Monterey Pop - The Best of the Best

Most of the people who played at those big hippie festivals had not had the same experiences as the black musicians. The guitar bands at Woodstock and Monterey hadn't had the same kind of pressure. They had to play far fewer shows than the Chitlin circuit veterans, so they simply didn't develop the same chops before becoming famous. And so it's no surprise that while a lot of bands became more famous as a result of the Monterey Pop Festival, only three really became breakout stars in America as a direct result of it.