Chet Helms

Chet Helms was an influential music promoter and concert organizer in the 1960s, best known for promoting the San Francisco music scene. He founded the iconic Avalon Ballroom and was a key figure in the rise of psychedelic rock, working with bands like the Grateful Dead and Janis Joplin. Helms helped shape the counterculture movement by creating venues that nurtured artistic freedom and alternative lifestyles. His efforts contributed significantly to the popularity of San Francisco as a hub for groundbreaking music and cultural change during that era.