Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
October 2-5, 1969, Fillmore West
Artwork by Greg Irons

Here’s some rock ‘n’ roll lore for you. Just two months after their historic appearance at Woodstock, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young were scheduled to play their first-ever gigs at Bill Graham’s Fillmore West and Winterland. But after the tragic death of David Crosby’s longtime girlfriend, Christine Hinton, in an automobile accident in Marin, CSNY was forced to postpone the show. Janis Joplin and Santana stepped in to replace them, along with the original billing of Blues Image and John Sebastian. The poster, however, had already gone to print. Though shrouded in what was a devastating moment in CSNY’s long career together, this poster is a colorful example of Greg Irons’ signature symmetrical, cartoony style. Irons would also die a tragic, early death when, right after receiving a blessed tattoo from a Buddhist monk in Bangkok, he was struck and killed by a bus while crossing the street.

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