In the mid-1960s a new twist on contemporary rock music emerged out of San Francisco. Known as psychedelia, it was pioneered by a close-knit community American forms such as folk, country, blues & rock & roll with new sounds
- often developed under the influence of psychoactive drugs. Bound up with the social & cultural changes for which San Francisco was also the focal point, it was a combination that made for a radical re-imaging of youth culture. This film traces the movements, events & sounds of those heady days, & traces the story of the definitive band of the psychedelic age, The Grateful Dead. Covering too the involvement of Friscos other lead players such as Big Brother & The Holding Company, Jefferson Airplane, The Charlatans & Quicksilver Messenger Service, the program explores what it was that, temporarily, set San Francisco aside as a 1960s Shangri-La. Featuring brand new interviews with Grateful Dead manager Rock Scully; the Deads experimental pioneer, .. .