The life and times of rocks greatest champion

Yesterday we pimped Rock ‘n’ Roll Billboards of the Sunset Strip at the Skirball. Today we’re taking a look at the main draw at the LA cultural center. The Bill Graham and the Rock & Roll Revolution Exhibition is as much a look at the rise of rock ‘n’ roll concert promotions as it is the man who invited the job.

The show features 400 plus items of memorabilia, photos and Fillmore concert posters. The gig posters that came from the Fillmore are a genre onto themselves created by a movement of talented artist who proved that you can actually be quite productive under the influence. A walk through the Skirball will find sketches and finished pieces from a who’s who of trippy artists including Wes Wilson. Wilson’s work was featured on a recent cover of Rolling Stone magazine as they paid tribute to Fillmore regulars The Grateful Dead. The exhibit also features three poster created exclusively for the event by noted artist from the period.

Bill Graham was a legendary persuader, a characteristic that lives on at the exhibition as many of the pieces come from private collections and are on public display for the very first time.

The Bill Graham and the Rock ‘n’ Roll Revolution Exhibition is up at the Skirball until October 11. Need more info, click skirball.org