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CULT ROCK (Part 1): George Harrison's Cult Band
George Harrison signs Maharaj-ji cult band Jiva to his Dark Horse Record Label
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CULT ROCK (Part 2): Hare Krishna!
George Harrison's own fascination with India and Eastern spirituality began when he played with a sitar on the set of the movie Help! in 1965. Curiously, the film was about a sinister Eastern cult. A female fan sends Ringo Star a ring but the ring is needed by
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CULT ROCK (Part 3): Jim Kweskin & Mel Lyman's Cult
July 25th, 1965 was a defining moment for rock music. Bob Dylan took the stage at Newport Folk Festival and his group played “Maggie’s Farm” with electric guitars. The guitars screeched loudly as the band jammed. It was heresy to play an electric guitar at a folk festival, however.
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CULT ROCK (Part 4): Charles Manson The Rock Star
Charles Manson tries his hand at rock stardom befriending Dennis Wilson of the Beach Boys.
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CULT ROCK (Part 5): Carlos Santana Becomes Devadip
Carlos Santana follows abusive guru Sri Chinmoy for ten years.
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CULT ROCK (Part 6): Leonard Cohen's Bad Guru
Leonard Cohen dropped out of society and became a zen monk for six years...
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CULT ROCK (Part 7): Scientology Goes Gold
Scientology produces an album that goes gold, selling over 500,000 copies
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CULT ROCK (Part 8): Fleetwood Mac's Guitarist Joins Children Of God
Jeremy Spencer disappears from the Fleetwood Mac tour in 1971 only to be discovered in the Children of God cult.
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CULT ROCK (Part 9): Father Yod's Vegan Sex Cult
Father Yod ran a sex cult and rock music band in the 1960s and 1970s in L.A.