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  2. Hair (musical) - Wikipedia

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    Hair: The American Tribal Love-Rock Musical is a rock musical with a book and lyrics by Gerome Ragni and James Rado and music by Galt MacDermot.The work reflects the creators' observations of the hippie counterculture and sexual revolution of the late 1960s, and several of its songs became anthems of the anti-Vietnam War peace movement.

  3. List of 1960s musical artists - Wikipedia

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    The Allman Joys. Alma Cogan. Alvin and the Chipmunks. The Amboy Dukes. Ambrose Slade. Amen Corner. The American Breed. The Ames Brothers. The Andrew Oldham Orchestra.

  4. The Supremes - Wikipedia

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    In 2004, Rolling Stone placed the group at number 97 on their list of the "100 Greatest Artists of All Time". [76] The Supremes are notable for the influences they have had on black girl groups who have succeeded them in popular music, such as The Three Degrees, The Emotions, The Pointer Sisters, En Vogue, TLC, Destiny's Child and Cleopatra. [77] "

  5. Janis Joplin - Wikipedia

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    Signature. Janis Lyn Joplin (January 19, 1943 – October 4, 1970) was an American singer and songwriter. One of the most iconic and successful rock performers of her era, she was noted for her powerful mezzo-soprano vocals, [1] as well as her "electric" stage presence. [2][3][4] In 1967, Joplin rose to prominence following an appearance at the ...

  6. Summer of Love - Wikipedia

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    The prelude to the Summer of Love was a celebration known as the Human Be-In at Golden Gate Park on January 14, 1967, [8] which was produced and organized by artist Michael Bowen. [9][10][11] It was at this event that Timothy Leary voiced his phrase, "turn on, tune in, drop out". [12] This phrase helped shape the entire hippie counterculture ...

  7. Connie Francis - Wikipedia

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    Bob Parkinson. . . (m. 1985; div. 1985) . Website. Official website. Connie Francis (born Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero; December 12, 1937) [2] is an American pop singer, actress, and top-charting female vocalist of the late 1950s and early 1960s. She is estimated to have sold more than 100 million records worldwide.

  8. Hippie - Wikipedia

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    Psychedelic trance (also known as psytrance) is a type of electronic music influenced by 1960s psychedelic rock. The tradition of hippie music festivals began in the United States in 1965 with Ken Kesey's Acid Tests, where the Grateful Dead played tripping on LSD and initiated psychedelic jamming.

  9. Human Be-In - Wikipedia

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    January 14, 1967. Location. San Francisco, United States. Participants. Possibly 20,000–30,000 people. Outcome. Inspiration for the Summer of Love. The Human Be-In was an event held in San Francisco 's Golden Gate Park Polo Fields on January 14, 1967. [1][2][3] It was a prelude to San Francisco's Summer of Love, which made the Haight-Ashbury ...