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Altamont, 40 Years Later: Looking Back at “Rock & Roll’s Worst Day”

This Sunday, December 6th, marks the 40th anniversary of an event Rolling Stone called “Rock & Roll’s Worst Day”: The Altamont Speedway Free Festival in California. Taking place just four months after the triumph of Woodstock, Altamont featured the complete opposite of “peace and love.” Hell’s Angels hired as security for a rumored $500 infamously [...]

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20:20 on December 4 2009

Altamont, 40 Years Later: Looking Back at “Rock & Roll’s Worst Day”

Rolling Stone — This Sunday, December 6th, marks the 40th anniversary of an event Rolling Stone called “Rock & Roll’s Worst Day”: The Altamont Speedway Free Festival in California.... more info

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