Wednesday, June 14, 2017

The Greatest Music Festival Ever (And No, It Wasn't Woodstock)

"The idea for Monterey Pop, a model for subsequent rock music festivals from Woodstock to Bonnaroo, emerged from a conversation in early 1967 among Paul McCartney, the record producer Lou Adler and the folk rock band the Mamas and the Papas. They weren’t thinking of the war; they were thinking of music — in particular, why rock wasn’t considered an art form alongside the likes of jazz."



Article source here:Arts Journal

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