On June 16, 1967, the Monterey Pop Festival opened to the public, kicking off the Summer of Love and boosting countless artists' careers.

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War, drugs, and racial tensions set the stage for the summer of 1967.

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Jimi Hendrix is said to have made a dismissive comment about “surfing music” during an appearance at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival. Wilson’s planned “Pet Sounds” follow-up, ...

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In the early months of 1967, a consortium of well-connected and well-heeled industry types began to plot the Monterey International Pop Festival, hoping to elevate rock’s cultural cachet by ...

But it appeared that the group had willfully stepped out of the musical vanguard of the day; they declined an offer to appear at 1967’s Monterey Pop Festival, which showcased many of the era’s ...