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“Bill Graham and the Rock & Roll Revolution” heads to NYC

ByBGMF

We are thrilled to announce that the next landing spot for Bill Graham and the Rock & Roll Revolution, a comprehensive retrospective of Bill’s life and career, will be the New York Historical Society Museum and Library, opening February 14, 2020 and running through August 9, 2020. The exhibition is also accompanied by an immersive audio experience.

Bill Graham and the Rock & Roll Revolution is organized and circulated by the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles, in association with the Bill Graham Memorial Foundation, and made possible by the support of Alex Graham, David Graham, and Danny Scher. The exhibition is coordinated at New-York Historical by Cristian Petru Panaite, associate curator of exhibitions.

Read More on nyhistory.org

Photo: Ken Friedman, Prince and the Revolution perform at the Cow Palace, Daly City, March 1, 1985. Chromogenic print. Courtesy of Ken Friedman.

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