# How Owsley Stanley’s LSD Changed Music Part 2 | 55

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Podcast: [Uncharted: Crime and Mayhem in the Music Industry](https://stenobird.com/podcast/uncharted-crime-and-mayhem-in-the-music-industry-6653568)
Published: 2025-12-09T05:00:00+00:00
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## Resource

In part 2 of "How Owsley Stanley's LSD Changed Music", we dive deeper into the extraordinary story of how Owsley's homemade LSD shaped the sound and culture of an entire generation. From fueling the psychedelic revolution that transformed The Beatles, The Beach Boys, and Jimi Hendrix, to bankrolling the Grateful Dead’s legendary audio experiments... Owsley’s influence went far beyond drugs. His obsession with sonic perfection led to groundbreaking innovations like stage monitors, noise-cancelling technology, and the awe-inspiring “Wall of Sound”...a concert system so massive, that it changed live music forever. This is the story of a man whose illicit empire altered the course of music history, technology, and even Silicon Valley. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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