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This is a list of bands from the San Francisco Bay Area, music groups founded in the San Francisco Bay Area or were closely associated with the region for a significant part of the group's active existence. Individual musicians who formed bands under their own name there are included, but not if they were primarily solo artists.
The Mirage were under contract as house band to Dick James Publishing and backed Elton John at some of his early concerts. [1] Bassist Dee Murray later worked Elton John's band. [2] Dave Hynes and Murray replaced Pete York and Eddie Hardin in The Spencer Davis Group in October 1968. [2] Hynes and other members of the Mirage formed the ...
Fillmore: The Last Days is a live album, recorded at the Fillmore West in San Francisco, California from June 29 to July 4, 1971. It contains performances by 14 different bands, mostly from the San Francisco Bay Area, including Santana, the Grateful Dead, Hot Tuna, Quicksilver Messenger Service, and the New Riders of the Purple Sage.
After three years, Graham closed the Fillmore West on July 4, 1971, with five nights of shows featuring such San Francisco bands as Santana, Creedence Clearwater Revival, the Grateful Dead and Quicksilver Messenger Service (who headlined the final performance at the venue) [19] [20] [21] and a poetry reading from Allen Ginsberg.
Graham's images and poster artwork still adorn the office walls at Live Nation's new San Francisco office. With the band Hardline, Neal Schon of Journey composed a piece entitled "31–91" in 1992 in Graham's honor. [citation needed] Bill Graham was inducted into the "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame" in 1992 in the "Non-Performer" category. [68]
Fillmore West, San Francisco June 29–July 4,1971 1972 Live at the Fillmore: Vida Blue: The Fillmore, San Francisco [38] 2004 [39] 2004 [39] Live at the Fillmore East 1968: The Who: Fillmore East, New York City [40] April 5-6, 1968 [40] 2018 [40] Live @ the Fillmore: Lucinda Williams: The Fillmore, San Francisco [41] 2003 [41] 2005 [41] Live ...
The auditorium hosted the 1920 Democratic National Convention, the San Francisco Opera from 1923 to 1932 and again for the 1996 season, [2] and the National AAU boxing trials in 1948. It was the home of the San Francisco Warriors of the National Basketball Association from 1964 to 1967.
Bay Area punk and New Wave bands performed there, and it was an important touring stop for bands from beyond the San Francisco Bay Area. Among the local bands that performed regularly at the Mabuhay Gardens were Avengers, Dead Kennedys, The Contractions, The Nuns, Crime, Dils, Fear, Pearl Harbor and the Explosions, the Tubes and Wall of Voodoo ...