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He thought as locally as helping fund arts and sports programs for underprivileged kids in San Francisco, and as globally as feeding starving people in drought-stricken Africa and raising public awareness of the work done by Amnesty International.
But, as co-author Robert Greenfield says in Bill Graham Presents, "For Bill, it was never about the money. It was the money. It was the respect, the pride, the joy, the madness, and the fun. It was the buzz. The zetz." Throughout, the 'zetz' of Bill Graham was complex, caring, compassionate, and a whirlwind of energy. Rock stars loved him—or they hated him. But none ignored him.
In his own voice and the voices of the people who knew him—the likes including Jerry Garcia, Keith Richards, Grace Slick, Ken Kesey, Eric Clapton, Pete Townshend, Carlos Santana, and many more—we hear Bill's story and stories about major figures and events in the world of rock. Gritty, moving, often funny, always fascinating, Bill Graham Presents is the inside story of the explosive and unforgettable man who created the business of rock.
Co-author Robert Greenfield is an award-winning novelist, playwright, journalist, and screenwriter. He has served as Associate Editor of the London Bureau of Rolling Stone magazine, and is the author of S.T.P.: A Journey Through America with the Rolling Stones and Dark Star: An Oral History of Jerry Garcia.
May 1, 2004 Paperback $18.95 ISBN: 0-306-81349-1 567 Pages
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