They did not simply perform, but interacted with the audience, inviting them to dance, to change their life-styles, to become part of a large family of like-minded beings. The concert space became a communal space for an evening.
If the Sixties generation wanted to change the world, the musicians such as the Beatles, The Who, Procol Harum, Frank Zappa, Tim Buckley, Jefferson Airplane, The Fugs. Arlo Guthrie, Eric Clapton, Pete Seeger, Richie Havens and Joan Baez were viewed as the leaders. We confused their art with their personalities. As artists they had discovered how to tap into the essence of the time, how to utilize masses of energy to move people and communicate their feelings. In so doing they created a powerful transformative experience for a culture in the midst of an evolutionary elevation of awareness.” Other musicians in this gallery of images include: Albert King, Doc Watson, Taj Mahal, Newport Folk Festival, Linda Rondstadt, Grace Slick, Chuck Berry, B.B. King, Buffy St. Marie, the Kaleidoscope Band, Pete Seeger, Janis Ian, The United States of America band, Melanie, Mimi Farina, Elton John, The Who, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ramblin Jack Elliott, Ed Sanders, Tuli Kupferberg, Albert Ayler, Laura Nyro, Ornette Coleman, Denardo Coleman, Keith Moon, Roger Daltry, Keith Townshend, John Entwistle, and others.
