The Monterey Pop Festival In 1967
By Marvin Marks on Jun 16, 2008 in Features
The three day Monterey Pop Festival in California began 41 years ago today on June 16, 1967. All proceeds went to charity as all of the performers agreed to perform for free.
Some performances from the festival:
The Who - “My Generation”
Jimi Hendrix - “Wild Thing”
Janis Joplin - “Ball & Chain”
Simon & Garfunkel - “Homeward Bound”
Jefferson Airplane - “High Flyin’ Bird”
Otis Redding - “Shake”
Canned Heat - “Rollin’ and Tumblin’”
Buffalo Springfield - “For What It’s Worth”
The Mamas And The Papas - “I Call Your Name”
Country Joe & The Fish - “Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine”
The Byrds - “Hey Joe”
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Captain Beefheart and his band were going to play that festival, which was around the time period of their first album “Safe As Milk”, but he was convinced that someone was going to make an attempt to shoot him if he took the stage, so the band was forced to cancel…and The Doors were booked on the East Coast somewhere, from my understanding.
Mozart Breath | Jun 16, 2008 | Reply
It does seem like The Doors would’ve been there, eh? Lovely bit of trivia MB.
Marvin Marks | Jun 16, 2008 | Reply
I think Ravi Shankar was the only performer to be paid.
Nick | Jun 17, 2008 | Reply