Fillmore West Closing Week (30Th Anniversary Tree)
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Fillmore West Closing Week (30th Anniversary Tree) Fillmore West South Van Ness Avenue & 1545 Market Street San Francisco, California, USA (Opened) July 5, 1968 (Closed) July 4, 1971 --aired on FM radio, KSAN & KSFX San Francisco PRESENTED BY THE ARCHIVAL GROUP ********** NEVER FOR SALE *********** Share It & Keep The Legacy Alive ***Dedicated to Kwane & The Kwanditos (lost but not forgotten)*** ========================================================================== NOTE: the bands performed in reverse order of what's listed, i.e. the first band listed (top of the bill) played last that night, the last band listed played first (opening act). *** Night 1 *** JUNE 30, 1971 (Wed.) BOZ SCAGGS COLD BLOOD FLAMIN' GROOVIES --omitted! STONEGROUND *** Night 2 *** JULY 1, 1971 (Thu.) IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY ELVIN BISHOP GROUP GROOTNA LAMB *** Night 3 *** JULY 2, 1971 (Fri.) GRATEFUL DEAD NEW RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE w/Jerry Garcia ROWAN BROTHERS w/Jerry Garcia *** Night 4 *** JULY 3, 1971 (Sat.) HOT TUNA QUICKSILVER MESSENGER SERVICE YOGI PHLEGM [The Sons Of Champlin] *** Night 5 *** CLOSING NIGHT JULY 4, 1971 (Sun.) [SAN FRANCISCO MUSICIANS JAM] SANTANA CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL TOWER OF POWER ========================================================================== The history of The Fillmore is well known. Constructed as a dance hall in post-earthquake San Francisco in 1912, it served as a host venue for musical acts and local events for decades before impresario Bill Graham scouted it out as a location to hold the SF Mime Troupe show in November 1965. Under the ownership of Graham, The Fillmore quickly became established as the hub around which the SF underground surfaced and took the main stage. By 1968 following the assassination of MLK, however, the neighborhood around the original Fillmore auditorium at Geary and Fillmore had become unstable, and Graham moved operations across town to the Carousel Ballroom. Renamed The Fillmore West, the Carousel opened on July 5th, 1968. What had begun with those first Mime Troupe shows as a subversive confrontation to expose the inhibitions and inconsistencies of American life had succeeded in a sense. The territory had been claimed, and all of the counterculture showed up to release the psyche and wail and dance without reservation. As much as the era has been recycled by succeeding generations, it could only have been invented once, and this was the time and place where it rooted. Big Brother, the Jefferson Airplane, and the Grateful Dead are but a few of the legendary acts that broke the ground and projected their shadows of magic far into the future. With the acts that found their place in the "official" history, though, were numerous voices that enriched and completed the landscape. It was less a landscape of leaders as it was a tribe of experimentation. Like all entities, though, what was once a time of emergence and creativity became ingrained and invested with business interests. The day of stadium rock was dawning. It left a palpable distaste in Bill Graham's mouth. The ambience and texture of live music was changing, and Graham wanted no part of it. He wanted to make a statement. He wanted to be arrested in the park in protest. He decided to close the Fillmore East and then the West. The era would not dwindle out, sucked dry of its inspiration by purely cutthroat business decisions. It would be sealed off from deterioration and scavengers. Graham determined to see it out in grand style with a week of closing concerts featuring an organic mix of San Francisco talent. Broadcast over FM radio, act after act took the stage to pound out the final heartbeats of the Fillmore West. An inspired jam session culminated the final night with the pulse of musicians divining the muse and Graham himself banging away on cowbell during "the greatest fucking night of our lives." Almost three years to the day it opened, the Fillmore West closed for good. This week [late-June 2001] marks the 30th Anniversary of The Fillmore West's closing, and to honor that event and the memory of Bill Graham, the Archival Group has sought out and preserved the legacy of the original broadcasts so that all who have the soul to hear can listen from the rafters. As always, this was truly an Archival Group effort. Special thanks are owed to the FW71 team for their persistent and dedicated efforts to locate, uncover, preserve, and share this incredible legacy. Thank you to all whom contributed from your own archives and to those who contributed in inspiration and information to making this a special event. --RGP ========================================================================== JUNE 29 (Tuesday): SAWBUCK MALO KWANE & THE KWANDITOS The booklet to the commercially released (and now reissued) 'Fillmore - The Last Days' notes June 29th as part of the Closing Week, but the poster and broadcast (KSAN & KSFX-FM San Francisco) were only June 30th-July 4th, 1971. Recollections from a knowledgeable source: "If I remember right, the opening show of that closing week was booked in keeping with Bill Graham's tradition of reserving one night a week at his venues as a showcase/audition opportunity for aspiring local talent. Of the three bands that played that night, only Malo went on to get a record deal or anything approaching widespread recognition." A glimpse of Malo's set appears on the 'Fillmore - The Last Days' boxset/CD-reissue. SAWBUCK http://www.gritz.net/chuckruff.html Ronnie Montrose - guitar Chuck Ruff - drums various unknown band members MALO http://malomusic.com/ http://www.jorgesantana.com/ Jorge Santana (Carlos Santana's brother) - vocals, drums? Arcelio Garcia Jr. - Abel Zarate - vocals, guitar Roy Murray - trumpet, flugelhorn, flute, soprano sax Luis Gasca - trumpet, flugelhorn Richard Kermode - acoustic & electric piano, organ Pablo Tellez - bass Richard Spremich - drums KWANE & THE KWANDITOS http://www.kabalarians.com/male/kwane.htm One of the 3 bands that performed on Tuesday, June 29th, the showcase/audition night. "I'm not aware of any recordings or subsequent successes by Kwane and the Kwanditos, so I'd have to guess that they didn't pass the audition." ========================================================================== INSERTS: http://members.tripod.com/ignatzmouse2/FW.htm *** Night 1 *** JUNE 30, 1971 (Wed.) Lights: San Francisco Light Works BOZ SCAGGS (Pre-broadcast FM reel>Gen1-Nakamichi>DNR>EQ>CDr) + COLD BLOOD (FM off-air master reel>CDr) [3 CDr] FLAMIN' GROOVIES *** OMITTED!! *** Released as 'In Person!!!' on Norton Records STONEGROUND (FM off-air master reel>CDr) [1 CDr] BOZ SCAGGS (Pre-broadcast FM reel>Gen1-Nakamichi>DNR>EQ>CDr) PART 1 DISC 1 (71:12) 1. I Feel So Good (4:49) 2. We Were Always Sweethearts (5:25) 3. Painted Bells (4:46) 4. I Will Forever Sing The Blues (6:09) 5. We Been Away (4:14) 6. Hollywood Blues (2:42) 7. Baby's Calling Me Home (7:54) 8. Stepping Stone (4:03) 9. Country Girl (3:06) 10. Somebody Loan Me A Dime (17:41) 11. I'll Be Long Gone (5:32) 12. I'm Easy (4:51) DISC 2 (48:22) BOZ SCAGGS (Pre-broadcast FM reel>Gen1-Nakamichi>DNR>EQ>CDr) PART 2 1. Near You (5:12) 2. Sweet Release (7:41) *Jam #1 (We Gonna Rock) w/Taj Mahal & Elvin Bishop --LACKING, available on 'Fillmore - The Last Days' *Jam #2 (Long & Tall) w/Taj Mahal & Elvin Bishop --LACKING, available on 'Fillmore - The Last Days' COLD BLOOD (FM off-air master reel>CDr) PART 1 3. You Got Me Hummin' (5:00) 4. Too Many People (4:51) 5. Lo And Behold (4:42) 6. Let Me Down Easy (5:25) 7. Monkey On My Back (8:22) 8. KSAN announcement (1:34) 9. Real Good Thing (5:35) w/The Stanton Brothers DISC 3 (47:31) COLD BLOOD (FM off-air master reel>CDr) PART 2 1. Watch Your Step (9:53) 2. Shop Talk (8:17) 3. I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free (8:15) 4. Understanding (6:21) --abrupt start 5. I Just Wanna Make Love To You (11:52) 6. I'm A Good Woman (2:53) --abrupt start STONEGROUND (FM off-air master reel>CDr, 60:55) 1. It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry (3:37) --abrupt start 2. If You Gotta Go, Go Now (3:57) 3. See Ya Later (4:16) 4. I'm Always Looking For You (4:42) 5. You Wanna See Me (2:24) 6. Me & The Devil (5:01) 7. Passion Flower (3:48) 8. KSAN announcement (0:16) 9. Get Rhythm (4:58) 10. Richland Women (4:51) 11. Chicken Fried (4:15) 12. I Wish (5:11) 13. Total Destruction To Your Mind (7:36) 14. KSAN announcement (0:04) 15. Big River (5:38) 16. Intermission: Bill Graham / KSAN announcement (0:21) ========================================================================== INSERTS: http://members.tripod.com/ignatzmouse2/FW.htm *** Night 2 *** JULY 1, 1971 (Thu.) Lights: Little Princess IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY (FM off-air master reel>CDr) ELVIN BISHOP GROUP (disc 1=FM station master reel>Gen1-Nakamichi>DNR>CDr) (disc 2=FM off-air master reel>CDr) GROOTNA (FM off-air master reel>CDr) LAMB (FM off-air master reel>CDr) IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY (Disc 1, FM off-air master reel>CDr, 61:34) 1. Bill Graham intro / Creed Of Love (6:50) 2. Hot Sunny Day (7:05) 3. Baby Bye Bye (4:39) --abrupt start 4. Bitter Wine (7:16) --abrupt start 5. White Bird (8:49) 6. Hoedown (3:07) --abrupt start 7. 20/20 Vision (4:31) 8. Good Lovin' (6:00) 9. Let A Woman Flow (5:04) 10. Don & Dewey (instrumental, part 1) / (3:28) 11. Don & Dewey (instrumental, part 2) (4:45) IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY (Disc 2, FM off-air master reel>CDr, 46:35) 1.