, Ry, 76

  Cooke, John, 111, 119, 148, 196, 208, 220, 246, 305–6, 316, 317

  and Festival Express, 295–96

  and Joplin’s drug use, 232

  as Joplin’s road manager, 185, 275

  Cooley, Alex, 243

  Corea, Chick, 271

  Country Joe and the Fish, 155, 234, 310

  concert in Central Park, 169

  at Fillmore East, 151, 178, 243–44

  at Fillmore West, 193

  and Janis Joplin, 75

  at Winterland, 327

  Covington, Joey, 267, 280, 347

  Coyote, Peter, 30, 32

  Crazy Horse, 271

  Crazy World of Arthur Brown, 106, 142–43, 149

  Creach, Papa John, 368

  Cream, 106, 131

  Creedence Clearwater Revival, 154, 231, 234, 362

  Cropper, Steve, 187

  Crosby, David, 64, 80, 144, 241, 288, 322

  Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, 234, 243, 257, 286–88, 364

  Crosby, Stills & Nash, 231, 287

  Crown of Creation (album), 141

  Cullinen, Robbin, 119

  Cunningham, Vicki, 323–24

  Curtis, King, 336, 337

  Cutler, Sam, 252, 254

  Daltry, Roger, 202

  dance concerts, 43, 55

  Dangerfield, Brent, 211

  Danko, Rick, 182, 295

  Dante, Joe, 272–73

  Davies, Dave, 246

  Davis, Clive, 99, 126, 147, 159–60, 259, 315, 335, 365, 366, 370

  and Santana, 194, 196, 238–39, 242

  Davis, Judy, 93

  Davis, Miles, 73, 259, 271–72, 289–93, 297, 303–4

  Davis, Ronnie, 29, 30, 31–32, 44

  Davison, Jon, 272–73

  de Blanc, Peter, 66

  Decca, 50

  Delaney and Bonnie, 225, 295

  Derek and the Dominoes, 325

  Dick Cavett Show (TV), 231–32

  Janis Joplin, 293–95, 301–2

  Jefferson Airplane, 241–42

  Santana, 251

  Donahue, Tom, 50, 213, 362

  Doors, The, xiv, 119–20, 136–37, 164, 165, 199, 361

  Doubleday, Marcus, 184, 187, 196

  Dowd, Tom, 338

  Dr. John, 308

  drugs, 75, 95–96, 101, 165, 166, 196, 198–99, 220, 267, 278–79, 283, 327–28, 349, 361

  Dryden, Spencer, 232, 249

  and Altamont, 255–56

  and Bill Graham, 112

  confronts Graham about long tour, 108

  drinking, 109–10, 140

  and Grace Slick, 91, 145, 166, 172, 181–82, 200, 206

  and Jefferson Airplane, 174, 267

  wedding, 266–67

  Dunn, Donald “Duck,” 187

  Dunn, Joyce, 72

  DuPont, Bard, 42

  Dupree, Cornell, 336

  Dylan, Bob, 46, 99, 155–56, 259, 287–88, 324, 343–44, 364

  Dynamics, The, 72, 90

  Eastman, Linda, 122

  East Village Other, 176

  Ed Sullivan Show (TV), 162, 169, 204, 250–51

  Ehrenreich, Alfred and Pearl, 7–8, 9, 13

  Electric Flag, 81

  Electric Hot Tuna, 333, 358, 361. See also Hot Tuna

  Elektra Records, 76, 354

  Elephants Memory, 214

  Eliot, Marc, 99

  Elvin Bishop Group, 337

  Erb, Lyndall, 269

 
Ericson, Raymond, 214–15

  Ertegun, Ahmet, 131, 193–94

  Escovedo, Coke, 336, 341

  Estrada, Ron, 73

  Etheridge, Melissa, 369

  Exploding Plastic Inevitable Show, 77

  Family Dog, 33, 42, 43, 46, 53, 54, 183

  fashion, 146–47, 267

  Fava, Frank, 239

  Felton, David, 363

  Ferlinghetti, Lawrence, 44

  Festival Express, 295–96

  Fillmore (film), 359, 364

  Fillmore Auditorium, 67, 80

  Big Brother and the Holding Company, 150

  and Bill Graham, 43–44, 50, 70

  birth of, 116–35

  Country Joe and the Fish, 151

  Cream, 106

  employees during first year, 70

  English bands, 105–6

  first “Bill Graham Presents” show, 48–49

  Haynie manages, 50

  and Janis Joplin, 69, 126–27

  Jefferson Airplane, 79–80, 82, 102

  and John Morris, 104

  last show, 154

  Mime Troupe benefit, 44–47

  raided by police, 55–56

  Santana Blues Band, 90, 101

  Velvet Underground, 77–78

  Fillmore East, 11, 103. See also Village Theater

  after closing, 370

  Albert King, 353

  Allman Brothers Band, 260–61, 269, 337–39, 353, 354–55

  April to June, 1968, 136–53

  audience, 214–15, 298

  The Band, 215, 216

  Band of Gypsies, 261

  Big Brother and the Holding Company, xiii, 131, 158–59

  Chambers Brothers, 214

  Country Joe and the Fish, 151, 178, 243–44

  Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, 243, 286–88

  The Doors, 136–37

  Electric Hot Tuna, 333

  Elton John, 324

  and fashion, 146–47

  final shows, xiii–xvii, 353, 354–58

  Frank Zappa, 351–52

  Grateful Dead, 152, 202–4, 221–22, 243–44, 264, 343

  Hot Tuna, 297

  Janis Joplin, 202–4

  jazz concerts, 198

  Jefferson Airplane, 139–40, 142, 157–58, 232, 252–53, 279–81, 322, 329

  J. Geils Band, 353

  Jimi Hendrix Experience, 145

  John Lennon, 351–52

  Laura Nyro, 289–93

  Led Zeppelin, 199–200, 225

  managed by Cohen, 171, 197

  Miles Davis Quintet, 271–72

  Motherfuckers threaten to burn, 189–90

  Mothers of Invention, 351–52

  Mountain, 250, 330

  opening, 133–34

  Pink Floyd, 310

  profits, 175, 342

  rivalry with Fillmore West, 298

  Rock Relics Auction Show, 321

  Santana, 231, 251, 275, 298, 302, 340

  2nd anniversary, 272–73

  secret recordings of concerts, 145–46

  Sly and the Family Stone, 145

  sound system, 139

  staff, 273

  takes off, 151

  Thanksgiving shows, 180–81, 253

  and Tommy, 218–20, 246–48

  Traffic, 168

  The Who, 139, 246–48

  Fillmore Fingers, 155, 360

  Fillmore West. See also Carousel Ballroom

  Allman Brothers Band, 269

  Aretha Franklin, 336–37

  Big Brother and the Holding Company, 156, 274

  Black Sabbath, 327

  Buck Owens Buckeroos, 174–75

  capacity, 154–55

  closing, xvi, 350–51, 358, 360–63

  Cold Blood, 330

  Country Joe and the Fish, 193

  Creedence Clearwater Revival, 362

  documentary about closing, 358–60

  drugs, 327–28

  Elton John, 324

  Graham must vacate building, 207–8, 217–18

  Grateful Dead, 163, 220, 360–61

  Jackson hired to manage, 297–98

  James Gang, 327

  Janis Joplin, 205, 245

  Jefferson Airplane, 173–74

  July to September, 1968, 154–71

  Led Zeppelin, 193, 216–17

  Love, 327

  managed by Kristal, 208

  Miles Davis Quintet, 272

  opens, xiii, 154

  profits, 175, 342

  Quicksilver Messenger Service, 361

  rivalry with Fillmore East, 298

  Santana, 166–67, 221, 245, 261, 307–8, 362–63

  staff, 273

  The Who, 220

  Finch College, 37, 108–9, 277

  Finkelstein, Ronnie, 203

  Fischer, John, 306, 307

  Fisher, Annie, 159, 162, 173, 199, 219–20

  Fleetwood, Mick, 185

  Fleetwood Mac, 154, 270

  Flowers, Snooky, 208, 220

  Floyd, Eddie, 186, 187

  Flying Burrito Brothers, 257

  Fogerty, John, 362

  Fong-Torrres, Ben, 328, 348

  Forest Hills Music Festival, 231–32, 300

  Franklin, Aretha, 336–37

  Fraser, Tom, 85, 90

  Freiberg, David, 64

  Friedman, Myra, 116, 159, 182, 232, 268, 303, 315

  Fugs, The, 44

  Fuller, Bill, 152, 207

  Full Tilt Boogie band, 284, 293, 300, 301

  Fusco, Vincent, 133, 162–63, 265

  Garcia, Jerry, 47, 48, 49, 64, 81, 88, 95, 113, 182, 229, 237, 272, 319, 322, 343

  Garner, Bonnie, 279, 287

  Gasca, Luis, 208

  Gaskin, Stephen, 230

  Geffen, David, 290

  Getz, David, 68, 75, 80, 107, 117, 156, 183, 318

  Gibb, Robin, 221

  Ginsberg, Allen, 44, 45

  Gleason, Ralph J., 33, 43, 45, 46, 50, 56, 205

  Godard, Jean-Luc, 179

  Going Down with Janis (Caserta), 138

  Gold, Melissa, 365

  Goldman, Albert, 288

  Goldstein, Richard, 138–39

  Goodgold, Ed, 345

  Gordon, Robert, 315

  Graham, Bill, xiii

  accused of corrupting youth, 55

  acting career, 16–17

  adopted by Ehrenreichs, 7–8

  announces Fillmores are struggling, 296

  announces he’s leaving San Francisco forever, 230

  announces retirement from music industry, xvi, 344–45

  and The Band, 155–56

  biological family, 10, 14

  and Carlos Santana, 283–84, 331–32, 340

  and Carousel Ballroom, 152

  celebrates birth of son, 168

  considers expanding to NYC, 122

  criticisms of, 175–76, 224–25, 265, 329–30

  death of, 365

  decision to close Fillmores, xvi–xvii, 343, 344–45

  and Diane LaChambre, 163–64, 167–68, 170, 188, 190–91, 192–93, 228–29, 310, 324

  discovers rock ’n’ roll, 45

  discusses partnership in Anderson Theater, 124

  disputes criticism of Fillmore East audience, 214–15

  dissolves partnership with Helms, 54

  divorce, 268, 364

  documentary about Fillmore West closing, 359

  and drugs, 198, 338, 365

  early life, 3–17

  enters new career phase, 288–89

  and Fillmore
Auditorium, 43, 53–54, 70

  and Fillmore East, 133–35, 356, 357–58

  and Fillmore West, 50, 207–8, 217–18, 350–51, 358

  finances, 229

  first jobs, 11–12, 14–16

  future of rock ’n’ roll, xiv, 346

  and Grace Slick, 108, 112, 281

  and Grateful Dead, 87–88

  and Gravenites, 81

  inducted into Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, 365

  interviewed by Howard Smith, 224

  interview with Variety, 332–33

  and Jack Casady, 82–83

  and Janis Joplin, 69, 80–81, 126–27, 184, 253

  and Jann Wenner, 70–71, 242

  and Jefferson Airplane, 82–84, 87, 88, 102, 108, 109–10, 112–13, 157–58

  and Jerry Garcia, 49, 88

  and Jimi Hendrix, 262–63

  and John Morris, 104

  and Jorma Kaukonen, 83

  and Latin music, 10–11, 14, 224

  and Led Zeppelin, 216–17, 225–28

  life after Fillmore closings, 364

  in London, 105–6

  and LSD, 96, 177–78

  and Madison Square Garden, 199

  marries Bonnie MacLean, 97

  and Miles Davis, 289–93, 303–4

  military career, 12–13

  and Mime Troupe, 29–33, 47

  Mime Troupe benefit, 44–47

  and Monterey Pop Festival, 98–99

  and Motherfuckers, 176–77, 189–90

  and Musicians Union, 55, 310–12

  New Year’s Eve concerts, 87, 111, 261–63

  and New York Times, 187–88

  offers to debate Mick Jagger on tv, 257

  and Paul Kantner, 45, 328–29

  personal problems, 196–97, 224, 341–42, 365

  profits from Fillmore shows, 47, 56

  relationship with staff, 273

  and Richard Goldstein, 138–39

  and Rolling Stones, 251–52

  romance with Bonnie MacLean, 28–29

  romantic involvement with employees, 323–24

  and San Francisco police, 55–56

  and Santana, 250–51, 283–84, 304–5, 331–32

  and Santana Blues Band, 90, 150–51

  settles in San Francisco, 28–33

  and Sol Hurok, xv, 341–42

  starts Bill Graham Presents, 47

  starts dance concerts, 43

  and Tanglewood, 235

  as teenager, 9–11

  tries to set up record companies, 193

  and Velvet Underground, 77–78

  viewed as capitalist pig, 70–71

  and Village Theater, 125

  wants Dylan to play Fillmore East, 156, 343

  and The Who, 246

  and Winterland, 329

  and Woodstock, 212, 233–34, 236–37, 265

  Graham, Bonnie, 121, 167–68, 224. See also MacLean, Bonnie

  and Bill’s affairs, 188, 190–91, 192–93, 323

  divorce, 268, 364

 

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