This weekend is the 40th anniversary of the Monterey International Pop Festival. From “I Was There – Gigs that Changed by World” by Mark Paytress, here is the lineup –
First Day: The Association; The Paupers; Lou Rawls; Beverly; Johnny Rivers; Eric Burdon and the Animals; Simon and Garfunkel
Second Day: Canned Heat; Big Brother and the Holding Company w/ Janis Joplin; Country Joe and the Fish; Al Kooper; The Butterfield Blues Band; Quicksilver Messenger Service; The Steve Miller Band; The Electric Flag; Moby Grape; Hugh Masakela; The Byrds; Laura Nyro; Jefferson Airplane; Booker T and the MGs with the Mar-Keys; Otis Redding
Third Day: Ravi Shankar; The Blues Project; Big Brother and the Holding Company w/ Janis Joplin; The Group with No Name; Buffalo Springfield; The Who; The Grateful Dead; The Jimi Hendrix Experience; Scott McKenzie; The Mamas and the Papas
