14 Years Ago Today, We Lost the Singer Who Soundtracked the Summer of Love and Helped Write a Beach Boys No. 1 Hit

Scott McKenzie, the singer behind the 1967 anthem "San Francisco (Be Sure To Wear Flowers In Your Hair)", died on 18 August 2012, 14 years before this article's publication. The song became the unofficial soundtrack to the Summer of Love, the countercultural movement that drew thousands of young peo…