The thing about the Summer of Love is that it was also, simply, 1967 in San Francisco. It’s true that hordes of hippies heeded Timothy Leary’s call to turn on, tune in and drop out, and that less ...

The summer of 1967 saw a surge in protests and the rise of the hippie movement. Frustration with the Vietnam War fueled social and political discontent. The Haight-Ashbury district in San Francisco ...

The “Summer of Love” was a defining moment in San Francisco’s history. In 1967, more than 100,000 people flocked to the city’s Haight-Ashbury district, where droves of hippies embraced psychedelic ...

Some one-hit wonders from 1967 really resonated with teens at the time who were all about psychedelia, flower power, and ...

The 1967 Summer of Love and the counterculture movement it inspired sought to transform America into a kinder, gentler society. In ways big and small — and in ways not always positive — it affected ...

The Summer of Love didn’t just happen in a vacuum nearly 60 years ago. It wasn’t a kind of spontaneous combustion that created the hippie movement and the peace and love ethos of the ‘60s generation. ...

A ton of songs defined the Summer of Love, but few are as memorable and catchy as “Happy Together” by Turtles. Released in April of 1967, this track caught the attention of listeners around the ...

One of my most vivid summer memories goes all the way back to 1967, which now seems almost like an age of innocence. I was lucky enough to be living in Santa Cruz, California, and for once, I was in ...

Janis Joplin, right, performs with guitarist Jorma Kaukonen. (Photo by Marjorie Allette) Dennis McNally is the author of “The Last Great Dream.” (Photo by Susana Millman) Show Caption 1 of 3 From left ...