Post by MissChromeNun on Sept 23, 2016 2:36:34 GMT -6
Exploring the Life of The Man Who Gave Us Jimi Hendrix, the Rolling Stones, Other Rock Greats
I'm gonna post some of what's in the exhibit:
Fender Stratocaster fragment smashed by Jimi Hendrix at his Royal Albert Hall performance on February 24, 1969 (Fender Electric Instrument Co./Robert Wedemeyer)
A pair of The Rolling Stones’ Keith Richards’ boots (Courtesy of the National Museum of American Jewish History)
A 1980s Yamaha SG200 played and signed by Carlos Santana (Collection of Carlos Santana/Robert Wedemeyer)
Bonus: Janis Joplin's outfit:
Janis Joplin’s velvet top, bell-bottoms, feather boa, and leather bag circa 1968 (Courtesy of EMP Museum, Seattle/Robert Wedemeyer)
And, a 1984 interview with Bill Graham, Jerry Garcia and Grace Slick:
Say the name “Bill Graham,” and you might first think of the evangelical minister. And while you wouldn’t be wrong, the Bill Graham we’re referring to was a different like of evangelizer altogether. He spread the gospel of rock-and-roll.
Founder of the famed Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco, which rose to prominence during the mid-’60s, Graham worked as both a promoter and manager for a who’s-who of rock greats, including the Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Jimi Hendrix, Santana, Led Zeppelin, and the Rolling Stones. The Fillmore hosted the likes of The Byrds, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Who, Pink Floyd, and countless other acts. (In ’68, he also launched the Fillmore East in New York City.) He was also later integral in the launching of cause-based festivals like 1985’s Live Aid. (Graham died in 1991.)
The National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia has taken Graham’s career and turned it into “Bill Graham and the Rock and Roll Revolution,” a major exhibit showcasing his lasting influence through rock memorabilia, photographs, ephemera, concert posters, and psychedelic art. The exhibit runs from September 16, 2016 to January 16, 2017. For more information on the exhibit, click here.
Below, find a sampling of the photographs and items featured in the exhibit. At the bottom, watch a rare interview from 1984, featuring Graham, along with The Grateful Dead’s Jerry Garcia and Jefferson Airplane’s Grace Slick.
Founder of the famed Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco, which rose to prominence during the mid-’60s, Graham worked as both a promoter and manager for a who’s-who of rock greats, including the Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Jimi Hendrix, Santana, Led Zeppelin, and the Rolling Stones. The Fillmore hosted the likes of The Byrds, Creedence Clearwater Revival, The Who, Pink Floyd, and countless other acts. (In ’68, he also launched the Fillmore East in New York City.) He was also later integral in the launching of cause-based festivals like 1985’s Live Aid. (Graham died in 1991.)
The National Museum of American Jewish History in Philadelphia has taken Graham’s career and turned it into “Bill Graham and the Rock and Roll Revolution,” a major exhibit showcasing his lasting influence through rock memorabilia, photographs, ephemera, concert posters, and psychedelic art. The exhibit runs from September 16, 2016 to January 16, 2017. For more information on the exhibit, click here.
Below, find a sampling of the photographs and items featured in the exhibit. At the bottom, watch a rare interview from 1984, featuring Graham, along with The Grateful Dead’s Jerry Garcia and Jefferson Airplane’s Grace Slick.
I'm gonna post some of what's in the exhibit:
Fender Stratocaster fragment smashed by Jimi Hendrix at his Royal Albert Hall performance on February 24, 1969 (Fender Electric Instrument Co./Robert Wedemeyer)
A pair of The Rolling Stones’ Keith Richards’ boots (Courtesy of the National Museum of American Jewish History)
A 1980s Yamaha SG200 played and signed by Carlos Santana (Collection of Carlos Santana/Robert Wedemeyer)
Bonus: Janis Joplin's outfit:
Janis Joplin’s velvet top, bell-bottoms, feather boa, and leather bag circa 1968 (Courtesy of EMP Museum, Seattle/Robert Wedemeyer)
And, a 1984 interview with Bill Graham, Jerry Garcia and Grace Slick: