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Monterey Pop (1968)

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.

  • Music
  • Documentary

Top billed cast

  • Photo of Scott McKenzieScott McKenzieSelf
  • Photo of Denny DohertyDenny DohertySelf - Mamas and the Papas
  • Photo of Cass ElliotCass ElliotSelf - Mamas and the Papas
  • Photo of John PhillipsJohn PhillipsSelf - Mamas and the Papas
  • Photo of Michelle PhillipsMichelle PhillipsSelf - Mamas and the Papas
  • Photo of Frank CookFrank CookSelf - Canned Heat
  • Photo of Bob HiteBob HiteSelf - Canned Heat
  • Photo of Larry TaylorLarry TaylorSelf - Canned Heat
  • Photo of Henry VestineHenry VestineSelf - Canned Heat
  • Photo of Paul SimonPaul SimonSelf - Simon and Garfunkel

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