Bill Graham Biography

Bill Graham biography

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NAME: Bill Graham
BIRTH DATE: January 08, 1931
DEATH DATE: October 25, 1991
EDUCATION: DeWitt Clinton High School, Brooklyn College
PLACE OF BIRTH: Berlin, Germany
PLACE OF DEATH: California
Full Name: Bill Graham
Originally: Wolfgang Wolodia Grajonca
AKA: Wolfgang Grajonca

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Bill Graham was a legendary rock concert promoter who arranged tours for bands like Jefferson Airplane, the Grateful Dead and the Rolling Stones from the 1960s until the '90s.

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In closing, Joan Baez and Kris Kristofferson sang "Amazing Grace." Three months after his death, Bill Graham was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Graham has been attributed for bringing key musicians of the 1970s—an era still considered the pinnacle of rock music today—to the public stage, and for that, he's considered a rock music legend.