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Author:

Selvin, Joel, author.

Title:

Altamont : the Rolling Stones, the Hells Angels, and the inside story of rock's darkest day / Joel Selvin.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Dey St.an imprint of William Morrow Publishers,

Copyright Date:

2016

Description:

x, 358 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits, some color ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Rolling Stones.
Hell's Angels.
Altamont Festival--(1969 :--Livermore, Calif.)
Rock concerts--San Francisco Bay Area.--San Francisco Bay Area.
Homicide--California.
Popular music--California--History and criticism.
Rock music--1961-1970--History and criticism.
Counterculture--United States--History--20th century.
Tracy (Calif.)

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (327-336) and an index.

Contents:

Pipe dreams -- Money trouble -- Hippie business ethics -- Hollywood -- On the road -- Back to Hollywood -- $500 for beer -- Back on the road -- On to San Francisco -- Friday -- The day dawns -- Alan and Patti -- Santana -- The Airplane -- The Flying Burrito Brothers -- CSNY -- Sympathy for the devil -- Under my thumb -- Gimme shelter -- The day after -- The news breaks -- Crime story -- New speedway boogie -- Angel on trial -- Love in vain.

Summary:

In this breathtaking cultural history filled with exclusive, never-before-revealed details, celebrated rock journalist Joel Selvin tells the definitive story of the Rolling Stones' infamous Altamont concert in San Francisco, the disastrous historic event that marked the end of the idealistic 1960s. The product of 20 years of research and dozens of interviews with many key players, including medical staff, Hells Angels members, the stage crew, and the musicians who were there, this is the ultimate account of the final event in rock's formative and most turbulent decade.

ISBN:

0062444255
9780062444257

LCCN:

bl2016026420

Locations:

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