Buried Here – Henry Vestine, Founder And Guitarist For “Canned Heat”
Henry was a founder and guitarist for Canned Heat. He played at the Monterey Pop Festival in 1967…
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The Electric Circus
From 1967 to September 1971 this funky location hosted many rock legends including The…
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Atlanta Motor Speedway – First Atlanta International Pop Festival
Formerly Atlanta International Raceway, this was the site of the Atlanta International Pop…
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Atlantic City Race Track – Atlantic City Pop Festival
The Atlantic City Pop Festival took place at the Atlantic City Race Track on…
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The Cocoanut Grove
The Cocoanut Grove, was a supper club located in the Ambassador Hotel, it opened in April…
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Long Beach Sports Arena – Last Original Buffalo Springfield Concert Held Here
The original Buffalo Springfield played their last ever concert here on May 5, 1968, On the bill…
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Woodstock Music and Art Fair
Commonly just referred to as “Woodstock” this is the location of the most famous rock…
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Orange County Fairgrounds – 1968 Newport Pop Festival
The Newport Pop Festival was held here the weekend of August 3-4, 1968 with many…
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Fox Venice Theater
John Lee Hooker recorded a live album here with Canned Heat called “Live at the…
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Pasadena Civic Auditorium
The Civic Auditorium is probably best known for hosting the Motown 25th Anniversary…
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Santa Clara County Fairgrounds – Northern California Folk-Rock Festivals
For many years, the Fairgrounds Grandstand Arena held huge concerts with famous …
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Sonoma County Fairgrounds
Santa Rosa’s central location in Sonoma County made the Fairgrounds a good ‘extra date’…
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The Comedy Store – Previously Ciro’s Where The Byrds Became Famous
Certainly famous in its own right as one the original places where the current…
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Savoy-Tivoli
In 1976, in a back room here, many great or soon to be great attractions played here…
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The Mountain Theater – KFRC Fantasy Fair And Magic Mountain Music Festival
Officially known as the Sidney B. Cushing Memorial Amphitheatre. On June 10th…
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Monterey County Fairgrounds, Home Of The 1967 Monterey Pop Festival
The Monterey County Fairgrounds has hosted the world renowned Monterey…
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Keystone Berkeley – Creedence Clearwater Revival’s First Gig
Creedence Clearwater Revival played their first gig here when it was called New…
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The Cow Palace
The Cow Palace, located in the greater San Francisco Bay Area, hosts well over one…
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The I-Beam
The I-Beam was a famous gay disco for years, in 1980 they started to have special…
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Valley Music Center
Many rock bands played here in the 60’s and 70’s including but not limited to: The Doors…
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