WOODSTOCK ‘69
Angelo Cappuso, Ian Dornfried, Neda Aldalali, Mya Berger, Ayah Shuaib
The Festival That Changed Everything The Woodstock festival of ‘69 was one of the biggest events in music history, bringing together artists and fans from around the world. Over the span of three days, performances by various bands and singers gained new fame in front of hundreds of thousands of people. Media and news covered the event, allowing people across the country to witness the music and the history unfolding. The bands that played influenced the music industry, and the festival itself changed how music was delivered to audiences.
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A three day celebration of peace, music, and love from August 15-18, 1969 60,000 people set up camp by the first day and by the third the camp was so packed that artists arrived via helicopter Woodstock was a peaceful celebration and earned its honored place in pop culture history Four days of music, half a million people, rain, celebration, and the rest is history Audience was diverse and reflected the rapidly-changing times Many were hippies who felt alienated by society Took place during the era of the civil rights movement and the controversial Vietnam War Was an opportunity for hippies and others to escape into music and share a common message: unity and peace
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Hendrix performed with a temporary band Did not perform for the entire mass, only performed in front of 200,000 people Put out an encore, which is very rare for Hendrix Hendrix’s band showcased black musicians Hendrix was not supposed to be the closing act of Woodstock, Roy Rogers was suppose to but he declined
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CCR played 11 songs during their set including some of their biggest hits: ‘Bad Moon Rising’, ‘Suzy Q’, and ‘Proud Mary’. Played in the middle of the night between Saturday and Sunday Performed after The Grateful Dead, and before The Who Their music consisted of a blend between R&B, Folk, and Country-Rock.
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Janis Joplin and her ex- band Big Brother & the Holding Company had gained notoriety at another festival called the Monterey International Pop Festival 1967. In late 1968 she ended up leaving the band to start her solo career. In made sense why Janis end up at Woodstock. She played from Saturday night to Sunday until about 2:00 AM. The show was still strong but lacke Janis Joplin’s power and improvisation of her backing band. Nevertheless, this gig is a worthwhile document of time.
The Who ❏
Woodstock scheduled the band to play as the second to last act right (before Jefferson Airplane) on Saturday, August 16th.
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By the time they got on stage it was already Sunday morning around 5:00.
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They played their album Tommy in its entirety, a Rock Opera that dealt with the struggle of a deaf, dumb and blind boy who later finds a cure and gains stardom with his messianic movement.
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They played their last song during sunrise which had occurred at 6:05 am. They played 24 songs.
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Rock n Roll Hall of Fame band.
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During their Woodstock performance, they faced many issues due to rain They pushed through the challenges and delivered a powerful performance Their unique psychedelic style stood out from the rest of the performances, while still fitting in to the atmosphere Their final song “Turn On Your Lovelight” closed out the night’s performances,
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This article was published by The Morning Herald; a newspaper based in Maryland. A local student attended the festival and wrote on his experience and the performances. The headline image includes Janis Joplin - one of the top performers of the event.
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/20929189/a_first_hand_lo ok_at_woodstock/
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Woodstock had impeded traffic for about 17 miles Some cars were delayed about 8 hours Written by the Daily News
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This article was published by The Kingston Daily Freeman Although tickets were sold weeks prior to the event, there was such a large number of people that attended that people watched the artists from atop their cars The festival was a hit and for three days the 600-acre farm was filled with love, rain, and 32 acts
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Works Cited
History.com Editors. “Woodstock.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 9 Mar. 2018, www.history.com/topics/1960s/woodstock. Woodstock Foundation. “The Woodstock '69 Lineup.” Woodstock, 2014, www.woodstock.com/lineup/. “Hendrix and Woodstock: 10 Little-Known Facts about the Performance That Defined the '60s.” WPI, 13 June 2018, www.wpi.edu/news/woodstock. Ward, Ed. “Woodstock.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 2008, www.britannica.com/event/Woodstock. New York Daily News. “Woodstock Festival Draws Large Young Crowd and Causes Traffic Jam in 1969.” Nydailynews.com, New York Daily News, 9 Apr. 2018, www.nydailynews.com/news/national/woodstock-festival-draws-large-young-crowd-1969-article-1.2323323.