Scott McKenzie – San Francisco – Monterey 1967 (live)

“San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)” Single by Scott McKenzie from the album The Voice of Scott McKenzie
B-side “What’s the Difference”
Released May 13, 1967
Recorded April 1967
Label Ode 103 (US), Columbia 2757 (UK & Canada)
Songwriter John Phillips
Producers Lou Adler, John Phillips
Charted No.4 in US, No.1 in UK, No.1 in Norway, No.1 in West Germany, No.1 in Austria, No, 1 in Belgium

Video has filmed during the Monterey Pop Festival – County Fairgrounds Monterey, California, Friday, June 16, 1967 – Sunday, June 18, 1967. Scott McKenzie introduction is done by “Mama” Cass Eliott.

“San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)” is written by John Phillips, and sung by Scott McKenzie. It was produced and released in May 1967 by Phillips and Lou Adler, who used it to promote their Monterey International Pop Music Festival held in June of that year.

This has the longest title of any #1 in UK.

John Phillips played guitar on this track and produced it with Lou Adler. The session musicians who played on it were top notch: Joe Osborn on bass, Hal Blaine on drums and Larry Knechtel on keyboards. They were some of the first-call Los Angeles musicians who played on many of Phil Spector’s productions.