Bill Graham Presents: My Life Inside Rock And Out
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| Rating | : | 4.91 (785 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0306813491 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 608 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-04-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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The real deal. George M. I agree with most everyone here. This dude was the real deal. A true pioneer who started with nothing and led Rock and Roll to its day in the sun. I met Bill casually a few times at Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View CA in its nascent years (1986 - 1990) during the series ticket program where he threw a small backstage gathering at the empty arena in early May just before each season started. Despite being of the previo. Grateful Life said Best Rock And Roll Memoir Ever. In a long lifetime of mad love for Rock and Roll, I have read many, many books on the subject. I find myself astonished to say that this is the single best book relating to R'N'R I have ever read. Bill's story is told in the form of an oral history by Bill, relatives, friends, associates, those embraced and those spurned, and seemingly anyone of consequence who ever crossed his path. And the story is far broader than his lif. The legend behind the legends Kindle Customer Reading this book makes me feel sad I never met BG. Just an amazing life this man had, and you'll feel that of when you read this book. If you love reading about music, musicians from the 50's on, what was involved in setting up concerts, this is the book. The stories behind the making of Filmores East and West, Wintergarden, and such are so incredible. The promoting and bringing to the publics ears and hearts bands like San
Gritty, moving, funny, and always fascinating, Bill Graham Presents is the inside story of the explosive and unforgettable man who created the business of rock.As a child, Bill Graham fled Europe to escape Hitler's armies. After failing as an actor, he headed for San Francisco right before the Summer of Love where he founded the Fillmore and launched the rock icons of a generation--Janis Joplin, Otis Redding, Jefferson Airplane, Cream, the Grateful Dead, and more. He was a complex, caring, compassionate whirlwind of energy who rock stars either loved or hated.In his own voice and those of the people who knew him--Jerry Garcia, Keith Richards, Grace Slick, Ken Kesey, Eric Clapton, Pete Townshend, and Carlos Santana--we hear Bill's story as well as the scoop on the major events in rock for more than three decades, ending with his tragic death in a 1991 helicopter crash.. He grew up on the streets of New York and in the dining rooms of the hotels in the Catskills
His tale is the stuff of legends: a Jew born in Germany in 1931 and orphaned soon after, he was evacuated to France in 1939 and sent to the U.S. From Publishers Weekly Rock music promoter Graham and Greenfield ( STP: A Journey Through America with the Rolling Stones ) were collaborating on this unfailingly entertaining portrait when Graham died in a helicopter crash in 1991. Sources include Graham's family, members of the Grateful Dead, Eric Clapton, Pete Townshend and actor Peter Coyote; Graham, shrewd and outspoken, tells anecdotes of his own and never misses a chance to rebut his illustrious colleagues who reminisce here. Notoriety and controversy followed