Monterey Folk Festival Features Early Appearances by Dylan, Joplin and Jerry Garcia     1963 The very first Monterey Folk Festival begins at the Monterey Fairgrounds in California. Over the weekend, Bob Dylan makes his first West Coast performance, Jerry Garcia's band wins an amateur competition, and Janis Joplin draws a crowd on the second stage. Read the full story   More Events:   1987 Tom Petty's home in Encino, California, burns to the ground. Petty and his family escape unharmed, but are traumatized by the blaze, which is determined to be arson. The perpetrator is never caught.   2017 After performing with Soundgarden in Detroit, Chris Cornell is found dead from an apparent suicide at the age of 52.   2008 A pregnant Ashlee Simpson marries Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy. The union lasts three years.   See More Events