Bets and her friends were excited about their trip to San Francisco because they were hoping to see some of their favorite musicians. As a college student living in San Francisco, Emmy Hatcher certainly was into the same music, and if her tie dyed curtains and peace signs were any indication, she must have had stacks of records by musicians who made the Haight Ashbury neighborhood their home.in 1967. You can listen to some of them here.
Janis Joplin was an American singer-songwriter who first rose to fame in the mid 1960s. Her first ever large scale public performance was at the Monterey Pop Festival, which led to her becoming very popular and one of the major attractions at the Woodstock festival Joplin was well known for her performing ability and skill as a multi-instrumentalist. Her fans referred to her stage presence as "electric"; She was also a painter, dancer and music arranger. Rolling Stone ranked Joplin number 46 on its list of the 100 Greatest Artists of All Time in 2004[1] and number 28 on its 2008 list of 100 Greatest Singers of All Time. She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995.
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The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area amid the rise of the counterculture of the 1960s. The band was known for its unique style, which fused elements of country, folk, bluegrass, blues, reggae, rock, and improvisational jazz for live performances of lengthy instrumental jams. The band was ranked 57th in the issue The Greatest Artists of all Time byRolling Stone magazine. The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994.
The founding members were Jerry Garcia (guitar, vocals), Bob Weir (guitar, vocals), Ron "Pigpen" McKernan (keyboards,harmonica, vocals), Phil Lesh (bass, vocals), and Bill Kreutzmann (drums). |
Grace Slick is an American singer-songwriter, musician, artist and former model, widely known as the first female diva in rock and roll history and a searing voice in the mid-1960's San Francisco psychedelic renaissance. Her iconic career spanned all or parts of four decades, most notably with the ground-breaking Jefferson Airplane, By 1967, Jefferson Airplane became one of the most popular bands in the country. Slick earned a position as one of the most prominent female rock musicians of her time.
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