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Episode 151: “San Francisco” by Scott McKenzie

A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs

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The L a Groups of the Week End

On the evidence of that week end, the l a groups were a bunch of posers who couldn't really play. And that's largely how the la scene went down in the first drafts of rock history as a result. But the real highlights of the festival weren't from either o the warving californian scenes. Rather, they were the acts that had been suggested by the beetles and oldam otis redding’s performance was the set that brought him to the attention of the white rock audience. eein ano, di aaado.

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