MU121 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Marty Balin, Electric Blues, Paul Kantner
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Local psychedelic scene had been developing since mid 1965 in sanfran. Human be-in: gathering of the tribes, brought together thousands of hippies from northern cali for a day of poetry, spirituality, and music provided by local bands. Drew attention to sanfran"s growing hippie culture, imitated in ny and la. In many ways sanfran psychedelic scene grew out of area"s beat movement of late 50s/early 60s. Differences between beat and hippie music: music of beat was jazz of be bop musicians charlie. Parker and dizzy gillespie, hippies favoured rolling stones, bob dylan and the beatles. The red dog, the family dog, and kesey"s acid tests. Sanfran, especially old victorian neighbourhood of haight-ashbury became centre of american psychedelic scene. First stirrings of psychedelia actually took place in virginia city, nevada at red dog saloon. In june 1965, the charlatans became house band at red dog.
