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"Fifty years on from its closure, Mastropolo's written Fillmore East: The Venue That Changed Rock Music Forever... With interviewees including Taj Mahal, John Mayall, Dave Davies, Mark Farner, Roger McGuinn and many more, the story takes in a magical place at a magical time. There are heavy bills and many choice recollections." – MOJO magazine
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"Fillmore East: The Venue that Changed Rock Music Forever is a wonderful book. It’s authentic. It takes me back. I can almost smell the pot in the front row."
Corky Laing, Mountain
Opened in 1968, impresario Bill Graham’s Fillmore East rocked New York City with performances by John Lennon, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, B.B. King, Elton John, the Allman Brothers Band and Led Zeppelin. Before it closed in June 1971, Fillmore East set a new standard for rock concerts, introducing fans to giants of jazz, blues, and folk music. The hall’s stellar acoustics and Joshua Light Show’s psychedelic imagery made Fillmore East concerts unforgettable.
Interviews with ninety musicians and crew members include Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Steve Miller, Roger McGuinn, Dave Mason, Robert Lamm, John Lodge, Jack Casady and Jorma Kaukonen. More than 130 rare and exclusive performance and backstage images, posters and memorabilia will transport you to a musical era that will never be duplicated.
Frank Mastropolo is a journalist, photographer, and former ABC News 20/20 producer, winner of the Alfred I. DuPont-Columbia University silver baton. He is the author of Ghost Signs: Clues to Downtown New York's Past, winner of the 2021 Independent Publishers Book Awards, and Ghost Signs: Clues to Uptown New York's Past.
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