Woodstock festival
The Woodstock Music and Art Festival was the most famous rock festival of its era, It was held at Max Yasgur's 600 acre (2.4 km²) dairy farm in Bethel, New York, on 15, 16, and 17 August, 1969. The festival bears the name "Woodstock" because it was originally scheduled to take place in the town of Woodstock, in Ulster County; local opposition arose, however, and the event was almost cancelled altogether. But Sam Yasgur persuaded his father Max to allow the concert to be held on the family's property, located in Sullivan County, which lies to the south and west of Ulster County.
Although 10,000 or 20,000 people were expected, over 400,000 attended, most of whom did not pay admission. The highways leading to the concert were jammed with traffic as people tried to make it to the concert. The weekend was rainy, the facilities were overcrowded, and attendees shared food, alcoholic beverages, and drugs. However, no violence was reported and the fact that attendees were remarkably well behaved was particularly noted. The Woodstock Festival represented the culmination of the counterculture of the 1960s and the high point of the "hippie era".
The festival did not initially make money for the promoters, although, thanks to record sales and proceeds from the highly regarded film of the event, it did eventually become profitable.
There were two deaths and two births at Woodstock.
Woodstock is also the name of the famous documentary film about the concert; the film, directed by Michael Wadleigh and edited by Martin Scorsese, was released in 1970 and won the Academy Award for Documentary Feature. The film has since been deemed "culturally significant" by the U.S. Library of Congress and selected for preservation in the National Film Registry.
Artists who performed at Woodstock
Myth of Woodstock
Woodstock has been mythologized in American popular culture as a festival where nearly 500,000 people came together to celebrate peace and love. However, Woodstock did indeed experience its share of crime and drug related misbehavior. As stated before, Woodstock was not intended for such a large crowd. Thus, many needed facilities were not present, such as toilets and first-aid tents. Many who attended the festival felt that it was chaotic and did not report having a positive experience.
The film
- Title: Woodstock - 3 Days of Peace & Music ( 1970 )
- Producer: Bob Maurice
- Script and direction: Michael Wadleigh
- Awards:
- Oscar for Bob Maurice ( Best documentary film )
- Oscar-nomination for Thelma Schoonmaker ( Best cut )
- Appearing musicants: Joan Baez / Joe Cocker / Country Joe & The Fish / Crosby, Stills & Nash / Arlo Guthrie / Richie Havens / Jimi Hendrix / Carlos Santana / John Sebastian / Sha-Na-Na / Sly and The Family Stone / Ten Years After / The Who
- Additionals musictitles: "Going Up The Country" by Canned Heat / "Woodstock" by Joni Mitchell
The longplay
woodstock - music from the original soundtrack and more ( 1970 )
| number | group / singer | title | m:ss | written by ... |
| 1 |
.1 | John B. Sebastian | I Had A Dream | 2:35 | John B. Sebastian |
| .2 | Canned Heat | Going Up The Country | 3:20 | Alan Wilson |
| | Text: Stage Announcements | |
| .3 | Richie Havens | Freedom | 4:36 | Adapted from "Motherless Child" |
| .4 | Country Joe & The Fish | Rock & Soul Music | 2:08 | Country Joe McDonald, ... |
| .5 | Arlo Guthrie | Coming Into Los Angeles | 2:07 | Arlo Guthrie |
| .6 | Sha-Na-Na | At The Hop | 2:00 | A. Singer, J.Medora & P. Withe |
| 2 |
.1 | Country Joe McDonald | The "Fish" Cheer | 3:15 | Country Joe McDonald |
| I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin-To-Die Rag |
| .2 | Joan Baez featuring Jeffrey Shurtleff | Drug Store Truck Drivin' Man | 2:07 | James Roger McGuinn & Graham Parsons |
| .3 | Joan Baez | Joe Hill | 2:40 | Earl Robinson & Alfred Hayes |
| | Text: Stage Announcements | |
| .4 | Crosby, Stills & Nash | Suite: Judy Blue Eyes | 8:11 | Stephen Stills |
| .5 | Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young | Sea Of Madness | 3:24 | Neil Young |
| number | group / singer | title | m:ss | written by ... |
| 3 |
.1 | Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young | Wooden Ships | 5:27 | David Crosby & Stephen Stills |
| .2 | The Who | We're Not Gonna Take It | 4:25 | Pete Townshend |
| | Text: Stage Announcements | |
| .3 | Joe Cocker | With A Little Help From My Friends | 7:40 | John Lennon & Paul McCartney |
| | Text: Rainstorm, Crowd Sounds, Announcements, General Hysteria | |
| 4 |
| Text: Crowd Rain Chant | 2:20 | |
| .1 | Santana | Soul Sacrifice | 8:06 | Carlos Santana, ... |
| | Text: Stage Announcements | |
| .2 | Ten Years After | I'm Going Home | 9:20 | Alvin Lee |
| number | group / singer | title | m:ss | written by ... |
| 5 |
.1 | Jefferson Airplane | Volunteers | 2:44 | Paul Kantner & Marty Ballin |
| | Text: Max Yasgur | |
| .2 | Sly & The Family Stone | Dance To The Music | 2:10 | Sylvester Stewart |
| Music Lover | 6:59 |
| I Want To Take You Higher | 4:07 |
| .3 | John B. Sebastian | Rainbows All Over Your Blues | 2.10 | John B. Sebastian |
| 6 |
.1 | Butterfield Blues Band | Love March | 7:45 | Gene Dinwiddle & Philip Wilson |
| .2 | Jimi Hendrix | Star Spangled Banner | 12:45 | Traditional, arranged by Jimi Hendrix |
| Purple Haze & Instrumental Solo | Jimi Hendrix |
See also
