Bill Graham
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Bill Graham was a legendary rock concert promoter and impresario who played a pivotal role in shaping the San Francisco music scene and the rise of 1960s counterculture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bill Graham canonical | 18 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T143567 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bill Graham Context triple: [San Francisco Civic Auditorium, namedAfter, Bill Graham]
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A.
Walter Annenberg
Walter Annenberg was an American publisher, philanthropist, and diplomat known for building a media empire and making major contributions to education and the arts.
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B.
Hartland Snyder
Hartland Snyder was an American theoretical physicist known for his early work on black hole physics and for being one of J. Robert Oppenheimer’s notable doctoral students.
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C.
James L. Flanagan
James L. Flanagan was a pioneering American electrical engineer and speech scientist known for his influential contributions to digital signal processing and speech communication.
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D.
Alan M. Garber
Alan M. Garber is an American physician-economist and academic leader known for his work in health policy and for serving in top administrative roles at Harvard University.
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E.
Philip Handler
Philip Handler was an influential American biochemist and longtime president of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, recognized for his leadership in science policy and public service.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bill Graham Target entity description: Bill Graham was a legendary rock concert promoter and impresario who played a pivotal role in shaping the San Francisco music scene and the rise of 1960s counterculture.
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A.
Walter Annenberg
Walter Annenberg was an American publisher, philanthropist, and diplomat known for building a media empire and making major contributions to education and the arts.
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B.
Hartland Snyder
Hartland Snyder was an American theoretical physicist known for his early work on black hole physics and for being one of J. Robert Oppenheimer’s notable doctoral students.
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C.
James L. Flanagan
James L. Flanagan was a pioneering American electrical engineer and speech scientist known for his influential contributions to digital signal processing and speech communication.
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D.
Alan M. Garber
Alan M. Garber is an American physician-economist and academic leader known for his work in health policy and for serving in top administrative roles at Harvard University.
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E.
Philip Handler
Philip Handler was an influential American biochemist and longtime president of the U.S. National Academy of Sciences, recognized for his leadership in science policy and public service.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (67)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concert promoter
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impresario ⓘ music industry executive ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeIn |
New York City
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San Francisco ⓘ
surface form:
San Francisco, California
|
| alsoKnownAs |
Bill Graham
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Wolfgang Grajonca ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bill Graham Presents
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Fillmore Auditorium ⓘ Fillmore East ⓘ Fillmore West ⓘ |
| birthName | Wulf Wolodia Grajonca ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Eternal Home Cemetery, Colma, California ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1931-01-08 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1991-10-25 ⓘ |
| emigratedTo | United States of America ⓘ |
| eraActive |
1960s
ⓘ
1970s ⓘ 1980s ⓘ |
| ethnicity | Jewish ⓘ |
| genreFocus |
psychedelic rock
ⓘ
rock music ⓘ |
| honor | inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of modern rock concert business
ⓘ
presentation standards for live rock shows ⓘ |
| knownFor |
founding Bill Graham Presents
ⓘ
founding the Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco ⓘ founding the Fillmore East ⓘ founding the Fillmore West ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | helicopter crash ⓘ |
| notableFor |
promoting rock concerts in the 1960s and 1970s
ⓘ
shaping the San Francisco music scene ⓘ supporting the 1960s counterculture movement ⓘ |
| occupation |
concert promoter
ⓘ
impresario ⓘ producer ⓘ |
| organizedEvent |
The Last Waltz concert by The Band
ⓘ
anti–Vietnam War concerts ⓘ large-scale benefit concerts ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Berlin
ⓘ
surface form:
Berlin, Germany
|
| placeOfDeath |
Vallejo
ⓘ
surface form:
Vallejo, California, United States
|
| promotedArtist |
Bob Dylan
ⓘ
Creedence Clearwater Revival ⓘ Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young ⓘ Grateful Dead ⓘ Janis Joplin ⓘ Jefferson Airplane ⓘ Jimi Hendrix ⓘ Led Zeppelin ⓘ Carlos Santana ⓘ
surface form:
Santana
The Allman Brothers Band ⓘ Bob Dylan and The Band ⓘ
surface form:
The Band
The Doors ⓘ The Rolling Stones ⓘ The Who ⓘ The Who's 1969 and 1970 tours ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City
ⓘ
San Francisco ⓘ
surface form:
San Francisco, California
|
| RockAndRollHallOfFameInductionYear | 1992 ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
biographical books about his life and career
ⓘ
documentary film "Bill Graham" ⓘ |
| survivedHolocaustAsChild | true ⓘ |
| workedWith |
Chet Helms
ⓘ
San Francisco psychedelic rock bands ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bill Graham Description of subject: Bill Graham was a legendary rock concert promoter and impresario who played a pivotal role in shaping the San Francisco music scene and the rise of 1960s counterculture.
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Last Waltz (concert)
subject surface form:
The Last Waltz (concert)
subject surface form:
Bill Graham