Origin: San Francisco, CA, USA
The Jefferson Airplane was arguably the most prominent psychedelic band of the 1960s. Their sound was instrumental in shifting the focus of pop music from England to San Francisco, which eventually became the epicenter for the hippie movement. This cultural phenomenon witnessed an integration of pop and rock music, psychedelics and social consciousness within a younger generation that was becoming disillusioned by American politics and foreign policy. This new mindset created a commonality or communal spirit that brought huge groups of younger people together for "happenings", where rock and r…