Bibliograph

Woodstock, Kevin Hillstrom and Laurie Collier Hillstrom

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Woodstock, Kevin Hillstrom and Laurie Collier Hillstrom

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-216) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Woodstock

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

775419577

Responsibility statement

Kevin Hillstrom and Laurie Collier Hillstrom

Series statement

Defining moments

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

Table Of 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

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