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This just in MONTEREY, Calif. — The Monterey International Pop Festival turned 50 on Friday and celebrated its anniversary by kicking off another three-day concert that's bringing back a few acts from a half century ago. Back in 1967, the Monterey festival was the centerpiece of the "Summer of Love." The June 16-18, 1967, event featured local San Francisco bands still in early stages of their careers, like the Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin and Jefferson Airplane. And it introduced Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Otis Redding and Ravi Shankar to an American audience. Below you can see The Animals debuting their version of "Paint It Black" at the legendary pop festival. They will be featured in the lineup in this year's 50th anniversary. Click "Next" to find out more! Grammy-winning record producer Lou Adler, one of the original concert's organizers, came back to co-produce this year's event, which runs through Sunday. For him, being back at the Monterey County Fairgrounds was like traveling back in time but also a potent reminder that so much time has passed. "It's emotional and, in a way, it brings back lots of memories," Adler said. "Not just memories of the music and the spirit, but of the people I worked with to bring about Monterey the first time who are no longer with us. So many good people no longer around, and that is one of the instant memories that comes to me." "I'm feeling a lot of the same spirit and reverberations from the music," Adler added, drawing a parallel between the 1960s counterculture era and today's political divisions. "I think it's because the times we are in are similar to times we were in in 1967." Ravi Shankar's daughter, Norah Jones, is among the two dozen performers signed up for the 50th-anniversary concert. Three acts that played in 1967 will be back on stage this weekend, including Eric Burdon and the Animals, Booker T. Stax Revue and Phil Lesh. One sign of changing times is the ticket price. The original prices ranged from $3 to $6.50. Tickets for this year's shows cost $105 per day or $295 to $695 for a three-day VIP package. Sarah Hayes of Carmel Valley, California, wasn't born when the first Monterey festival took place. But she didn't want to miss this one. "I couldn't be here 50 years ago," said Hayes, 45, working as a greeter for the weekend festival, dressed in Sixties attire and holding a pink umbrella. "I heard there was going to be another Pop Festival, so here I am." "The next few days I'm having fun, spreading love and unity," Hayes said. For a full Band list of the original 1967 pop festival and of the one from 2017, click "Next." Below you can find an original brochure of the original 1967 Monterey Pop Festival along with the full band list on the left. 1967: 2017: Click here to view the full lineup. Did you attend the original Monterey Pop Festival? What is your favorite band that played? Tell us in the comments section below. SOURCES: (Baby Boomers, Youtube, Wikipedia) RELATED: Looking Back At The Classic Rock Hit “House of the Rising Sun” Farm Aid Music Festival – March 14, 1992

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