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@Robert The '67 Monterrey pop Festival performance was the pinnacle Otis's work. The'66 London concerts were great- also high energy- but there was magic in the airat that festival -as it also brought out the best in Hendrix as well.

It i a bit sad as those two performances are the only ones really remembered by many- as there were a lot of great acts of the time, and musical history, that performed there. But possibility , as these two were both dead three years after the festival, they are the ones best remembered.

This was pop musics answer to the Newport Folk Festival. Which is a very old festival.

Now you have reminded me of Pete Seeger.

@Robert He--and Dylan may have started what became the protests songs of the 1960's. Seeger with his powerful "What did you Learn in School Today" , "Little Boxes" and "Where Have All the Flowers Gone"?" And Dy;an with "Masters of War " and others. In 1961, when Dylan played an Electric set at Newport, the folks were appalled. Folk has not been the same since.

Bu the best protest song came i 1965 with Barry McGuire's "Eve of Destruction"

I have that on 45 rpm in my collection. I also enjoyed Dylan in the Travelling Wilberries.

@Robert I have the same 45. "Creque Alley" is a song he was referred to in.

If the US HAD a poet Launderette. it would be Bob Dylan. And would retain that title until death. To me, he IS that. Dylan is great in all he does.

Hmm, I think both US and UK have great bands and performers. Freddy Mercury has to be up there. Mind you I enjoyed Melanie Safka back in the day too! I saw Ronnie Wood playing live on TV last night as a tribute to Elvis(40 year anniversary). First time I saw Ronnie was in 71 at the London Oval playing with Rod Stewart and the Faces.

@Robert I must have 10 LP's of Melanie! She was great. I was never a Faces --or Small Faces fan. But Rod did great with the Faces. And that may have been the best he ever was- he got vert melodramatic in the later 70's and 80's. But Ronnie I always thought deserved better and the Stones were definitely it.

The UK has some great act-namely Ladies, that weer popular BEFORE the Beatles. And that is the UK music I loved. After the Beatles , and stones much of the UK music sounded the same the next 8 or so years. So many copycats.

Julie Grant-When You ask about Love
Petula Clark-Sailor
The Lana Sisters- Seven Little Girls or Ring A My Phone
Vernon Girls-You know what I mean
The Poni Tails-Born Too Late (I have that 45)
Sue Thompson- Sad Movies Make me Cry
Mike Sarne and Wendy Richard-Come Outside
Kathy Kirby- Dance On
Helen Shapiro-You Don't Know

to name a few

Now THAT was UK music!

I saw Melanie live several times. I was besotted. Im going to have to look some of those up.

Pet Clark is and was a Sweetie. I was bedbound in 64 with sunburn, and had to listen to Downtown ad infinitum. Helen Shapiro - still sings the clubs. Kathy Kirby, I had forgotten.

Another I do remember from that era was Susan Maugham with 'Bobbys Girl'. But the US list is huge too.

@Robert History tens to cite Susan's version of "Bobby's Girl" as being better than Marcie Blaine's--but in that I have to disagree. Pet Clark sang great in French. "Marin" is "Sailor" in French. Helen was a teen back then. And since the record buying public on UK was teen girls, the only way these teen girl acts COULD seel records was to sound much older than their teen years. And appeal to an older audience. My point being The Beatles and Stones killed the careers of many of these acts.