| Description |
xiv, 226 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Series |
Defining moments |
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Defining moments.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-216) and index. |
| Contents |
Narrative overview: Prologue ; American culture in the 1960s ; Music drives social change ; Planning for an epic concert ; The music at Woodstock ; The scene at Woodstock ; After Woodstock ; The legacy of Woodstock -- Biographies: Joan Baez (1941- ), folksinger, political activist, and Woodstock performer ; Bob Dylan (1941- ), influential rock and folk music singer-songwriter ; Jimi Hendrix (1942-1970), rock and roll guitarist and performer at Woodstock ; Artie Kornfeld (1942- ), Woodstock promoter and recording industry executive ; Michael Lang (1944- ), concert promoter and co-founder of the Woodstock Music and Art Fair ; John Roberts (1945-2001), Woodstock promoter and business entrepreneur ; Hugh "Wavy Gravy" Romney (1936- ), leader of the Hog Farm Commune and social activist ; Joel Rosenman (1942- ), Woodstock promoter and business entrepreneur ; Michael Wadleigh (1942- ), documentary filmmaker who directed Woodstock ; Max Yasgur (1919-1973), owner of Yasgur Farms and host of the Woodstock festival -- Primary sources: Historian Arthur Schlesinger Jr. predicts the "mood" of the 1960s ; Michael Lang recalls the frantic search for a new concert site ; Breakfast in bed for 400,000 ; Rocking out with Santana at Woodstock ; Bad memories of Woodstock ; A military veteran remembers the festival ; The saga of the Woodstock port-o-san man ; Leaving Woodstock ; Ayn Rand denounces the "phony" values of Woodstock ; A moment of muddy grace. |
| Summary |
"Provides a comprehensive account of the 1969 Woodstock Music and Art Fair. Places Woodstock within the context of the 1960s; describes the festival itself; details how Woodstock changed American popular music; and explores the festival's enduring significance. Includes a narrative overview, biographies, primary sources, chronology, glossary, bibliography, and index"--Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
Woodstock Festival (1969 : Bethel, N.Y.)
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Woodstock Festival. (OCoLC)fst01407858
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| Added Author |
Hillstrom, Laurie Collier, 1965-
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| ISBN |
9780780812840 (hardcover ; alk. paper) |
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0780812840 (hardcover ; alk. paper) |
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