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Sep 1, 2017 · “All You Need Is Love” fragments around the 3-minute mark. George Martin, the Beatles’ producer, later said, “the boys wanted to freak out at the end,” and they did, including snatches of...
- Ted Widmer
Jan 13, 2021 · In 1967, around 100,000 hippies descended upon the Haight-Ashbury area of San Francisco. There, they took drugs, performed and listened to psychedelic music, engaged in nonconformist political activism, and practiced "free love." The phenomenon was given a name: "The Summer of Love."
Jan 18, 2011 · Haight-Ashbury community leaders responded to the publicity by forming the Council of the Summer of Love, giving the word-of-mouth event an official-sounding name. The mainstream media's coverage of Hippie life in Haight-Ashbury drew the attention of youth from all over America--and even Europe.
- James R. Coffey
Mar 9, 2023 · After spending six days in Los Angeles, on 7 August 1967 George Harrison, his wife Pattie, Neil Aspinall, Derek Taylor and Alexis ‘Magic Alex’ Mardas, flew to San Francisco, where they walked around the hippie district of Haight-Ashbury.
Aug 21, 2017 · These utopian-seeking artists, musicians, drifters, and hippies were there to take part in the cultural phenomenon known as the “Summer of Love.”
Feb 18, 2024 · Here, we’re revisiting the grooviest days of San Francisco’s Haight-Ashbury, the iconic echoes of musical legends, and the blend of love, music, and rebellion that defined a generation. The song “San Francisco” written by John Phillips (Mamas & the Papas), vocals by Scott McKenzie.
Jun 21, 2024 · “The summer of 1967 was the Summer Of Love for us,” George Harrison said. “We could feel what was going on with our friends, and people who had similar goals in America. You could just pick ...
