Monterey Folk Festival Features Early Appearances by Dylan, Joplin and Jerry Garcia - Music History - Calender Event of The day

 

Monterey Folk Festival Features Early Appearances by Dylan, Joplin and Jerry Garcia     1963 The very first Monterey Folk Festival begins at the Monterey Fairgrounds in California. Over the weekend, Bob Dylan makes his first West Coast performance, Jerry Garcia's band wins an amateur competition, and Janis Joplin draws a crowd on the second stage. Read the full story   More Events:   2008 A pregnant Ashlee Simpson marries Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy. The union lasts three years; Simpson gets remarried to Evan Ross (Diana's son) in 2014.   1965 The FBI ends its two-year investigation into the Kingsmen song "Louie Louie," determining that the largely indecipherable lyrics are not obscene.   2017 After performing with Soundgarden in Detroit, Chris Cornell is found dead from an apparent suicide at the age of 52.   See More Events