Santana Bill Graham Memorial 1991

As with most musicians and artist with whom Bill Graham maintained a long-term relationship, Carlos and band were only too keen to perform at the Memorial Concert for Bill Graham, held in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco on 3rd November 1991 - just eight days after Bill's sad passing following a fatal helicopter crash on October 25th, at the age of just 61. Santana joined the hastily arranged line-up which featured The Allman Brothers, Grateful Dead, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Journey and a host of others, for what was a glorious day albeit one of bereavement and remembrance, entitled 'Laughter, Love & Music'. The event paid tribute to Bill's girlfriend Mellissa Gold and pilot Steve Kahn who were also tragically killed in the accident.