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8 Miles High Released by the Byrds in April 66 Was banned by the Gavin Report The song was dropped by radio stations Ken Kesey and The Merry Pranksters • • • • • A student at Stanford Famous author Began the Acid test Toured around CA. With the Grateful Dead San Francisco • The home of the psychedelic scene • Many psychedelic bands formed • The center was at Haight St. and Ashbury St. Janis Joplin • A blues singer from Texas • A social outcast at home • Joins a local SF band Big Brother and the Holding Co. • One of the first know psychedelic artist The Beatles • Stop touring in 8/66 • Begin trying new things • George Harrison studies sitar with Ravi Shankar • Release Tomorrow Never Knows, first major artists to record psychedelic music The Gathering of the Tribe • • • • • • The Human be in 1/67 Golden Gate Park S.F. 20,000 fans attend The hippies wanted to stop the war A national event The record companies now take notice The Jefferson Airplane • The first psychedelic band with a national hit • Lead singer Grace Slick • College educated bored white kids 1967 • • • • • • The Summer of Love The Beatles release Sgt. Pepper Drug law are being enforced Many of the early musicians begin to leave S.F. Albums sales top singles Many young people head to the West Coast WoodStock • 3 days in August of 1969 • Organizers wanted to make money to open a recording studio in up state NY • Mike Lang, Artie Kornfeld,John Roberts, and Joel Rosenmann • Woodstock was based on many untruths • Organiziers lost millions of dollars Woodstock Arts and Music Festival • Bethel New York Aug.1969 • Held on Max Yasgur dairy farm • The Organizers hoped to earn enough porfit from the festival to open up a recording studio in upstate NY Woodstock Ventures Inc • Was formed by 4 partners • Mike Lang & Artie Kornfeld had the music connections • Jon Roberts & Joel Rosenman had the $ • Because of poor management Woodstock Ventures lost a lot of money • But the music worked! • One of the highlights of the 60’s Altamont • Billed as Woodstock on the West Coast • First planned for Golden Gate Park SF • The city said no after the information about the concert was released • A the last minute an old race track was found a host, Altamont Speedway • The Hells Angel provided security, they beat some fans and one person was killed End of an Era • Altamont marked the end of the Peace/Love generation • Many early performers had died, or fried their brains because of drug use • Musician wanted to move on and get better at their music • New styles begin to develop