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KEY TOPICS JIMI HENDRIX MICHAEL LANG THE WHO THE STAR SPANGLED BANNER AND THE ABBIE HOFFMAN INCIDENT

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WOODSTOCK GENERATION

By Baker Mcmahon

3 Days Of Peace,Music,And A Legacy

Jimi Hendrix’s Woodstock Strat. The worlds most valuable guitar.

WOODSTOCK WAS SIGNIFICANT, INFLUENTIAL , AND IMPORTANT. BUT WHAT WAS WOODSTOCK REALLY? Woodstock. One word that can jump start a room. Well an old room but still. can start several discussions, arguments and stories. but

and the Monterey music festival. another famous music festival.

The main reason for Woodstock was to

what really was Woodstock. The Woodstock

raise money for a recording studio in

music and art festival was an outside music

Woodstock, New York hence the name. The

festival that took place in Bethel New York. to

main person in creating Woodstock was Michael

raise money for a music studio in Woodstock

Lang he designed most of the festival. The other

New York. It is famous for its massive crowd

major person in creating Woodstock is “The

musical significance and its all around outcome.

Godfather Of Woodstock” himself Max Yazgur.

It is hailed as the greatest single music festival

He owned the farm that Woodstock was held at.

of all time. but it is time to learn what it was.

The concert wouldn't have been held if it wasn’t

The Woodstock music and art festival was a famous music festival that took place in

for him. He rented out his field for 20,000$.

Jiimi Hendrix. Just as famous And has a

Bethel, New York. it included acts such as Jimi

way better name. How important is Hendrix? He

Hendrix, The Who, Jefferson Airplane, Crosby

is important enough to Get an entire page. So

Stills Nash and Young, and Santana. While it

that is definitely something. James Marshall

took place 2 years after the Summer Of Love

Hendrix Was born November 27 1942.

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JIMI HENDRIX

He played guitar for a few years and was out. right. WRONG! the way he played guitar was so amazing he is know as the “Genius On Fire”. He was ahead of his time.

So obviously his Woodstock performance would be Great. But it was more than that. It was life changing. It was revolutionary. It change Rock music as we know.

People say the performance was life changing.

The Star Spangled Banner is a National Anthem. Jimi Hendrix’s Star Spangled Banner is a rock Anthem. If Jimi Hendrix was the Woodstock of guitarist. The Star Spangled Banner was the Jimi Hendrix. Yes thats very confusing but its true. The Star Spangled Actually it changed all music as we Banner was Jimi Hendrix’s 3rd To last song he played at Woodstock. know it.

While he played he would make He was the final performer at Woodstock. Out of the hundreds of sounds of gunfire and bombs exploding wish his guitar. And thousands that showed up. only most people can even play a note 30,000 saw him. That must have been to bad for the 570,000 people on guitar. He is famous for nearly who didn’t get to see him. He was cracking the body of his guitar because he bent the whammy bar the highest paid performer at so much. Jimi Hendrix Was simply woodstock. just slightly ahead of the undisputed god of guitar.

The Who and Jefferson Airplane.

Jimi Hendrix was a mad genius ...well an Insane genius . In both way. He was the greatest guitarist off all time creating hard rock. but he would also experiment we will say drugs. and that lead to him being a psychopath. here he is “sacrificing” his guitar to the guitar gods. Yes he did that.

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The Who are incredible. Period.

One of the greatest bands of all time.

that walks across this stage is gonna get f***in' killed! You can

Period. Just all around amazing.

laugh, I mean it. That was one of the

PEREOD. Like Hendrix they revolutionized music. Just about

most famous moments of Woodstock.

Abbie Hoffman noted this moment in

everyone was about peace and love.

his book Woodstock Nation. Hoffman later commented that he was fresh

But they were about Anger and letting out rage and just being loud. Another

from the medical tent. He said he was

legend to play Woodstock.

Another famous moment in

on a “Bad LSD Trip.” Townshend said he agreed with Hoffman but it didn’t

Woodstock is “The Abbie Hoffman

really matter who was on the stage as he would have charged at anyone. The

Incident.” After The Who played “Pinball Wizard” The famous peace

THE WHO & HOFFMAN

incident’s cause was the arrest and

protester Abbie Hoffman jumped on stage while The Who’s guitarist Pete

sentence of 9 years of Hoffman’s colleague and leader of the White

Townshend was adjusting his amp. He

Panthers John Sinclair. For possession of marijuana. Like a setting sun i sound

shouted "I think this is a pile of **** while John Sinclair rots in prison ..." like a hippie. While there is a lot more Townshend then ran at Hoffman and shouted at him F*** off! F*** off my

to say about Woodstock. I can’t say anymore within the time i have left

f***ing stage!" he then hit him off the

before its due. So thats the end of the Story about the Woodstock Music and

stage. He then Shouted into the microphone "The next f***in' person

arts Festival.

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Woodstock: On The Big Screen Woodstock was also adapted into a movie. It was one of the most popular movies of the year. It was the only part of Woodstock that made any money. The FEstival itself made no money. And actually put Lang and his group of promoters in 1,000,000$ debt. That is like 6,369,426$ in todays money. But the movie made them money for the studio.

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Lexicon Organizer Word & Page #

Part of Speech (noun, verb, adj)

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Definition

Sentence from book/article

Relevance or importance to topic/time period.

Use the word in a new sentence. (your own!)

Was an extremely important protester in the 60s and 70s. was a character in forrest gump.

Abbie hoffman was a very active protester.

Abbie Hoffman Pg 139

Noun

A famous protester that was very active at woodstock

“Hoffman climbed up onto the stage and started yelling random stuff.”

The Atlanta Music festival Pg 32

Noun

Was a similar music festival in 1968.

“The Atlanta music festival It was the was held over july mth and “Woodstock” of 6th” 68.

Bethel Pg 7

Noun

A small town in New York

“It all happened in Bethel”

Where Woodstock It was very fun in was.

Bethel, New York.

Crosby,Stills, Nash,and Young Pg 202

Noun

An important group whose first performance was woodstock.

“C,S,N,Y’s performance was there first.”

They were the first Crosby,Stills,Nash, “Super Group” and And Young was the they inspired first super group.

“Cream”

Drugs Pg 67

Noun

A very common substance at woodstock. affected the performances.

“Drugs were a common thing at woodstock. Police were not arresting people with Pot or LSD because there was so much ”

A Dangerous substance that can change the mind. affect most bands music.

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The Atlanta Music Festival was really fun and different.

Drugs are a bad thing that was used in the 60s a lot.

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Hippies Pg 223 Noun

A common social group in the 60s.

“The hippies VS the Yippies.”

Strongly affected the music of the 60s.

Hippies wear really colorful clothes.

Integrated Pg 15

Noun

A common subject on merging the schools in america.

“We march for Integrated schools now”

a very common thing in the 60s. it meant having schools with black and white people.

Integrated schools are good.

Jefferson Airplane Pg 170

Noun

A very popular and famous psychedelic band

“West coast flower power favorites from 1967 Jefferson Airplane

One of the first Jefferson Airplane was Psychedelic an amazing band from bands of all time. the 60s. inspired pink floyd.

Jimi Hendrix Pg Noun 215

Jimi Hendrix “Jimi Hendrix was the last was the greatest performer at Woodstock” guitarist to ever live

Max Yasgur Pg Noun 46

“The Godfather Of Woodstock” He rented His farm so Woodstock could happen

“Max Yasgur Rented us his Woodstock would farm for 20,000$” not have happen if it wasn't for him That is why he is called “The Godfather Of Woodstock.

Wow isn't everyone thankful for Max Yasgur for hosting woodstock.

Miami Pop Festival Pg 32

An extremely large and famous festival that included Led Zeppelin.

“The first Miami pop festival Was One of the was significant”. first outdoor music festivals and was the largest until woodstock.

The Miami Pop Festival Was a very important and influential festival. possibly jump starting Led Zeppelin career.

Noun

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One of the most influential guitarist of all time.

Jimi hendrix is an amazing guitarist.

Lexicon Organizer Michael Lang Pg 33

Noun

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An extremely famous concert promoter.

Organised Woodstock.

“He was the Famous Michael Lang!”

One of the greatest concert promoters ever. he promoted woodstock and monterey.

Michael Lang is the best in the business of concert promoting.

Monterey Pg 30 Noun

A town in California where a music festival was

“The Monterey Pop Music festival was the first cultural manifestation in the summer of love”.

Was considered the one of the biggest music festival before Woodstock.

The Monterey Pop Music Festival was unbelievable and exciting.

The Newport Folk Festival Pg 29

Noun

A Famous Folk Festival where Bob Dylan “Went Electric”

“They Launched The Newport Folk Festival”

The Place where The famous Musician Bob Dylan Started to play electric guitar

Wow. Seeing the Newport Folk Festival was an incredible experience!

Peace Pg 12

Noun

Universal understanding and harmony. what woodstock was about.

“Most people there were hippies yelling peace this and peace that”

What hippies were Peace is a good thing. all about. was extremely important with music.

POW/MIA

Noun

A popular phrase in the 60s and 70s.

You are not forgotten.

POW/MIA.

A project to find prisoners of war and those missing in action

Psychedelic Pg Noun 249

A common phrase in the 60s.

“It was A Psychedelic masterpiece.”

A type of music as 60s clothes were so well as a word to psychedelic. describe things

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POW/MIA is a good thing to support

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Ravi Shankar Pg 86

Noun

A famous sitar player.

“Ravi Shankar was was know as a acknowledged as a master famous sitar of the sitar”. player in america.

Sitar Pg 163

Noun

A Guitar like instrument

“He is the worlds greatest sitar player”.

it was Popular with Wow it must be hard the Beatles to play the sitar!

The Star Spangled Banner Pg 215

Noun

American national anthem.

Was played by jimi hendrix with heavy distortion and bomb sound effects

“Hendrix played the star spangled banner with crazy distortion and really strange bomb and gun sound effects. just with his guitar!”

The most famous part of woodstock. is sometimes considered the greatest guitar performance ever.

The Storm Pg 125

Noun

A Large and powerful storm that drenched woodstock saturday.

“The Really big storm really It made woodstock The storm drenched put a damper on the go on for another everyone it water. performance.” day.

Vietnam war Pg 129

Noun

A terrible and influential war that inspired a lot of the music.

“Half of the people there It was The were holding Stop Vietnam inspiration for Now Signs. several of the most popular songs ever.

I Really hated The war in Vietnam.

Woodstock Pg 6

Noun

A Famous Music Festival

“My perspective on woodstock is hazy”.

I had a great time at the woodstock music festival.

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Was one of the biggest moments of the 60s

Ravi Shankar was one of the greatest sitar players to ever live.

It must have been amazing watching the star spangled banner.

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The Who Pg 165

Noun

One of the most “The Who created the teen One of the most The Who are an famous bands anthem My Generation.” important amazing band. of all time. One developers of hard of the headliners rock and classic at woodstock. rock.

Woodstock, New York Pg 116

Noun

The place Woodstock was going to be.

“Everything was set but the the place. The nice people of woodstock didn't want a bunch of druggies.

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A very rich town in Woodstock is a very new york the nice town in new york. woodstock was going to be in.

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