Haight-Ashbury Video Credits

Haight-Ashbury in the Sixties Part 1-3 is an excerpt of the CD-ROM titled Haight-Ashbury in the Sixties! that was released in 1996 — the first interactive CD-ROM to combine history with licensed music from popular bands.

This 2-disc CD-ROM set, produced and directed by Tony Bove (now out of print), included video clips, images by hundreds of artists (including Alton Kelley, who designed the artwork for the package), and words from the Haight-Ashbury and the San Francisco Oracle (edited by Allen Cohen), and music by the Grateful Dead, the Jefferson Airplane, Big Brother and the Holding Company with Janis Joplin, and Tom Constanten. Haight-Ashbury in the Sixties! was acclaimed in reviews (New York Times, USA Today, S.F. Chronicle, etc.) at a time when interactive documentaries and musical experiences were new to the digital media.

Narrated by Raechel Donahue and Allen Cohen (for Rockument.com). Associate producers: Cheryl Rhodes, Ann Cohen, and Mary Hoogeveen. Packaging design and art: Alton Kelley. Licensing assistance: David Jacobs and Peter McQuaid. Production: Jim Collins, Mark O’Hara, Jeff Essex, Paula Stillman McClary, Josh Silverstein, Julie Silverstein, David Biedny, and Amy Shelton. Guru: Daniel Kottke.

Haight-Ashbury in the Sixties, Part 1: Grateful Dead and San Francisco Music

This is an introduction to the history of the Haight-Ashbury of San Francisco in the 1960s, featuring images collected by Allen Cohen, narration by Raechel Donahue, music by the Flying Other Brothers, and video clips of interviews with the Grateful Dead, Chet Helms, Allen Cohen, and others from Granada TV and CBS News.

Music:

“Blip in the Life” (Tony Bove) and “Jam” (Tony Bove and the Flying Other Brothers).
“White Rabbit” (Grace Slick). By the Jefferson Airplane, from the album Surrealistic Pillow, Irving Music (BMI). Under license from BMG Music and Rondor Music Publishing, Inc. (BMI).
“I Know You Rider” live at California Hall, San Francisco, July 28, 1966. Traditional, arranged by Big Brother. Produced by David Getz, recorded by Peter Abram. By Big Brother & the Holding Company with Janis Joplin. Under license from Cheap Thrills Music (ASCAP).

Images:

Raechel Donahue photo Copyright ©1995 Raechel Donahue
Haight Ashbury collage Copyright ©1995 Alton Kelley
Light Show Photo Copyright © 1995 Glenn McKay
Make Love Not War photo Copyright ©1995 Stephen Ashton, Phoenix Productions
Peace Shields photo Copyright ©1995 Michael Rossman
Painted Bus photo Copyright ©1995 Michael Rossman
Man and Two Women photo Copyright ©1995 Herb Greene
Glasses photo Copyright ©1995 Herb Greene
Be In poster Copyright ©1995 Rick Griffin.
Dance You Babies Dance poster Copyright ©1995 Michael Ferar
Be In poster Copyright ©1995 Rick Griffin.
Bob Dylan photo Copyright ©1995 Grant Jacobs
Beatles at Cow Palace photo Copyright ©1995 Lisa Law
Tom and Raechel Donohue photos Copyright ©1995 Raechel Donahue.
Kesey Garcia Helms photo Copyright ©1995 Judy Jamerson
Big Brother and the Holding Company ad Copyright ©1995 Stanley “Mouse”
Grateful Dead-Haight Ashbury Sign photo Copyright ©1995 Herb Greene
Jerry Garcia art Copyright © 1995 Ann Cohen
Charlatans photo Copyright © 1995 Herb Greene
Marty Balin photo Copyright ©1995 Herb Greene
Jefferson Airplane photo Copyright © 1995 Herb Greene
Chet Helms photo Copyright © 1995 Ralph Ackerman
Big Brother and the Holding Company ad Copyright © 1995 Stanley “Mouse”
Bill Graham and Janis Joplin photo Copyright © 1995 Grant Jacobs
Girl Laughing photo Copyright © 1995 Michael Rossman
Naked Guitarist Copyright © 1995 John Thompson
Volunteers of America photo Copyright © 1995 Herb Greene
Jimi Hendrix photo Copyright © 1995 Grant Jacobs
Acid Test Handbill Copyright © 1995 Wes Wilson
Trips Festival Handbill Copyright © 1995 Wes Wilson
Chet Helms Smiling photo Copyright © 1995 Ralph Ackerman
Tribute to Dr. Strange Handbill Copyright © 1995 Alton Kelley and Ami Magill
Family Dog photo Copyright © 1995 Herb Greene
Charlatans Poster Copyright © 1995 George Hunter and Mike Ferguson
Bill Ham photo Copyright © 1995 Bill Ham
Bill Ham Working photo Copyright © 1995 Bill Ham
Ham Light Show photos Copyright © 1995 Lawrence Lauterborn Photography
Light Show Image photo Copyright © 1995 Glenn McKay
Portrait Wes Wilson Copyright © 1995 Herb Greene
Neon Rose 1, 2, and 3 Copyright © 1967 Neon Rose
KMPX-KSAN Staff photo Copyright © 1995 Baron Wolman courtesy of Raechel Donahue
Portrait Wes Wilson Copyright © 1995 Herb Greene

Haight-Ashbury in the Sixties, Part 2: San Francisco Oracle, Kesey and Pranksters

The San Francisco Oracle, true to its name, was one of the first underground papers and the first psychedelic newspaper, and it spread the word of change throughout the hip community. Right before the Haight district succumbed to overpopulation, rip-offs, heroin and speed epidemics, and rapists, the original pioneers of the lifestyle bade the Haight-Ashbury a sort of farewell party, the Acid Test Graduation, sponsored by the Pranksters and presided over by Ken Kesey.

Music:

“Take a Drive” (Tony Bove) and “Jam” (Tony Bove and the Flying Other Brothers).

Images:

McKay Lights 1 and 2 Copyright © 1995 Glenn McKay
Aquarian Man Copyright © 1995 Rick Griffin
God’s Eye Photo Copyright © 1995 Herb Greene
Rainbow Oracle Copyright © 1995 Rick Griffin
Flute Players Copyright © 1995 Ralph Ackerman
Group with Flag Copyright © 1995 Michael Rossman
Thelin Copyright © 1995 Herb Greene
Police with Hippie photo Copyright © 1995 Michael Rossman
Kesey Bus Furthur Copyright © 1995 Ralph Ackerman
Redhead Copyright © 1995 Stephen Ashton Phoenix Productions
Logo Oracle 1 Cover Copyright © 1995 Oracle Press
Marijuana Plant Copyright © 1995 Sidney
Girl Smoking Copyright © 1995 Richard Crone
Love Pageant Rally List Copyright © 1995 Oracle Press
Guitar Player Copyright © 1995 JAHL Productions
Beast Copyright © 1966 Michael Bowen
Girl with Crystal Copyright © 1995 Richard Crone
Coffee House Copyright © 1995 Ralph Ackerman
Angry Hippie Copyright © 1995 Michael Rossman
Cop Car Copyright © 1995 Ralph Ackerman
Horse Copyright © 1995 Patrick Lofthouse
Boy with Hands Copyright © 1995 Richard Crone
Girl Dancing Copyright © 1995 Richard Crone
Shirt with 66 Copyright © 1995 Richard Crone
Hell’s Angels Copyright © 1995 Herb Greene
Inside Kesey’s Bus Copyright © 1995 Judy Jamerson
List Copyright © 1995 Allen Cohen
Group at Tree Copyright © 1995 Richard Crone
Declaration of Independence Copyright © 1995 Allen Cohen
Flag (Marijuana) Copyright © 1995 JAHL Productions
Flag and Garcia Copyright © 1995 Herb Greene
Girl Laughing Copyright © 1995 Michael Rossman
Woman on Shoulder Copyright © 1995 Patrick Lofthouse
Crowd in Panhandle Copyright © 1995 Richard Crone
Youth Quake Copyright © 1995 George Tsongas and John J. Brownson
Kesey Cover Copyright © 1995 Hap Stewart
Gene and Billy at Oracle Copyright © 1995 Ralph Ackerman
Leary at Oracle Copyright © 1995 Ralph Ackerman
Rooftop Copyright © 1995 Patrick Lofthouse
Kesey Bus Copyright © 1995 Lisa Law
Bus with Flag Copyright © 1995 Judy Jamerson
Acid Test Banner Copyright © 1995 Judy Jamerson
Light Show Copyright © 1995 Lisa Law
Light Shows 1-5 Copyright © 1995 Glenn McKay
Naked People Copyright © 1995 Ralph Ackerman
Kesey with Hell’s Angels Copyright © 1995 Hap Stewart
Neal Cassady Copyright © 1995 Herb Greene
Police with Hippie Copyright © 1995 Michael Rossman
Cop Collage Copyright © 1995 John Brownson
Yogi and the Commissar Copyright © 1995 Allan Williams
Lenore Kandel Copyright © 1995 Lenore Kandel and Lee Meyerzove
Citizen Alert Copyright © 1995 Richard Crone
Pig Pen Copyright © 1995 Herb Greene
Conga Players Copyright © 1995 Patrick Lofthouse
American Flag Dress Copyright © 1995 Michael Rossman
Couple Hugging Copyright © 1995 Ralph Ackerman
Street Scene Copyright © 1995 Ralph Ackerman
Allen and Monica Copyright © 1995 Herb Greene
Notes of a Dirty Bookseller Copyright © 1995 Allen Cohen
Lenore Poem Copyright © 1995 Amy Magill
Lenore in Oracle Close-up Copyright © 1995 Herb Greene
Lovers Yab Yum Copyright © 1995 Herb Greene
Rose Copyright © 1995 Steve Walzer
McKay Lights 3 and 4 Copyright © 1995 Glenn McKay
Lovers Photo in Oracle Copyright © 1995 Thomas Weir
Yoga Copyright © 1995 Bob Simmons a.k.a. Azul
Buddha Child Copyright © 1995 Ed Buryn
God of Fertility Copyright © 1995 John Thompson
Painted Faces Copyright © 1995 Michael Rossman
Diggers full page Copyright © 1995 Stephen Leiper
Peter Berg Copyright © 1995 Ralph Ackerman
Grogan on Bike Copyright © 1995 Lisa Law
Mob in Street Copyright © 1995 Stephen H. Brown
People Eating Copyright © 1995 Michael Rossman
Phyllis and Drum Copyright © 1995 Jeffrey Bankfort
Digger Papers Cover Copyright © 1995 Anonymous
Leary Drawing Copyright © 1995 Super Chick
Mandala Copyright © 1995 Dangerfield Ashton
Man and Woman Copyright © 1995 Ralph Ackerman
Guru (Bhaktivedanta) Copyright © 1995 Richard Crone
People Sitting Copyright © 1995 Richard Crone
Krishna Dancers Copyright © 1995 Michael Rachoff
Leary at Drugstore Cafe Copyright © 1995 Ralph Ackerman
Ganesh as Fool Copyright © 1995 Bryden Bullington
Guru with Finger Copyright © 1995 Michael Ferar
Renaissance or Die Copyright © 1995 Allen Ginsberg and Rick Griffin
Ginsberg Copyright © 1995 JAHL Productions
People with Ball Copyright © 1995 Patrick Lofthouse
Man in Light Copyright © 1995 Michael Rossman
Rainbow Copyright © 1995 Ed Buryn
School Bus with Cops Copyright © 1995 Michael Rossman
Naked Dancing Copyright © 1995 Stephen Ashton Phoenix Productions
Dancing on Hippie Hill Copyright © 1995 Richard Crone
Forest People Copyright © 1995 Bill Brach
Naked Woman Montage Copyright © 1995 Stephen Ashton Phoenix Productions
Fire Copyright © 1995 Ralph Ackerman
Man in Purple Copyright © 1995 Michael Rossman
Ginsberg in Art Copyright © 1995 Rick Griffin
Naked Woman in Pool Copyright © 1995 Patrick Lofthouse

Haight-Ashbury in the Sixties, Part 3: Human Be-In and Summer of Love

The various youth movements came together in one particular event, the Human Be-In in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, in January of 1967. Allen Cohen, co-founder and one of the editors of the S.F. Oracle, was one of the organizers of this event, billed as The Gathering of the Tribes, in a “union of love and activism.” This event is still celebrated today, in the form of the Digital Be-In.

At the first Human Be-In, the San Francisco bands played, including Jefferson Airplane, the Grateful Dead, and Quicksilver Messenger Service. Poets Allen Ginsberg, Michael McClure, Gary Snyder, Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Lenore Kandel read, chanted and sang. Timothy Leary gave his most memorable speech, telling everyone to “turn on, tune in, and drop out!”

Dr. Leary was one of many important speakers of that special day, in which the free speech and radical left movements of Berkeley, represented by Jerry Rubin, combined with the lifestyle, poetry, arts, and music of the hippies, represented by Michael Bowen and Allen Cohen, and forged bonds with the Diggers, who were the social conscience and backbone of the Haight, while the Grateful Dead played “Morning Dew”.

Music:

“Take a Drive” and “Johnny B” (Tony Bove), and “Jam” (Tony Bove and the Flying Other Brothers).

Images: