From the misty portals of hippiedom we have two key (well, sorta …) avatars of the era. Elephants Memory was the NYC combo that would gain notoriety in the early ’70s as John and Yoko’s backing group.

August 30, 1972, John Lennon and Yoko Ono backed by The Plastic Ono Elephant's Memory Band, played a benefit concert to raise money for mentally handicapped children. It was their last concert ...