Monterey Pop
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Featuring performances by popular artists of the 1960s, this concert film highlights the music of the 1967 California festival. Although not all musicians who performed at the Monterey Pop Festival are on film, some of the notable acts include the Mamas and the Papas, Simon & Garfunkel, Jefferson Airplane, the Who, Otis Redding, and the Jimi Hendrix Experience. Hendrix's post-performance antics -- lighting a guitar on fire, breaking it and tossing a part into the audience -- are captured.
Monterey Pop is a landmark 1968 documentary film capturing performances from the legendary 1967 Monterey Pop Festival in California. Directed by D.A. Pennebaker, the concert film features iconic 1960s artists including the Mamas and the Papas, Simon & Garfunkel, the Who, Otis Redding, and the Jimi Hendrix Experience, with Hendrix's now-famous guitar-burning finale immortalized on screen.
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Scott McKenzieSelf
Denny DohertySelf - Mamas and the Papas
Cass ElliotSelf - Mamas and the Papas
John PhillipsSelf - Mamas and the Papas
Michelle PhillipsSelf - Mamas and the Papas- Frank CookSelf - Canned Heat
Bob HiteSelf - Canned Heat
Larry TaylorSelf - Canned Heat
Henry VestineSelf - Canned Heat
Paul SimonSelf - Simon and Garfunkel
Art GarfunkelSelf - Simon and Garfunkel
Hugh MasekelaSelf
Marty BalinSelf - Jefferson Airplane- Jack CasadySelf - Jefferson Airplane
- Spencer DrydenSelf - Jefferson Airplane
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When was Monterey Pop released?
The film was released on December 26, 1968.
What festival does this film document?
Monterey Pop documents the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival held in California, one of the first major rock music festivals.
Which artists perform in the film?
Notable performers include the Mamas and the Papas, Simon & Garfunkel, Jefferson Airplane, the Who, Otis Redding, and the Jimi Hendrix Experience, among others.
Is the famous Jimi Hendrix guitar-burning moment in the film?
Yes, Hendrix's iconic post-performance antics of lighting his guitar on fire, breaking it, and tossing a piece into the audience are captured on film.
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