The counterculture may have disdained commercials, but in 1967 Quicksilver Messenger Service (imo the greatest of all of the San Francisco bands) made a radio commercial for Camaro cars. It's included on several QMS compilation albums, and it's damn good. In the same year, Jefferson Airplane (the most popular San Francisco band) made a commercial for Levi's jeans. That's on You Tube (as is the Camaro ad) but has never been on any of their compilation albums. AFAIK, The Grateful Dead (the 3rd band in the great triumvirate) never made any commercials.
The counterculture may have disdained commercials, but in 1967 Quicksilver Messenger Service (imo the greatest of all of the San Francisco bands) made a radio commercial for Camaro cars. It's included on several QMS compilation albums, and it's damn good. In the same year, Jefferson Airplane (the most popular San Francisco band) made a commercial for Levi's jeans. That's on You Tube (as is the Camaro ad) but has never been on any of their compilation albums. AFAIK, The Grateful Dead (the 3rd band in the great triumvirate) never made any commercials.