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...Monterey Park, Calif...
...Hendrix and Joplin legends satisfy precisely this fascination, and a whole school of films has capitalized upon this by exploiting rock's ability to suspend and heighten experience. Monterey Pop, Woodstock and Gimme Shelter use the camera to merely broadcast and reproduce the excitement generated by the music and the performers themselves. Rock and film sometimes mesh as neatly as bass and lead guitar. Gimme Shelter is at its best when the colored lights play over Jagger's body, and the Stones possess the stage. Offstage, without the protection of its excellent music, it grows tiresome...
...British conquest of the American pop scene was total until 1967 and the storied Monterey Pop Festival. Indeed, the current health and wealth of the various record companies is a direct reflection of who tuned in to the festival and who did not. Most of today's successful moguls were there, contract-signing pens at the ready. At the time, the three top record companies were RCA, Capitol and Columbia. Joe Smith of Warner had pre-empted the pack by signing Jimi Hendrix before the festival. But the most enterprising of all was Columbia's Clive Davis...
CLIVE DAVIS, president of Columbia Records for 5% years. Cool, intense Harvard Law grad. Age 40; married to second wife. Was at historic Monterey Festival of 1967, sensed a revolution. Signed Janis Joplin, Laura Nyro and others who in next three years doubled Columbia's share of record market to 22%. Rock moved from 15% of firm's volume to more than 50%. Despite lack of musical training and personal taste that ran to folk singers and Johnny Mathis, he was shrewd enough to develop Santana; Chicago; Blood, Sweat and Tears; Sly and the Family Stone. Gives stars...
...ADLER, independent producer and head of Ode Records. Tall, thin, ultra-soft-spoken multimillionaire of 37. Produced Monterey Festival as well as subsequent film, Monterey Pop. Background as reigning impresario of California surf music (Jan and Dean); later managed the Mamas and the Papas and founded Dunhill Records, which he sold to ABC in 1966 for $3 million. Current label boasts Carole King, Comedy Duo Cheech and Chong and $400,000 new album of Tommy that has earned back $5 million. Dabbles in California real estate, currently dates Actress Britt Eklund. Has houses in Malibu, Bel Air and Jamaica, rises...