This is the real-life story of John Sinclair an early victim of the War on Drugs who faced 20yrs to life in prison for giving two joints to an undercover policewoman. Sinclair mounted a historic challenge to the constitutionality of Michigan's marijuana laws and served 29 months of a 9 1/2 - 10yr sentence before his legal victory on appeal changed the law for good.The long campaign waged by Sinclair and his supporters culminated in a massive John Sinclair Freedom Rally headlined by John Lennon & Yoko Ono Stevie Wonder and many more resulted in Sinclair's release on... December 13 1971 just three days after the event.The story is told by Sinclair his family friends and associates and is highlighted by a series of poetry performances by Sinclair's blues and jazz ensembles. Tracklisting: 1. Free John Now 2. The Delta Sound 3. School Days 4. Consequences 5. Kimba 6. The Pimps Vision 7. The Screamers 8. I Can Only Give You Everything 9. Bloomdido 10. Looking At You 11. Ice Pick Slim 12. Louie Louie 13. Cross Road Blues 14. Motor City is Burning 15. Lets Get Together 16. Life Is Splendid 17. Power Trip 18. I'm Mad Like Eldridge Cleaver 19. Dealers Blues 20. Starship 21. Kick Out the Jams 22. Black To Comm 23. Pressure 24. John Sinclair 25. Friday the 13th 26. Just Like An Aborigine 27. Seeds & Stems Again 28. Rhythm-a-ning 29. I Surrender Dear 30. Bye-ya 31. Pea Vine Blues 32. Big Chief 33. We Just Change the Beat 34. Really The Blues 35. Ain't Nobody's Business [show more]
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The story of American poet-provocateur and cultural warrior John Sinclair: poet, performing artist, bandleader, music journalist, radio broadcaster, record poducer, educator and archivist, who emerged from his small-town Michigan background to forge a legendary course throughout the 1960s as founder of the Detroit Artists' Workshop, manager of the MC5 and Chairman of the White Panther Party. When Sinclair was sentenced to 20 years in prison for giving two joints to an undercover policewoman, he mounted a historic challenge to the constitution of Michigan's marijuana laws and served 29 months of his sentence before his legal victory on appeal changed the law for good. The long campaign waged by Sinclair and his supporters in the courts, the legislature, the media and the streets culminated in the massive John Sinclair Freedom Rally headlined by John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Stevie Wonder, Bob Seeger, Phil Ochs, Allen Ginsberg and Bobby Seale, which resulted in Sinclair's release from prison on 13 December 1971.
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