Woodstock
Subtitle: three days that rocked the world
By: edited by Mike Evans and Paul Kingsbury ; in association with the Museum at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
Contributors: Museum at Bethel Woods
Publisher: Sterling
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 287
ISBN-13: 9781402766237
Subjects: Woodstock Festival (1969 : Bethel, N.Y.); Music festivals; Pictorial works
Description: August 2009 marks the 40th anniversary of the original Woodstock Festival. This volume offers a day-by-day, act-by-act account of events on Yasgur's Farm, including interviews and quotes from those who were there--the musicians, the fans, the organizers--and a wealth of photographs and graphic memorabilia.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 282), discography (p. 278-281), and index.
Table of contents: title: Timeline to Woodstock ; 1960s society ; The civil rights movement ; The War ; ...And peace ; Student unrest ; Rock 'n' roll ; Festivals ; The village ; The organization ; The site ; The buzz ; The poster ; The build ; Getting there; title: Day 1. Richie Havens ; Sri Swami Satchidananda ; Sweetwater ; Bert Sommer ; Time Hardin ; Ravi Shankar ; Melanie ; Arlo Guthrie ; Joan Baez ; Pranksters and hog farmers ; The playground ; The forest; title: Day 2. Quill ; Country Joe McDonald ; John Sebastian ; The Keef Hartley Band ; Farmer Max ; Santana ; The Incredible String Band ; Canned Heat ; Self-sufficiency ; Yippies vs. hippies ; Mountain ; Grateful Dead ; Creedence Clearwater Revival ; Janis Joplin ; Being there ; Sly & the Family Stone ; The Who ; Jefferson Airplane; title: Day 3. Joe Cocker & the Grease Band ; The storm ; Taking the waters ; Country Joe & the Fish ; Ten years after ; The Band ; Johnny Winter ; Blood, Sweat & Tears ; Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young ; First aid ; Paul Butterfield Blues Band ; Sha Na Na ; Jimi Hendrix ; Clearing up ; Facts and figures; No shows; title: Aftermath. Post-Woodstock timeline ; Media ; The movie ; The accounts ; Festivals ; Commemorations ; Woodstock today ; The Museum at Bethels Woods; title: Where are they now?