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Handbill STGH 81
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Handbill #1 ©
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Handbill ©
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Poster #1 © Steve Catron |
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 May 7 Tue: Straight Theatre, San Francisco, CA |
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| May 8 Wed: Straight Theatre, San Francisco, CA |
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| May 9 Thu: Straight Theatre, San Francisco, CA |
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| May 10 Fri: Straight Theatre, San
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May 11 Sat: Straight
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Poster © Chris Braga |
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Poster FD 119 © William
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| June 22 Sat: The Sanctuary, South Lake Tahoe,
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 Summer: Dino and Carlo’s Bar, San Francisco, CA |
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Note: For a period of about four years from 1965 until 1968, there was a bar in San Francisco on Vallejo Avenue (on the opposite side of Columbus Avenue from North Beach) called Dino and Carlo’s. The bar was owned by and named after Dino Pettuchi and Carlo Morrela, and was managed by Lou “the Glue” Marcelli. This period of time was an exceptional fertile period in the development of rock and acid rock music. Dino and Carlo’s, a relatively small establishment, showcased many new musical groups, poets and artists. The performers were never paid. They put a hat on the front of the small stage to earn some compensation for their performance. |
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Quote from Devil’s Kitchen Band (http://www.devilskitchenband.com/gigs.htm): We played there once or twice a week all summer. It was pass the beer pitcher for pay. Other young, new groups at the time like Creedence Clearwater Revival and Santana did the same, sometimes the same evening, splitting the take. |
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| July 5 Fri: San Francisco, CA |
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July 20 Sat:
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| July 26 Fri: Sound Factory, Sacramento, CA |
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July 27 Sat:
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| July 28 Sun: Stanford Summer Rock. Frost Amphitheatre, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA |
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Quote from Michael Parrish (http://cryptdev.blogspot.com/2010/09/summer-rock-frost-amphitheater-stanford.html Sept 2, 2010): Following the Sons were the Santana Blues Band, who were not in the advertised lineup. I knew their name from their frequent appearances as a supporting act at the San Francisco ballrooms, but did not know at all what to expect since they had no recorded music released at the time. As you might imagine, seeing Santana in their formative years was quite another unexpected treat. Having no context at the time, I imagine their set was mostly drawn from material that ended up on their first album, along with regularly performed early material like “Fried Neckbones”. I clearly remembered them closing their set with a long, long piece called “Freeway”, but did not see any evidence of this composition either on records or on concert tapes until the 2 CD Live at the Fillmore ’68 was released. That double disc set, which concludes with a ripping half hour “Freeway”, is probably a good representation of what the the band sounded like that July afternoon. This was a transitional version of the Santana band with fellow Cubberley High school alum Greg Rolie already on keyboards and vocals but with original drummer “Doc” Livingston and a somewhat different percussion lineup. They all looked to be about 14 years old. I clearly remember a trumpet player, which does not jibe with the family tree at the San Francisco Sound website, but perhaps this was either a guest musician or an early appearance of Jose “Chepito” Areas, who joined the band officially the next year. From what I have been able to determine researching Frost shows in the ‘60s, this was in fact Santana’s first appearance there, which means this was probably the first time future drummer Michael Shrieve saw the band as well. |
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Poster BG 131 © Lee
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Poster FD 132 © Billy
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Poster BG 134 © Lee
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| Sept 2 Mon: Sky River Rock Festival. Sultan,
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| Sept 10 Tue or Sept 17 Tue or Sept 24 Tue: Audition Night. Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA |
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Quote from Corry Arnold (http://rockprosopography101.blogspot.com/search/label/Santana): Bill Graham opened The Fillmore West on July 5, 1968, but at the end of the Summer he instituted a Tuesday night series featuring local bands. The series was called “Audition Night”, and three bands would play for a small admission fee. The best of those bands would then open the weekend show on Friday and Saturday. The Tuesday night series seems to have gone on almost every week for the life of The Fillmore West, excepting the Summers of 1968 and 1969 when a six nights a week concert schedule was employed, as well as occasional nights when a big act would play a Tuesday. However, although the Tuesday night concerts are regularly alluded to, there are almost no records of which bands played. The Tuesday night Audition shows did not have posters or flyers. There does appear to have been press releases, probably as part of regular Fillmore West press releases, so the performers would have been announced, but probably only on FM radio and at the Fillmore West itself. As rock music became more important, the Tuesday night shows would sometimes be listed in the paper as filler in the entertainment section. In 1968 and 1969, however, the shows seem to have been all but unpublicized. |
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Quote from Corry Arnold (http://rockprosopography101.blogspot.com/2010/08/fillmore-west-lost-concerts-tuesday.html): Brett Champlin of Devils’ Kitchen recalls playing audition night with the Santana Blues Band (announced as such) around this time. Santana Blues Band were a popular band around the Bay Area, and did not need to “audition” as such, so I think this must have been more of a showcase for Talent Agents and record companies. Santana were booked by the Millard Agency, so it was in Bill Graham’s interests to promote interest in the band. The lineup at the time would have included Doc Livingston on drums and Marcus Malone on congas (along with Carlos, Gregg Rolie and bassist David Brown). |
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Poster BG 136 © Rick
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Sept 21 Sat:
Autumn Rock Concert. Santa Clara County Fairgrounds, San Jose, CA |
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Poster BG 138 © Lee
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 Sept 29 Sun: Midpeninsula Free University (MFU) Be-In. El Camino Park, Palo Alto, CA |
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Oct 6 Sun: Civic Center
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| Oct 11 Fri: St. Elizabeth High School, Oakland,
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Poster BG 143 © Lee
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| Nov 3 Sun: Climax Of The Autumnal Equinox. Selland Arena, Fresno, CA |
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Nov 22 Fri:
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Poster © John Tobias |
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| Dec 19 Thu: Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA |
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Incomplete: Jingo - Persuasion - Treat - Chunk A Funk - Fried Neckbones And Some Home Fries - Conquistadore Rides Again - Soul Sacrifice - As The Years Go Passing By -
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Release: "Live At The Fillmore '68" on March 11, 1997
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Note: Combined set list from Dec 19, 1968, Dec 20, 1968, Dec 21, 1968, Dec 22, 1968. |
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| Dec 20 Fri: Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA |
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| Dec 21 Sat: Fillmore West, San Francisco, CA |
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Poster BG 150 © Wes
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Dec 28 Sat: Sound Factory, Sacramento, CA |
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Poster © Jack
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Dec 30 Mon: Rainbow
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Palace Of Fine
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