

The Beatles are the first beneficiary of the new policy as their current 45 single featuring " Come Together" on one side, and " Something" on the other, accrue enough combined points to make the single a #1 pop hit. The former policy charted the two sides separately, but the new policy considers both sides as one chart entry. Billboard magazine changes its policy of charting the A and B sides of 45 singles on its pop chart. The Who release their rock opera Tommy. Morrison is officially charged with lewd and lascivious behavior, indecent behavior, open profanity and public drunkenness. During a performance at Miami's Dinner Key Auditorium, Jim Morrison of the Doors is arrested for allegedly exposing himself during the show. The performance, which was filmed for the Let It Be movie, is stopped early by police after neighbors complain about the noise. The Beatles perform for the last time in public, on the roof of the Apple building at 3 Savile Row, London. Similar albums by The Moody Blues, Procol Harum and The Nice, as well as Genesis, Yes and Pink Floyd were also released this year, expanding the range of prog rock and developing it into a full-fledged genre. The album drew upon influences like Procol Harum, The Moody Blues and The Nice to form a sound melding rock and roll with classical influences in long pieces of music.

King Crimson's In the Court of the Crimson King is a pioneering album in the development of progressive rock. One of those who performed was Ravi Shankar, his presence reflecting a growing interest in Indian and other Eastern music Shankar later said that the 1960s "got India wrong". Even more famous than the Altamont concert was the Woodstock festival, which consisted of dozens of the most famous performers in the world at the time, playing together in an atmosphere of peace with nature and love, with many thousands of concert goers it is still one of the largest concerts in the history of the world.
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In retrospect, some commentators have concluded that the violence signaled the end of the " hippie" movement, which espoused an ethos of free love and peace. At a Rolling Stones concert in Altamont, California, a fan was stabbed to death by Hells Angels, a biker gang that had been hired to provide security for the event. Perhaps the two most famous musical events of 1969 were concerts.
