Bill Kreutzmann started playing drums at the age of 13, despite having been told by his sixth grade music teacher that he couldn't keep a beat. As a teenager, he met Aldous Huxley at his high school, who encouraged him in his drumming. At the end of 1964 he co-founded the band The Warlocks, along with Phil Lesh, Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, and Ron "Pigpen" McKernan. Their first real gig was May 5, 1965, two days before Kreutzmann's 19th birthday. In November 1965, the Warlocks became the Grateful Dead.
These are photos from concerts where Bill Kreutzmann played, so they may be of other bands that played the concert as well.
Dead & Company / Weir, Kreutzman, Hart, Chimenti, John Mayer, Oteil Burbridge Nov 11, 2015 Buffalo, New York, United States Uploaded by Grtfl62
Grateful Dead - Fare Thee Well Jul 3, 2015 Chicago, Illinois, United States Uploaded by Lawrence Peryer
