Sam Andrew, a founder of Big Brother and the Holding Company passed away on February 12 at the age of 73. Along with the Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane and Quicksilver Messenger Service, Big Brother, is arguably one of the most famous and successful bands from the 1960s San Francisco music scene. He is survived by his wife, Elise Piliwale (and daughter Mari Andrew, from a previous marriage) who contacted Dennis Loren to design this poster for Sam’s memorial concert on Sunday March 22, 2015 at the Great American Music Hall.
I spoke with Dennis who is deeply honored to do this poster in memory of his longtime friend. Elise said that it made her very happy to see the finished design and that Sam would have loved it. The art will be printed by PS Print in Oakland and available at the memorial.
Before Sam passed, he had multiple surgeries in an attempt to save his life. There is a fund to help his family with the mounting expenses and medical bills incurred during that time. If you would like to help, or learn more, donations are being accepted at YouCaring.com. Sam has given us a lifetime of creativity and intellectual musings, many times for free. Now is our chance to help out a brother in need. I know together we can reach this goal. ☮
Sam Andrew Memorial on Sunday, March 22, 2015
Sam Andrew, a founder of Big Brother and the Holding Company passed away on February 12 at the age of 73. Along with the Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane and Quicksilver Messenger Service, Big Brother, is arguably one of the most famous and successful bands from the 1960s San Francisco music scene. He is survived by his wife, Elise Piliwale (and daughter Mari Andrew, from a previous marriage) who contacted Dennis Loren to design this poster for Sam’s memorial concert on Sunday March 22, 2015 at the Great American Music Hall.
I spoke with Dennis who is deeply honored to do this poster in memory of his longtime friend. Elise said that it made her very happy to see the finished design and that Sam would have loved it. The art will be printed by PS Print in Oakland and available at the memorial.
Before Sam passed, he had multiple surgeries in an attempt to save his life. There is a fund to help his family with the mounting expenses and medical bills incurred during that time. If you would like to help, or learn more, donations are being accepted at YouCaring.com. Sam has given us a lifetime of creativity and intellectual musings, many times for free. Now is our chance to help out a brother in need. I know together we can reach this goal. ☮
Nick says
March 13, 2015 at 6:04 pm