Monterey Pop

TCM's Dave Karger introduces Monterey Pop, 1968.

Introduction and comments following Monterey Pop, 1968, with with Leonard Maltin for TCM and guest Dr. Carla Hayden.

Ben Mankiewicz introduces Monterey Pop, 1968.

Otis Redding, backed by the barely-seen Booker T And The MG’s (Booker T. Jones, Donald “Duck” Dunn, Al Jackson Jr., Steve Cropper) with his show-stopping performance of the song composed by Redding and Jerry Butler, at the Monterey Pop Festival, in Monterey Pop, 1969.

Jefferson Airplane’s performance of the Billy Edd Wheeler song made famous by Judy Henske, with Grace Slick, Marty Balin and Paul Kantner taking vocal turns, and Jorma Kaukonen’s lead guitar, in D. A. Pennebaker’s California music festival documentary, Monterey Pop, 1969.

Janis Joplin with Big Brother And The Holding Company (Peter Albin, Sam Andrew, Dave Getz, James Gurley) performing her hit, composed by Willie Mae “Big Mama” Thornton at the Monterey Pop Festival, June, 1967, in D.A. Pennebaker’s film Monterey Pop, 1969.

Composer Paul Simon and partner Art Garfunkel, their entire appearance in the film, performing Simon’s remarkably brief tune, formally titled The 59th Street Bridge Song, in June, 1967, in D.A. Pennebaker’s Monterey Pop, 1969.

The Who (Roger Daltrey vocals, Pete Townshend guitar, John Entwistle bass and Keith Moon on drums), performing their 1965 hit, composed by Townshend, at the June, 1967 event, in D.A. Pennebaker’s film, Monterey Pop, 1969.

The first concert performance in the film, at the festival staged by himself and producer Lou Adler, John Phillips leads his band, The Mamas And Papas, in their best known song, co-written with wife Michelle (on tambourine), with Cass Elliott, and Denny Doherty on solo vocals, in Monterey Pop, 1969.