Altamont Free Concert
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The Banana Boyz dig into the Anti-Woodstock that was the Altamont Free Concert. Considered by some "The Day the Music Died", it was a Free Concert put on by The Rolling Stones in Northern California.
Wary of cops, they hired The Hells Angels to do security, and last-minute changes to the venue resulted in unsafe stages, bad acid trips & massive overcrowding. 4 people died, including Meredith Hunter, a young black man, who was stabbed to death by the Hells' Angels.
SOURCES:
Selvin, J. (2016). Altamont: The Rolling Stones, The Hells Angels, and the Inside Story of Rock’s Darkest Day. HarperCollins.
Austerlitz, S. (2018). Just A shot away: Peace, love, and tragedy with The Rolling Stones at Altamont. Thomas Dunne Books.
Barger, S.(2000). Hell’s Angel: The Life and Times of Sonny Barger and The Hell’s Angels Motorcycle Club. Fourth Estate.
The Rolling Stones Disaster at Altamont: Let It Bleed (Rolling Stone)
Altamont Free Concert (Wikipedia)
Rock N Roll Archaeology - Episode 19: 1969 Part II (Pantheon Podcasts)
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