Movie:monterey Pop
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D.A. Pennebaker Looks Back at 'Monterey Pop,' Exiting 'Gimme Shelter,' Bob Dylan, and 'The War Room'
We chat with the legendary documentary filmmaker D.A. Pennebaker about his 1967 concert film, now in a 50th anniversary restored edition, plus other works
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'Monterey Pop': Watch Director D.A. Pennebaker's New Intro for Restoration of '60s Concert Film (Exclusive Clip)
Before Woodstock — both the concert and the film — there was Monterey Pop, D.A. Pennebaker‘s documentary film of the eponymous 1967 music festival. From June 16-18, rock legends such as Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, and The Who (all of whom would make the pilgrimage to the Woodstock stage in Bethel, N.Y., two years later) played to cheering crowds at the Monterey County Fairgrounds in California. Pennebaker’s camera crew captured the whole event for posterity in one of the earliest concert docum
