Headlights

Glenn McKay's Headlights

Jerry Abrams Headlights

Headlights began with Jerry Abrams, Glenn McKay and Marilyn Ashman and they ran the lights at the Monterey Pop Festival in June 1967.

McKay was influenced by what he had seen from Tony Martin at the Acid Tests back in 1966.

Later they toured Europe with The Doors before working exlusively for Jefferson Airplane.

After the Toronto Pop Festival Jerry and Glenn parted company but both refused to give up the Headlights name, hence Glenn McKay's Headlights and Jerry Abrams Headlights.

Joshua White was also present at the Toronto Pop Festival doing Stage Lighting and what followed was Glenn McKay going to New York for a month to show Joshua White the ropes.

Following this The Joshua Light Show became the in house Light Show at Bill Graham's Fillmore East.

Thanks to Donovan Drummond for the backstory (August 2020)

Thanks Neil Rice and Donovan Drummond for some of the Photo Credits

1968, London UK

John Mayall, Canned Heat - Winterland October 31st 1968 (FD-681031)

Blue Cheer, Clear Light - Salt Lake Coliseum, April 13th 1968

October 1969, Berkeley

Glenn McKay 1967 (source unknown) Click for bigger version

Grateful Dead - Monterey Pop Festival

Grateful Dead - Monterey Pop Festival

Jefferson Airplane - Monterey Pop Festival

The Who - Monterey Pop Festival

The Who - Monterey Pop Festival (Click for Full Size)

26th December 1969, Cow Palace, Daly City, California

Reno LDI Convention 1994 - © Copyright Neil Rice 1994, All Rights Reserved.

Reno LDI Convention 1994 - © Copyright Neil Rice 1994, All Rights Reserved.

Reno LDI Convention 1994 - © Copyright Neil Rice 1994, All Rights Reserved.

Reno LDI Convention 1994 - © Copyright Neil Rice 1994, All Rights Reserved.