Rocktober: Altamont, The Rolling Stones and The Hells Angels

Once Upon A Crime

Esther Ludlow

Truecrime, History, True Crime, Crime, Criminals, Criminology, Society & Culture

4.6 • 5K Ratings

🗓️ 7 October 2019

⏱️ 65 minutes

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Summary

A free concert took place in northern California in December of 1969 featuring The Rolling Stones. It would descend into chaos due to poor planning, rampant drug use and the ill-advised use of the Hells Angels as concert security. Resources: Joel Selvin, Altamont: The Rolling Stones, the Hells Angels and the Inside Story of Rock's Darkest Day, (New York: Harper Collins), 2016. Lester Bangs, Reny Brown, John Burks, Sammy Egan, Michael Goodwin, Geoffrey Link, Greil Marcus, John Morthland, Eugene Schoenfeld, Patrick Thomas, and Langdon Winner, Rolling Stone Magazine, "The Rolling Stones Disaster at Altamont: Let It Bleed," January 21, 1970. Albert & David Maysles and Charlotte Zwerin, Gimme Shelter (1970), http://watchdocumentaries.com/rolling-stones-gimme-shelter/ Note: Meredith Hunter can be seen in the crowd at timestamp 1:18:50. The attack on him begins at 1:23:26.

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0:00.0	This podcast details true crime cases.
0:03.0	It contains adult themes and may contain descriptions of violence.
0:06.8	It is not intended for children.
0:08.7	Listener discretion is advised.
0:14.0	Thank you for joining me for today's episode of Once Upon a Crime.
0:17.6	It's October, the time that leaves change, the air trends,
0:21.2	crisp, and we start thinking about holidays that are just around the corner.
0:25.4	This year I've decided to do something a little different for October series.
0:29.4	I usually do Halloween themed episodes, but while I love Halloween and all that comes with it,
0:34.8	I have something else that I love just as much.
0:37.7	And that's rock music.
0:39.5	So this time I've decided to give you a few rock music themed episodes.
0:43.9	I haven't had a chance to do this since way back in season one.
0:47.3	When I told you stories of the tragic endings of musical icons in the series,
0:51.6	the day the music died.
0:53.5	So I'm really excited to share more of these stories with you.
0:56.9	As you probably know, there's no shortage of mayhem and craziness in the world of rock music.
1:02.2	And I've found some really extraordinary stories I think you'll like.
1:05.8	First up, I'll tell you about a free concert that took place at the tail end of the hippie
1:10.7	peace and love movement of the 1960s.
1:13.7	As that decade wound to a close, America's innocence and naivete went with it.
1:18.8	The assassinations of President John F. Kennedy,
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