Pink Floyd (with Syd Barrett)

Barclay James Harvest (prog. rock, psych. rock, folk rock / England)

Barclay James Harvest are an English progressive rock band. They were founded in Saddleworth, Yorkshire, in September 1966 by John Lees, Les Holroyd, Stuart “Woolly” Wolstenholme (1947–2010), and Mel Pritchard (1948–2004). They are best-known for their first four albums released in quick succession from 1970-1972.

The Barclay James Harvest story begins in the early sixties in the Oldham area of North-West England. John Lees and Stuart “Woolly” Wolstenholme met at Oldham Art School, and formed a band called The Sorcerers, which evolved into The Keepers. Meanwhile Les Holroyd and Mel Pritchard were playing in another local outfit rejoicing in the name of Heart And Soul And The Wickeds. In 1966 a new band was formed from a fusion of the two and performed live shows on a semi-professional basis as The Blues Keepers. The resulting six-piece gradually dwindled to a stable quartet comprising Holroyd, Pritchard, Lees and Wolstenholme, and in the summer of 1967 they turned professional with a new name selected by putting names into a hat, and Barclay James Harvest was born.

From the very beginning, BJH experimented with new forms, going beyond the traditional guitar, bass and drums format to include woodwind, strings and brass, then acquiring a Mellotron to simulate the sound of an orchestra. It was a logical step, then, to record their debut album, Barclay James Harvest, with their own orchestra led by “Resident Musical Director” Robert Godfrey, later of The Enid, and to back the release of the album in June 1970 with a short orchestral tour.

Genres: Art rock, progressive rock, psychedelic rock, folk rock
Years active: 1966–present 



Members:

John Lees' Barclay James Harvest

Current members:

John Lees - vocals, guitars (1966–present; BJH member)
Craig Fletcher - bass (1998–present)
Kevin Whitehead - drums, percussion (1998–present)
Jez Smith - keyboards (2009–present)

Former members:

Stuart "Woolly" Wolstenholme - vocals, mellotron, keyboards, guitars (1966–1979, 1998–2010; BJH member; died 2010)
Jeff Leach - keyboards (1998–2006)
Mike Bramwell - keyboards (2006–2009)

Guest musicians:
John Joseph Lees - cornet (2006, 2009)
Liz Fitzpatrick - trumpet (2009)


Barclay James Harvest featuring Les Holroyd

Current members:

Les Holroyd - bass, guitars, keyboards, vocals (1966–present; BJH member)
Michael Byron-Hehir - lead guitars (1998–present)
Colin Browne - keyboards, guitars (1998–present)
Steve Butler - guitars, keyboards (1998–present)
Louie Palmer - drums, percussion (2011–present)

Former members:

Mel Pritchard - drums, percussion (1966–2004; BJH member; died 2004)
Ian Wilson - guitars (1998–2009)
Chris Jago - drums, percussion (1998–2003, 2004–2005)
Roy Martin - drums, percussion (2003–2004, 2006–2007)
Paul Walsham - drums, percussion (2005–2006, 2007–2010)


Child of the Universe (live):

Galadriel:

Discography:


Studio albums:

Barclay James Harvest
Barclay James Harvest (1970)
Once Again (1971)
Barclay James Harvest and Other Short Stories (1971)
Baby James Harvest (1972)
Everyone Is Everybody Else (1974)
Time Honoured Ghosts (1975)
Octoberon (1976)
Gone to Earth (1977)
XII (1978)
Eyes of the Universe (1979)
Turn of the Tide (1981)
Ring of Changes (1983)
Victims of Circumstance (1984)
Face to Face (1987)
Welcome to the Show (1990)
Caught in the Light (1993)
River of Dreams (1997)
John Lees' Barclay James Harvest
Nexus (1999)
Barclay James Harvest featuring Les Holroyd
Revolution Days (2002)



Sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barclay_James_Harvest
               http://www.bjharvest.co.uk/bjh-biog.htm

Steve Hackett

Stephen Richard Hackett (born 12 February 1950) is a British singer-songwriter and guitarist. He gained prominence as a member of the British progressive rock group Genesis, which he joined in 1970 and left in 1977 to pursue a solo career. Hackett contributed to six Genesis studio albums, three live albums and seven singles.
In 1986, Hackett co-founded the supergroup GTR with another progressive guitarist, Steve Howe of Yes and Asia. The group released a self-titled album that year, which peaked at #11 on the Billboard 200 in the United States and spawned the Top 20 single "When the Heart Rules the Mind". When Hackett left GTR in 1987, the group disbanded.
After leaving GTR, Hackett resumed his solo career and has released albums and toured on a regular basis since. His body of work has encompassed many styles, such as progressive rock, world music, and classical. His playing has influenced guitarists such as Eddie Van Halen, Alex Lifeson and Brian May. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Genesis in 2010.



Early career:

Steve Hackett's earliest professional playing experience came with two bands — Canterbury Glass and Sarabande — both of whom performed rock with progressive elements. His first recording work came in 1970, as a member of Quiet World, a band that included his younger brother John Hackett on flute. The group released one album, The Road, but he departed the group soon after.
Hackett, seeking a new band, placed an advertisement in Melody Maker magazine. The advertisement, in which Hackett stated he was seeking musicians "determined to strive beyond existing stagnant music forms," was spotted by Genesis vocalist Peter Gabriel, who contacted Hackett. The band had recently lost founding guitarist Anthony Phillips. After seeing Genesis perform, Hackett auditioned for the group and joined in December 1970.


Genesis:

Hackett, who had little on-stage playing experience, when he joined Genesis, had some initial difficulty performing with the group. But he soon settled into his role, and his unique stage image (wearing glasses and seated in a hunched position over his guitar) served as a counter to Gabriel's extravagant costumes and theatrics.
Hackett's first recording with Genesis was Nursery Cryme, released in November 1971. Hackett made an immediate impact on the group's sound, as evidenced by his work on such songs as "The Musical Box" and "The Return of the Giant Hogweed", becoming one of the first guitarists to experiment with the tapping technique normally attributed to Eddie Van Halen. (Hackett has often claimed Eddie Van Halen told him that he learned the technique after attending a Genesis concert in the early 1970s.) The continuo part in the latter song sounds like a synthesiser because of distortion and because of his legato tapping technique as well as Tony Banks's simultaneous Hohner Pianet continuo.

Tony Banks, Phil Collins, Mike Rutherford, Steve Hackett, Peter Gabriel

Although Nursery Cryme was not a commercial success, 1972's album Foxtrot was, reaching #12 in the UK. Included on Foxtrot was Hackett's classical guitar solo composition "Horizons", which quickly became one of his signature pieces.
Foxtrot began a trend of increasing commercial popularity for Genesis, and in the group's 1973 effort, Selling England by the Pound, Hackett showed continued and perfected use of the tapping technique, as well as sweep picking, which was popularised in 1984 by Yngwie Malmsteen. Both of these techniques can be heard on the track "Dancing with the Moonlit Knight". The track "Firth of Fifth" contains one of Hackett's most well-known guitar solos. The track has remained a favourite in concert, even after Hackett's departure.

During the recording of The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway in 1974, Hackett's contribution shrank from what he had originally contributed on Selling England by the Pound. He attributed his lack of contribution to be that of not being able to come to grips with the material presented, and his failing marriage. Additionally, Hackett injured his hand after accidentally crushing a wine glass, which led to the delay of the Lamb tour. This additionally reflected the tension within the band.

In 1975, Hackett became the first member of Genesis to release a solo album, when he issued Voyage of the Acolyte. Assisting with the recording were Phil Collins and Mike Rutherford. Hackett enjoyed the freedom he had, when writing and recording his own album, and thus began to become frustrated after returning to the group's more democratic approach to songwriting.
The band reconvened after Peter Gabriel's departure to record the album A Trick Of The Tail (1976), with Collins performing lead vocals after no other singer could be found. Hackett had writing credits on a number of the songs, but felt constricted by his lack of freedom and level of input.
His frustration increased as Genesis prepared to release in December 1976 Wind & Wuthering. Hackett was insistent that more of his material be included on the album, but was rebuffed. "Blood on the Rooftops", which Hackett wrote with Phil Collins, made the album but was never played live, and his composition "Please Don't Touch" was rejected completely. Another song, "Inside and Out", was relegated to the Spot the Pigeon EP. Hackett remained with Genesis through the conclusion of the Wind & Wuthering tour, but announced his departure on 8 October 1977, one week before the release of the group's second live album Seconds Out.


Reunions:

Since Hackett's departure, the early 1970s lineup of Genesis has reunited on a handful of occasions. On 2 October 1982, the group gathered for a one-off performance entitled "Six of the Best", held to raise money for Peter Gabriel's WOMAD festival. This was the first and last time this lineup had performed since 1975.
In 1998 the group gathered for a photo session and dinner to celebrate the release of the box set, Genesis Archive 1967-75. Hackett re-recorded some of his guitar parts for the box set, as well as participating in the re-recording of 1974's "The Carpet Crawlers" for inclusion on the 1999 Genesis greatest hits album Turn It on Again: The Hits. The rest of the group recorded some new parts as well, although they were not recorded together in the same studio. However, by the time that Trevor Horn and The Art of Noise had mixed these parts, there remained very little of them in the final release other than Gabriel's and Collins' vocals.
In an April 2006 radio interview, Phil Collins discussed a band meeting that took place in November 2005. During that meeting, the group discussed the possibility of reuniting the classic mid-1970s roster for a limited run of shows, including a complete performance of the group's 1974 double album, The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway. However, on 18 October 2006 it was announced that the post-Hackett lineup of Rutherford, Banks, and Collins were instead reforming.

In March 2010, Phish guitarist Trey Anastasio was asked to pay tribute to Genesis, one of his favourite bands, upon being inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. In addition to Anastasio's speech, Phish appeared and performed two Genesis songs, "Watcher of the Skies" and "No Reply At All". Even though Hackett and his Genesis bandmates (minus Peter Gabriel) attended the ceremony, they did not perform.


Solo career:

Hackett's first post-Genesis album was Please Don't Touch, released in 1978. As with Voyage of the Acolyte (1975), much of the material on the album was in the style of progressive rock. It did contain, however, much more vocal work. Hackett, who had never sung lead on a Genesis song, turned over most of the vocals to a number of singers, including folk singer Richie Havens, R&B singer Randy Crawford, and Steve Walsh of American progressive rock group Kansas. He did provide lead vocals for "Carry on Up the Vicarage", but they were processed using a "laughing gnome" vocal effect. The album peaked at #38 on the UK chart, and #103 on the Billboard pop Albums chart in the United States.

A pair of progressive rock albums followed: 1979's Spectral Mornings (#22 UK Albums Chart) and 1980s Defector (#9 UK Albums Chart, they charted #138 and #144 in the United States, respectively). Hackett toured Europe for the first time as a solo act in 1979, and in August performed at the Reading Festival. The Defector-tour brought him to the United States for the first time since his final tour with Genesis.

Hackett's first major shift in musical style came with 1981's Cured. Although the album contained some of the progressive and classical pieces for which Hackett was known, it also showcased a much more pop approach. The album was recorded without most of the musicians who had been on Hackett's solo albums since Spectral Mornings (Hackett handled all lead vocal duties). Only longtime collaborators Nick Magnus and John Hackett remained. While Cured did not chart highly in the U.S., it peaked at #15 in the UK.
In the 1980s, Hackett released his first classical guitar albums, Bay of Kings (1983, #70 UK Albums Chart) and Momentum (1988). The tour for Momentum drew large crowds in Europe, considered unusual for a classical guitarist.

In 1983 Hackett participated on the British/Brazilian singer Ritchie's LP Voo de Coração. Hackett played guitar on various tracks, and most songs on the LP were hits on Brazilian radio.
On the rock production side, Hackett's work in the 1980s involved the LPs Cured (1981), Highly Strung (1983, #16 UK Albums Chart) and Till We Have Faces (1984, #54 UK Albums Chart). Till We Have Faces merged Hackett style sounds with Brazilian percussion.

In 1986, Hackett formed the supergroup GTR with veteran Yes and Asia guitarist Steve Howe. The group released a gold-selling album, produced by Yes/Asia keyboardist Geoff Downes. Hackett soon left GTR over financial and management squabbles. In addition to Howe and Downes, Hackett has also worked with Yes drummer Bill Bruford in Genesis, Yes bassist Chris Squire (Chris Squire's Swiss Choir, 2007) and briefly Yes vocalist Trevor Horn (who produced the 1999 reunion version of "The Carpet Crawlers"). He also performed alongside former Yes keyboard player Rick Wakeman on the latter's TV Show Gastank in the mid 1980s. Hackett's long-time keyboardist, Julian Colbeck, played live with Yes spin-off Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe.

Hackett's solo career continued, releasing a plethora of both electric and acoustic based albums throughout the 1990s to the present day. In April 1997 he released the neo-classical influenced A Midsummer Night's Dream, accompanied by the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and the album spent several weeks in the Top 10 of the UK classical charts.
In 2005, the first Steve Hackett biography ever, The Defector by journalist Mario Giammetti, was published in Italy (Edizioni Segno)

In June 2009, Hackett announced a new solo album featuring contributions of many artists, including former Genesis guitarist Anthony Phillips and Chris Squire of Yes. In fact Hackett and Squire have recorded an album of new material under the working title of "Squackett" which as of late 2010 has been delayed by legal reasons.
The album, which was due for release mid October 2009 and called Out of the Tunnel's Mouth, was delayed due to legal reasons, but was eventually on sale from November 2009, and some songs were performed on the European tour.

In August 2009, the official, authorised biography 'Sketches of Hackett' by Alan Hewitt was published by Wymer Publishing. The first edition hardback includes a bonus DVD with a 90 minute interview filmed early in the year at Steve's home.

On 15 March 2010, Genesis was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with Hackett making a rare appearance alongside Phil Collins, Tony Banks and Mike Rutherford at the ceremony, though they did not perform together. Hackett, in recent years, has put on record his willingness to participate in a reunion. Genesis' planned reunion of the classic 1970's line-up fell apart in 2007 when Peter Gabriel expressed reservations, and subsequently Hackett dropped out in deference to the Genesis 'trio' line-up, as opposed to the 4-piece. With Phil Collins' announced retirement in 2011, any possibility for another reunion are very slim.

In 2011 Hackett released his 24th studio album Beyond the Shrouded Horizon. In 2012 he went on tour to promote the album in the UK.
In 2012 Hackett and Chris Squire collaborated to produce the album Squackett "A Life Within a Day".
Hackett's Genesis Revisited II album is due to be released late October 2012.


Discography: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Hackett_discography


Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Hackett

Legendary Genesis Reunion Concert   (audio only)

1.) Back in NYC 1:10 
2.) Dancing with the Moonlit Knight 8:40
3.) The Carpet Crawlers 10:20
4.) Firth of Fifth 17:25
5.) The Musical Box 28:05 
6.) Solsbury Hill 40:18
7.) Turn it on Again 46:03
8.) The Lamb lies down on Broadway 53:43
9.) Fly on a Windshield 59:24
10.) Broadway Melodie of 1974 1:02:22
11.) In the Cage 1:04:00
12.) Supper's Ready 1:15:14
13.) I know what i like 1:42:25
14.) The Knife 1:55:02

October 2, 1982
Milton Keynes Concert Bowl
Milton Keynes, UK

Peter Gabriel , Phil Collins , Mike Rutherford , Tony Banks, Steve Hackett,
Chester Thompson , Daryl Stuermer

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Steve Hackett (solo) Firth of Fifth 2004:

Steve Hackett (personal life)

Personal Life

Steve Hackett was born on 12 February 1950 at London University Hospital. Except for an initial period south of the river and a brief time in Vancouver, Canada when he was seven years old, he spent his childhood and teens living in Pimlico, London. It was indeed a golden age of steam, with nearby Battersea Power Station and the trains belching out smoke... In contrast was the colourful excitement of Battersea Funfair, which inspired many of Steve's early dreams.

Steve and his brother John

His brother John was born on 13 March 1955. They enjoyed music together from an early age and both were playing instruments by the time they were in their teens. Both of Steve's parents June and Peter were encouraging with the music and Peter also possessed creative talent as an artist and painter.



Steve experienced the changing face of the sixties first hand in his daily walks along the famous Kings Road to Sloane Grammar School, and he shared a fascination of all the new up and coming bands, as well as the wonder of books with his first girlfriend Barbara. She introduced him to the works of writers like Jean Paul Sartre and Albert Camus. He was heartbroken when they split up, but this didn't stop his hunger for music. He and his friend Jock loved to make the journey to Eel Pie Island for the musical experience of heroes like Peter Green and Paul Butterfield. Later on bands like King Crimson and the Jimmy Hendrix Experience became an inspiration. Through all this time Steve followed his musical path and put regular adverts into Melody Maker, until finally Peter Gabriel picked up on Steve's ad...

Joining Genesis was a turning point for Steve - he was now living the dream. All the band members formed equally important parts of the Genesis story. Steve still loves the guys and the stunning work they created together.

Steve and his son Oliver 

He married Ellen Busse in 1972. They had a son, Oliver in 1974 but they subsequently divorced. It was a difficult time for Steve, but he enjoys a good relationship with Oliver who lives in Germany.

Another challenging time for Steve was when he left Genesis. He had enjoyed his journey with them and had some trepidation about starting out alone, yet he also felt the need to explore his own path. He had many creative ideas that he wanted to develop.

Steve married Brazilian artist and jewellery designer Kim Poor on 14 August 1981. They divorced on 18 May 2007. A court case followed which came to an end in 2010.

Steve married author Jo Lehmann on 4 June 2011. They often write lyrics and music together, which Steve then takes on to the next stage with Roger King. Steve is really proud of his band and team.

2011

Steve's output is particularly prolific these days, as his ideas continue to flourish and grow. He's always found that books have long been a rich source of inspiration and that life itself gives him ideas. He enjoys the experiences of his travels even more than ever as he explores many places with Jo. The moment he sees the Sphinx or a sunset over the Colosseum his notebook is out instantly and the notes start to flow...



Source: http://www.hackettsongs.com/biog.html

SONG OF THE DAY / Comus - The prisoner

Comus - The prisoner 

(from the album "First Utterance", 1971) : https://youtu.be/HzKgnX53H9I :

Monterey International Pop Festival (Part 1 of 4)

The Monterey International Pop Music Festival was a three-day concert event held June 16 to June 18, 1967 at the Monterey County Fairgrounds in Monterey, California. Monterey was the first widely promoted and heavily attended rock festival, attracting an estimated 55,000 total attendees with up to 90,000 people present at the event's peak at midnight on Sunday.
The Showground arena, where the performances took place, had 5,850 stand seats, but many others had floor and perimiter standing tickets. A charge of $1 was also allowed for people to enter the Fairgrounds without tickets to the actual arena, consequently approximately 200,000 were on the festival site over the 3 days.

The festival is remembered for the first major American appearances by Jimi Hendrix, The Who and Ravi Shankar, the first large scale public performance of Janis Joplin, and the introduction of Otis Redding to a large, predominantly white audience.
The Monterey Pop Festival embodied the themes of California as a focal point for the counterculture and is generally regarded as one of the beginnings of the "Summer of Love" in 1967, along with the Fantasy Fair and Magic Mountain Music Festival held at Mount Tamalpais in Marin County a week earlier. Monterey became the template for future music festivals, notably the Woodstock Festival two years later.


The festival was planned in seven weeks by promoter Lou Adler, John Phillips of The Mamas & the Papas, producer Alan Pariser, and publicist Derek Taylor. The Monterey location had been known as the site for the long-running Monterey Jazz Festival and Monterey Folk Festival; the promoters saw the Monterey Pop festival as a way to validate rock music as an art form in the way jazz and folk were regarded. The organizers succeeded beyond all expectations, especially since the total number of attendees who could witness the legendary musical performances at any one time inside the enclosed concert arena was less than 6,000.

The artists performed for free with all revenue donated to charity, except for Ravi Shankar, who was paid $3,000 for his afternoon-long performance on the sitar. Country Joe and the Fish were paid $5,000 not by the festival itself, but from revenue generated from the D.A. Pennebaker documentary.

Lou Adler later reflected:
…..Our idea for Monterey was to provide the best of everything -- sound equipment, sleeping and eating accommodations, transportation -- services that had never been provided for the artist before Monterey…
We set up an on-site first aid clinic, because we knew there would be a need for medical supervision and that we would encounter drug-related problems. We didn't want people who got themselves into trouble and needed medical attention to go untreated. Nor did we want their problems to ruin or in any way disturb other people or disrupt the music…
Our security worked with the Monterey police. The local law enforcement authorities never expected to like the people they came in contact with as much as they did. They never expected the spirit of 'Music, Love and Flowers' to take over to the point where they'd allow themselves to be festooned with flowers.
Monterey's bill boasted a line-up that put established stars like The Mamas and the Papas, Simon & Garfunkel and The Byrds alongside groundbreaking new acts from the UK, the USA.

 Highlights:

Jefferson Airplane
With two huge singles behind them, the Airplane was one of the major attractions of the festival.

The Who
Although already a big act in the UK, and now gaining some attention in the US after playing some New York dates two months earlier, The Who were propelled into the American mainstream at Monterey. At the end of their frenetic performance of "My Generation", the audience were stunned as guitarist Pete Townshend began smashing his guitar, amid smoke bombs and frightened concert staff rushing onstage to scurry expensive microphones to safety. At the end of the mayhem, drummer Keith Moon kicked over his drum kit as the band exited the stage. The Who, after winning a coin toss, performed before Jimi Hendrix, as Townshend and Hendrix each refused to go on after the other - both having planned an instrument-demolishing conclusion to their respective sets.

The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Hendrix ended his Monterey performance with an unpredictable version of "Wild Thing", which he capped by kneeling over his guitar, pouring lighter fluid over it, setting it aflame, and then smashing it in to the stage seven times before throwing its remains into the audience. This produced unforeseen sounds and these actions contributed to his rising popularity in the United States.

Janis Joplin
Monterey Pop was also one of the earliest major public performances for Janis Joplin, who appeared as a member of Big Brother and The Holding Company. Joplin was seen swigging from a bottle of Southern Comfort as she gave a provocative rendition of the song "Ball 'n' Chain". Columbia Records signed Big Brother and The Holding Company on the basis of their performance at Monterey.

Otis Redding
Redding, backed by Booker T. & The MG's, was included on the bill through the efforts of promoter Jerry Wexler, who saw the festival as an opportunity to advance Redding's career. Up until that point, Redding had performed mainly for black audiences, besides a few successful shows at the Whisky a Go Go. Redding's show, received well by the audience ("there is certainly more audible crowd participation in Redding's set than in any of the others filmed by Pennebaker that weekend") included "Respect" and a version of "Satisfaction". The festival would be one of his last major performances. He died 6 months later in a plane crash at the age of 26.

Ravi Shankar
Ravi Shankar was another artist who was introduced to America at the Monterey festival. The Raga Dhun (Dadra and Fast Teental) (which was later miscredited as "Raga Bhimpalasi") an excerpt from Shankar's four-hour performance at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival, concluded the Monterey Pop film, introducing the artist to a new generation of music fans.

The Mamas & the Papas
The Mamas & the Papas performed the closing act of the festival, as member John Phillips helped organize the festival. They also introduced several of the acts including Scott McKenzie. They played some of their biggest hits including Monday, Monday and California Dreamin'.

Cancellations and no-shows:

Several acts were also notable for their non-appearance:

The Beach Boys, who had been involved in the conception of the event and were at one point scheduled to headline and close the show, failed to perform. This resulted from a number of issues plaguing the group. Carl Wilson was in a feud with officials for his refusal to be drafted into military service during the Vietnam War. The group's new, radical album Smile had recently been aborted, with band leader Brian Wilson in a depressed state and unwilling to perform (he hadn't performed live with the group since late 1964, although he would do so in Honolulu, Hawaii in August 1967). Since Smile had not been released, the group felt their older material would not go over well. The cancellation permanently damaged their reputation and popularity in the US, which would contribute to their replacement album Smiley Smile charting lower than any other of their previous album releases.

The Beatles were rumored to appear because of the involvement of their press officer Derek Taylor, but they declined, since their music had become too complex to be performed live. Instead, at the instigation of Paul McCartney, the festival booked The Who and the Jimi Hendrix Experience.

The Kinks were invited but could not get a work visa to enter the US due to a dispute with the American Federation of Musicians.

Donovan was refused a visa to enter the United States because of a 1966 drug bust.

Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band was also invited to appear but, according to the liner notes for the CD reissue of their album Safe As Milk, the band turned the offer down at the insistence of guitarist Ry Cooder, who felt the group was not ready.

According to Eric Clapton, Cream did not perform because the band's manager wanted to make a bigger splash for their American debut.

Dionne Warwick and the Impressions were advertised on some of the early posters for the event, but Warwick dropped out due to a conflict in booking that weekend: she was booked at the Fairmont Hotel and it was thought that if she canceled that appearance it would negatively affect her career.
Though the logo for the band Kaleidoscope is seen in the film, they did not perform at the Monterey Pop Festival.

Although The Rolling Stones did not play, guitarist and founder Brian Jones attended and appeared onstage to introduce Hendrix.

Though it was long rumored that Love had declined an invitation to Woodstock, Mojo Magazine later confirmed that it was Monterey they had rejected.

The promoters also invited several Motown artists to perform and even were going to give the label's artists their own slot.

 However, Berry Gordy refused to let any of his acts appear, even though Smokey Robinson was on the board of directors.

The Doors did not appear because the coordinators forgot to invite them. John Densmore, the band's drummer, in his book, "Riders on the Storm", expressed his belief that they were not invited because their music didn't express the ideals of the time, Peace and Love.

Performers: see part 2

Setlist: see part 3

Bonus Performances: see part 4


Source: wikipedia.org

Monterey International Pop Festival (Part 2 of 4)

PERFORMERS:



Friday, June 16:


*The Association:

*The Paupers

*Lou Rawls:





*Beverly Martyn

*Johnny Rivers

*Eric Burdon and The Animals

*Simon and Garfunkel:

Saturday, June 17:



*Canned Heat

*Big Brother and the Holding Company:

*Country Joe and the Fish:

*Al Kooper

*The Butterfield Blues Band:

*The Electric Flag:

*Quicksilver Messenger Service

*Steve Miller Band

*Moby Grape:

*Hugh Masekela:

*The Byrds:

*Laura Nyro:

*Jefferson Airplane:

*Booker T. & the M.G.'s

*Otis Redding:

Sunday, June 18:



*Ravi Shankar:

*The Blues Project:

*Big Brother and the Holding Company


*The Group With No Name


*Buffalo Springfield (played with David Crosby):

*The Who:

*The Grateful Dead:

*The Jimi Hendrix Experience:

*Scott McKenzie

*The Mamas & the Papas



See also: part 1, 3 and 4

Monterey International Pop Festival (Part 3 of 4)

SETLIST:


Friday, June 16. Evening:

The Association:
Enter The Young
Along Comes Mary
Windy
Note: The Association set list is incomplete.

http://youtu.be/4g005kP4RIA: 

The Paupers:
Magic People
Think I Care
Tudor Impressions
Simple Deed
Let Me Be
Dr. Feelgood/Bass Solo/Dr. Feelgood

Lou Rawls:
Love Is A Hurtin' Thing
Dead End Street
Tobacco Road
On A Clear Day You Can See Forever
Autumn Leaves
Note: Lou Rawls set list is incomplete.

Beverly Martyn:
Set list unknown.


Johnny Rivers:
Help Me, Rhonda
Memphis, Tennessee
Note: Johnny Rivers set list is incomplete.

Eric Burdon & The Animals:
San Francisco Nights
Gin House Blues
Hey Gyp
Paint It, Black

http://youtu.be/tStR19jxS-I :

Simon and Garfunkel:
Homeward Bound
At The Zoo
The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin' Groovy)
For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her
The Sound of Silence
Benedictus
Punky's Dilemma

http://youtu.be/ANe27CshWlE: 

Saturday, June 17. Afternoon:

Canned Heat:
Rollin' And Tumblin'
Dust My Broom
Bullfrog Blues
Note: Canned Heat set list is incomplete.

http://youtu.be/mBpu3ia7Lwo :

Big Brother and the Holding Company (with Janis Joplin):
Down on Me
Combination of the Two
Harry
Roadblock
Ball 'n' Chain

http://youtu.be/Ui4c0PKvVMU :

Country Joe and the Fish:
Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine
I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-to-Die Rag
The Bomb Song
Section 43

http://youtu.be/YDhLYJMPlYg :

Al Kooper:
I Can't Keep from Cryin' Sometimes
Wake Me, Shake Me

The Butterfield Blues Band:
Look Over Yonders Wall
Mystery Train
Born In Chicago
Double Trouble
Mary Ann
Droppin' Out
One More Heartache
Driftin' Blues
Note: The Butterfield Blues Band set list is incomplete.

http://youtu.be/e3LEhfbKCSc :

Quicksilver Messenger Service:
Dino's Song (All I Ever Wanted to Do)
If You Live
Acapulco Gold and Silver
Too Long
Who Do You Love?

http://youtu.be/bqVVnExlX9c : 

Steve Miller Band:
Living in the USA
Mercury Blues

http://youtu.be/u536Y0bPu8A :

The Electric Flag:
Groovin' Is Easy
Over-Lovin' You
The Night Time Is the Right Time
Wine

http://youtu.be/37fNUR3aWrk :

Saturday, June 17. Evening:

Moby Grape:
Indifference
Mr. Blues
Sitting By the Window
Omaha
Fall On You

http://youtu.be/hm8Wj4keXH4 :

Hugh Masekela:
Here, There And Everywhere
Society's Child
Bajabula Bonke (Healing Song)
Note: Hugh Masekela set list is incomplete.

http://youtu.be/odHe5Sv1e2c:

The Byrds:

Renaissance Fair
Have You Seen Her Face
Hey Joe
He Was a Friend of Mine
Lady Friend
Chimes of Freedom
So You Want to Be a Rock 'n' Roll Star

http://youtu.be/9-EdPDptH_c :

Laura Nyro:
Wedding Bell Blues
Poverty Train
Eli's Coming
Note: Laura Nyro set list is incomplete.

http://youtu.be/0YxIGXISEi4 :

Jefferson Airplane:
Somebody to Love
The Other Side of This Life
White Rabbit
High Flying Bird
Today
She Has Funny Cars
Young Girl Sunday Blues
The Ballad of You and Me and Pooneil

http://youtu.be/wD52IheUNdY : 

Booker T. & the M.G's:
Booker Loo
Hip Hug-Her
Philly Dog
Green Onions
Note: Booker T. & the M.G.s set list is incomplete.

Otis Redding:
Shake
Respect
I've Been Loving You Too Long
Satisfaction
Try a Little Tenderness

http://youtu.be/1aB6H-bl2_w :

Sunday, June 18. Afternoon:

Ravi Shankar:
Rãga Bhimpalasi
Rãga Todi-Rupak Tal (7 Beats)
Tabla Solo In Ektal (12 Beats)
Rãga Shuddha Sarang-Tintal (16 Beats)
Dhun In dadra and fast teental (6 and 16 beats)

http://youtu.be/3KqUpUf8nrs :

Sunday, June 18. Evening:

Introduction by Tom Smothers.

Blues Project:
Flute Thing
Wake Me, Shake Me
Note: Blues Project set list is incomplete.

http://youtu.be/1oIE95Ro9Ms : 

The Group With No Name:
Set list unknown.


Buffalo Springfield:
(With David Crosby guesting in place of Neil Young)
For What It's Worth
Nowadays Clancy Can't Even Sing
Rock and Roll Woman
Bluebird
A Child's Claim to Fame
Pretty Girl Why

http://youtu.be/KejMzxRGozA :

The Who:
Substitute
Summertime Blues
Pictures of Lily
A Quick One, While He's Away
Happy Jack
My Generation

http://youtu.be/HWU9nNT1oUQ :

Grateful Dead:
Viola Lee Blues
Cold Rain and Snow
Alligator/Caution (Do Not Stop On Tracks)

http://youtu.be/_W58nWaU2Xo : 

The Jimi Hendrix Experience:
Killing Floor
Foxy Lady
Like a Rolling Stone
Rock Me Baby
Hey Joe
Can You See Me
The Wind Cries Mary
Purple Haze
Wild Thing

http://youtu.be/vi3O8Um2VEY

The Mamas & the Papas:
Introduced by Paul Simon.

Straight Shooter
Spanish Harlem
Somebody Groovy
Got a Feelin'
California Dreamin'
I Call Your Name
Monday, Monday

http://youtu.be/-aaXjV4oUwo :

Scott McKenzie:
(Backed by The Mamas & the Papas)
San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)

http://youtu.be/bch1_Ep5M1s :

The Mamas & the Papas & Scott McKenzie:
Dancing In The Streets (Finale)



See also Part 1, 2 and 4

Sources: Wikipedia and YouTube