Bill graham

Prolific concert promoter active in the San Francisco Bay area from the 1960s to the early 1990s
Graham was instrumental in putting venues such as winterland and the fillmore on the map. In later years he oversaw the development of the shoreline amphitheater in mountain view ca which gave the south bay a premier outdoor concert venue
His company was called "Bill Graham presents". Tragically Bill Graham was killed in a helicopter crash on October 25th 1991 in a set of power lines west of vallejo california. He was returning from a huey lewis concert in Concord. California

Bill graham: a concert promoter whose sphere of influence extended far beyond the Bay area.