In 1963 Bob Dylan makes his West Coast debut at The Monterey Folk Festival. Many rock fans remember the famous 1967 Monterey Pop Festival featuring Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, The Who and Ravi Shankar. The Beatles even served on the Board of Directors for that festival. But in 1963 it was focused on folk, featuring Peter, Paul & Mary and many others. The West Coast version of the Newark Folk Festival. 

Then we visit the demise of Alan Freed...THAT is a story. One of, if not THE greatest rock and roll disc jockeys was basically thrown under the bus, perhaps driven by his biggest competition, Dick Clark. Anyway, it makes for an interesting story. The movie American Hot Wax did a great job telling the story. Look for it. 

Finally The Killer, no, not The Killers, but Jerry Lee Lewis. But we will fill you in on his antics in 1958. 

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