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The Road to Woodstock

Michael Lang,Holly George-Warren
The Road to Woodstock Book PDF

Author : Michael Lang,Holly George-Warren
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2009-06-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780061892264

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The Road to Woodstock by Michael Lang,Holly George-Warren Pdf

The definitive account of the most famous music festival of all time: Woodstock. “[A] vivid and lively account of those hectic and historic three days….The best fly-on-the-wall account, tantamount to having had a backstage pass to an iconic event.” —New York Post The Woodstock music festival of 1969 is an American cultural touchstone, and no book captures the sights, sounds, and behind-the-scenes machinations of the historic gathering better than Michael Lang’s New York Times bestseller, The Road to Woodstock. USA Today calls this fascinating, entertaining, and blissfully nostalgic look back, “Invaluable.” In The Road to Woodstock, Michael Lang recaptures the magic for the generation that was there…and for the generations that followed. Just in time for the 50th Anniversary of the Woodstock festival, this definitive volume tells you everything you need to know about the most famous three days in music history.

Woodstock

Mike Evans,Paul Kingsbury,Museum at Bethel Woods
Woodstock Book PDF

Author : Mike Evans,Paul Kingsbury,Museum at Bethel Woods
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : History
ISBN : 1402766238

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Woodstock by Mike Evans,Paul Kingsbury,Museum at Bethel Woods Pdf

It defined a generation, exemplified an era: Woodstock was unlike anything that has ever happened before or since--and August 2009 marks the 40th anniversary of this seminal event. Relive the moment and "get back to the garden” with this day-by-day, act-by-act account of everything that went down on Yasgur’s Farm. With interviews and quotes from those who were there--the musicians, the fans, the organizers--and a wealth of photographs and graphic memorabilia, Woodstock is the ultimate celebration of a landmark in modern cultural history. Woodstock is organized in three parts: - Origins sets the stage by describing the counterculture of the time, along with the festival’s organization, fundraising, buzz-building tactics, ticket selling and publicity, and site building. - The Event--the heart of the project--includes a log with a run-down of each of the 32 acts, in the order they appeared, one spread to each name. Fans and politics are also featured prominently here. - The Aftermath focuses on media coverage, follow-up festivals, Michael Wadleigh and Thelma Schoonmaker’s documentary, and Woodstock’s enduring legacy.

Woodstock 1969

Anonim
Woodstock 1969 Book PDF

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 339 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2018-08-07
Category : Music
ISBN : 9781510730748

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As the fiftieth anniversary of the Woodstock festival nears, Woodstock 1969 stands out for its singular voice. Photojournalist Jason Lauré followed his unerring instinct for being in the right place at the crucial moment. He and coauthor Ettagale Blauer trace the historic events that preceded the festival and then envelop the reader with photographs of the headliner rock stars that performed during the landmark three-day concert including the Who, Janis Joplin, Grace Slick of Jefferson Airplane, and Santana. Threading his way back and forth from the stage, through a sea of happy audience members, Jason Lauré photographed the communal life that was an essential part of the phenomenon that was Woodstock. Never intrusive, yet working close-up, he managed to capture these innocent moments in the pond and in the woods with the same compassion and intimacy he brought to his coverage of all the crucial events of the era. After Woodstock, he photographed such legends as Jimi Hendrix, Tina Turner, and Jim Morrison of the Doors. Woodstock 1969 gives the reader an appreciation of the lasting impact of the festival, showing the way it changed the lives of all who experienced it. It served as the high point of the counterculture that started in earnest in the Summer of Love, and also as a leading influence in the decades that followed. The book concludes with a look at Woodstock's lasting legacy, from Greenwich Village and the rock scene of the Fillmore East to the establishment of Earth Day and the burgeoning environmental movement.

Last Bus to Woodstock

Colin Dexter
Last Bus to Woodstock Book PDF

Author : Colin Dexter
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2009-08-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780330468565

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The first intriguing case that began Colin Dexter’s phenomenally successful Inspector Morse series. ‘Do you think I'm wasting your time, Lewis?’ Lewis was nobody’s fool and was a man of some honesty and integrity. ‘Yes, sir.’ An engaging smile crept across Morse’s mouth. He thought they could get on well together . . . The death of Sylvia Kaye figured dramatically in Thursday afternoon’s edition of the Oxford Mail. By Friday evening, Inspector Morse had informed the nation that the police were looking for a dangerous man. But as the obvious leads fade into twilight and darkness, Morse becomes more and more convinced that passion holds the key . . . Last Bus to Woodstock is followed by the second Inspector Morse book, Last Seen Wearing.

Woodstock

Joel Makower
Woodstock Book PDF

Author : Joel Makower
Publisher : Doubleday Books
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : History
ISBN : IND:30000061587998

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Excerpts from interviews conducted in 1988 with producers, performers, security people, medics, technicians, etc., are interwoven to present a chronology of the 1969 rock festival from the initial brainstorm to the final drive home. Interviewees include David Crosby, Abbie Hoffman, Richie Havens, Wavy Gravy, Miriam Yasgur, Paul Kantner, Chip Monck, and many others. Includes many bandw photographs. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Barefoot in Babylon

Bob Spitz
Barefoot in Babylon Book PDF

Author : Bob Spitz
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2014-07-29
Category : Music
ISBN : 9780698141940

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The perfect gift for music fans and anyone fascianated by Woodstock, Barefoot in Babylon is an in-depth look at the making of 1969’s Woodstock Music Festival—one of Rolling Stone’s “50 Moments That Changed the History of Rock and Roll.” “Mr. Spitz feeds us every riveting detail of the chaos that underscored the festival. It makes for some out-a-sight reading, man.”—The New York Times Book Review Fifty years ago, the Woodstock Music Festival defined a generation. Yet, there was much more than peace and love driving that long weekend the summer of 1969. In Barefoot in Babylon, journalist and New York Times bestselling author Bob Spitz gives readers a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Woodstock, from its inception and the incredible musicians that performed to its scandals and the darker side of the peace movement. With a new introduction, as well as maps, set lists, and a breakdown of all the personalities involved, Barefoot in Babylon is a must-read for anyone who was there—or wishes they were.

Woodstock

Ernesto Assante
Woodstock Book PDF

Author : Ernesto Assante
Publisher : becker&mayer! Books
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2018-11-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780760363256

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Woodstock by Ernesto Assante Pdf

Woodstock: The 1969 Rock and Roll Revolution celebrates the fascinating story of how the music event came to be and the people that made it part of history. How can you explain the Woodstock Festival, 50 years after the event, to those who were not fortunate enough to take part? The concert that changed the history of rock music and an entire generation cannot be reduced to the photos. Half a million young people come to Bethel, New York, from every corner of the world to experience three days of music together. This event, now legendary, resounds with the psychedelic notes of Santana and the sublime guitar of Pete Townshend of The Who, the rich voices of Joan Baez and Janis Joplin, and the many other artists who appeared one after another on the stage. Yet, it was perhaps the guitar of Jimi Hendrix as he played his version of the American national anthem, “The Star-Spangled Banner,” as Woodstock screamed its impetuous, revolutionary protest against the war in Vietnam, that became the symbol of an epochal dissent. In Woodstock, journalist and music critic Ernesto Assante presents those unforgettable days through exclusive interviews and photos he has recorded throughout his entire career. Michael Lang, Carlos Santana, Joe Cocker, Grace Slick, Arlo Guthrie, Joan Baez, Bob Weir, Roger Daltrey, Graham Nash, will all take us to Bethel to re-live and give thanks to the extraordinary figures that made Woodstock a legend that still echoes today.

By the Time We Got to Woodstock

Bruce Pollock
By the Time We Got to Woodstock Book PDF

Author : Bruce Pollock
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Music
ISBN : 0879309792

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Discusses the climate of rock music in 1969, from the Beatles to the Grateful Dead, and its relationship with politics, current events, and race relations.

Amherstburg Ontario Book 1 in Colour Photos

Barbara Raue
Amherstburg Ontario Book 1 in Colour Photos Book PDF

Author : Barbara Raue
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 62 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2016-01-20
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1523411384

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Amherstburg Ontario Book 1 in Colour Photos by Barbara Raue Pdf

Amherstburg is located near the mouth of the Detroit River in Essex County about twenty-five kilometers south of the United States city of Detroit, Michigan. The British military garrison, Fort Malden, was established here in 1796. The town was developed by Loyalists who were granted land by the Crown in Ontario after the British lost the American Revolutionary War. The Loyalists built many of their houses in the French style of a century before, giving the new town a historic character. The local public high school in Amherstburg is General Amherst High School and is named after Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst of Montreal, who served as an officer in the British Army and as Commander-in-Chief of the Forces. Amherst is best known as the architect of Britain's successful campaign to conquer the territory of New France during the French and Indian War when he led the British attack on Louisbourg on Cape Breton Island in June 1758. Amherst led an army against French troops on Lake Champlain, where he captured Fort Ticonderoga in July 1759, while another army under Sir William Johnson took Niagara also in July 1759, and James Wolfe besieged and eventually captured Quebec with a third army in September 1759. From July 1760, Amherst led an army down the St. Lawrence River from Fort Oswego, joined with Brigadier Murray from Quebec and Brigadier Haviland from Ill-aux-Noix in a three-way pincer, and captured Montreal, ending French rule in North America on September 8. In recognition of this victory, Amherst was appointed as the first British Governor General in the territories that eventually became Canada. From his base at New York, Amherst oversaw the dispatch of troops under Monckton and Haviland to take part in British expeditions in the West Indies that led to the British capture of Dominica in 1761 and Martinique and Cuba in 1762.

By the Time I Got to Woodstock

Sharon Watts
By the Time I Got to Woodstock Book PDF

Author : Sharon Watts
Publisher : Bookbaby
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2019-06-09
Category : Art
ISBN : 1543971326

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By the Time I Got to Woodstock by Sharon Watts Pdf

By the Time I Got to Woodstock is a look back at who I was in 1969. In this illustrated memoir, I explore "what's goin' on" in America-as filtered through the lens of a suburban teenager who was more "off the bus" than on it. I revisit the road that eventually got me to Woodstock, armed with a sketchbook and curiosity. What WAS all the fuss about? A trip to the Museum at Bethel Woods at the very end of 2017 opened the door. The resulting passion for learning more about what I missed is captured in this whimsical book for all generations. My illustrations are followed by quirky footnotes and facts, so we can all try to figure out the premise: "There's something happening here. What it is, ain't exactly clear." Maybe now it's a bit clearer.

Prisoner of Woodstock

Dallas Taylor
Prisoner of Woodstock Book PDF

Author : Dallas Taylor
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Drummers (Musicians)
ISBN : 1560250720

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Published to coincide with the 25th anniversary of Woodstock, here is the explosive memoir of Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young's drummer. From his Woodstock appearance to his descent into heroin addiction to his eventual, triumphant recovery, Taylor takes readers through his own story--and that of an entire generation.

Woodstock

Gregory J. Walter,Lisa Grant
Woodstock Book PDF

Author : Gregory J. Walter,Lisa Grant
Publisher : Writers' Collective
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : History
ISBN : PSU:000065172407

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Woodstock by Gregory J. Walter,Lisa Grant Pdf

Walter's personal photographs of Woodstock, with his story of working on the crew at the festival.

Roots of the 1969 Woodstock Festival

Weston Blelock,Julia Blelock
Roots of the 1969 Woodstock Festival Book PDF

Author : Weston Blelock,Julia Blelock
Publisher : Woodstock Arts
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Music
ISBN : 0967926858

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A richly illustrated panel discussion transcript comprises the first part of the book. It is followed by a roots of Woodstock photo essay that highlights such Woodstock writers and performers as Bob Dylan, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Allen Ginsberg, Pete Seeger, and Richie Havens. In addition it chronicles the Arts and Crafts origins of the town from the 1800s, and highlights the town's hallowed tradition of weekend-long musical concerts. These began in the early 1900s with Woodstock's Maverick festivals, and stretched up through the countercultural Sound-Outs of the 1960s. Bob Fass, a Woodstock Sound-Out emcee and host of WBAI's Radio Unnameable for close to fifty years has contributed a brilliant and evocative foreword to the book. Also included are a compendium of important Woodstock players, a map of historic 1960s locations in the Woodstock area, and 115 images many of them rare, vintage photos of the Woodstock music and art scenes.

Woodstock

Dagon James
Woodstock Book PDF

Author : Dagon James
Publisher : Reel Art Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Rock music
ISBN : 1909526118

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Woodstock by Dagon James Pdf

Baron Wolman's evocative and stunning photographs of Woodstock are published here for the first time. Wolman captured the atmosphere of Woodstock like no other photographer. More interested in the crowd than the performers, his photographs are hugely evocative and offer an insight into this legendary event that is rarely seen. Wolman writes, 'everything was totally different, the behaviour was new and unexpected.' With interview with Woodstock creator, Michael Lang, and a foreword by musician Carlos Santana, this exceptional volume is not to be missed.

Woodstock: 50th Anniversary Edition

Mike Evans,Paul Kingsbury
Woodstock 50th Anniversary Edition Book PDF

Author : Mike Evans,Paul Kingsbury
Publisher : Sterling
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2019-05-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1454933364

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Woodstock: 50th Anniversary Edition by Mike Evans,Paul Kingsbury Pdf

Woodstock defined a generation and exemplified an era. Relive that unique moment and go "back to the garden" with this day-by-day, act-by-act account of everything that went down on Yasgur's Farm. This lavish 50th-anniversary edition features interviews from those who were there, a wealth of photographs and memorabilia, and updates on Woodstock today. It's the ultimate celebration of a landmark moment.