Episode 151: “San Francisco” by Scott McKenzie
A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs
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The Festival of Blues - The Musical of the Festival
Hendrix was still so new to song writing that half the experiences set was cover versions, including their own version of hay joeaoo. The sound you hear her is the sound of the crackling flames being picked up by the guitar's pickups and feeding back through the amps. Watching the footage of that performance, large chunks of the audience don't seem to know what's going on. But michel phillips, cass elliot and micky dolans all seem to be in states of utter ecstasy watching him. One person who wasn't so ecstatic was vavy shankar. He'd thought simon and garfuncle were extremely good on the first night, and
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