Bill Graham Presents

06/18/2026

Turning back the clock some 59 years ago on this date in 1967, this memorable show featured performances by The Who, along with The Loading Zone. Two days later The Who rocked the world with their totally awesome show at the Monterey Pop Festival. The upcoming shows on this poster for the following week featuring Jimi Hendrix's Fillmore debut are noted in small print at the bottom right corner. The poster features a cascade of eight stylized male faces arcing across the piece, beautifully blending art nouveau and psychedelic rock aesthetics. It’s contrasting colors give it a feeling of depth. A cool and outstanding psychedelic poster designed by my dear friend, the late and the lovely Bonnie MacLean. R.I.P. 🕊️🌺.
Light show was provided by Dan Bruhn's Fillmore lights.

This "Poster From The Past" is Fillmore poster number #68 in the series. It was printed only once legitimately and then once again as an unauthorized pirate printing omitting Bill Grahams name at the top along with ticket outlets at the bottom.

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06/17/2026

06/17/2026

Keith Emerson gave this reflection regarding how Emerson, Lake & Palmer were treated during the rise of punk rock in the late 1970s.

While journalists labeled their symphonic progressive rock as overindulgent, major rock legends like Jimmy Page respected their skill and commitment to musicianship.

06/17/2026

By 1978, Charles Mingus knew he was dying.

He had been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a progressive neurological disease that was steadily taking away his ability to move. The bassist who had played with more force and authority than almost anyone in jazz could no longer play his instrument.

So he called Joni Mitchell.

At first glance, she seemed an unlikely collaborator. Mitchell was one of the biggest singer-songwriters in the world, not a jazz musician by training or profession. But Mingus had been listening closely. He admired the way she inhabited a melody and believed she was the right person for the music he still wanted to create.

They met in New York.

Mingus wrote six new melodies specifically for Mitchell's voice. She wrote lyrics for them. He also asked her to add words to "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat," the elegy he had composed for Lester Young two decades earlier.

By the time recording began, Mingus was confined to a wheelchair. He could no longer play bass or conduct the musicians directly. Instead, he listened, advised and shaped the music through those around him.

On January 5, 1979, he died in Cuernavaca, Mexico, where he and his wife Sue had travelled in search of alternative treatment.

He was 56 years old.

Mitchell completed the project after his death, joined by an extraordinary cast that included Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Jaco Pastorius and Peter Erskine.

The album, simply titled *Mingus*, was released later that year.

Its centrepiece remains "Goodbye Pork Pie Hat." The lyrics Mitchell wrote at Mingus's request transformed an instrumental tribute into something deeply personal — a farewell not only to Lester Young, but, in a sense, to Mingus himself.

[📸 Capannelle, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons]

06/14/2026

With his well known use of insect imagery in his artwork, legendary rock artist the late Rick Griffin, created this Masterpiece for the "WHO" concert at the Hollywood Palladium on June 13th…57 years ago back in 1969.

The central image features a dung beetle rolling his little dung ball in a pool of water topped off his by some of the fantastic lettering that made Griffin so famous. With the many of Rick's posters, this one stands out in particular because of the vibrant, Victor Moscoso-style vibrating colors. The use of the changing spectrum of color in the center is outstanding which creates a cool sense of depth within!👌🏽
There were only 1000 of these Beautiful “Posters From The Past” originally printed and if you want to pick one up, you better save your hard earned $💵$ because it will run you a hefty sum for a piece in relatively nice condition!

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06/12/2026