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The Altamont Speedway Free Festival Took Place 55 Years Ago Today

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55 years ago today, the Altamont Speedway Free Festival took place. The Rolling Stones, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Flying Burrito Brothers, Jefferson Airplane and Santana played. The Grateful Dead canceled because of the violence that was occurring. More than half a century on, still one of rock ’n’ roll’s darkest days.

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