San Francisco Rock History "Charlatans" Handbill

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The Charlatans at The Matrix Club April 12-17, 1966Not Mint but Clean VG and original ... one small dog ear... musty. Stored in a magazine in a briefcase all these years. Not a FakeSome age and one dog earVery RareMore Info The Amazing Charlatans were, by dint of timing, effort and wardrobe, the first on the scene of the 60s San Francisco psychedelic rock bands. The folkie jug-band scene going down in the Bay Area, circa 1964, was destined to be electrified. The Charlatans achieved this on several levels. The man behind the Charlatans was architecture student George Hunter, who couldn't play a musical instrument, but wanted to be in a rock 'n' roll band. His concept and ambition were joined by Haight-Ashbury musician and entrepreneur Michael Ferguson's artistic and theatrical bent. During 1964, the nascent group - which included Richie Olsen Brass and Sam Linde on drums, - not only rehearsed, but also filmed and photographed themselves, as Hunter thought a successful band should. Some of that early footage may be seen in the film "The Life And Times of the Red Dog Saloon". The only thing missing was a paying gig. Drummer Linde eventually left the band, and Dan Hicks dropped in, allegedly when he happened by Fergusen's Pad on Liberty Hill to score weed. In the summer of 1965, The Charlatans were recruited by Chandler Laughlin to read more
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