Bill Graham

Biography

Bill Graham was a German-American impresario and rock concert promoter from the 1960s until his death in 1991. Born to a Jewish family in Berlin, he escaped Nazi persecution as a child and later moved to San Francisco, where he organized benefit concerts for the San Francisco Mime Troupe and promoted iconic acts like the Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane. Graham went on to organize high-profile events, including U.S. portions of Live Aid and Amnesty International tours.