grass lake music festival 1969

According to the sources, Led Zeppelin stole the show. And Santana and Chicago, Iron Butterfly, Jefferson Airplane, FZ and the Mothers, Janice..Everyone!!!! Not fair putting Joni on after Tracy Nelson blew us away singing Down So Long. TICKETS . The show featured Iron Butterfly, King Crimson (Robin Fripp and Greg Lake), Jefferson Airplane, Rotary Connection (Minnie Ripperton), PG&E, Rolling Stones, Vanilla Fudge, Janis Joplin and Her Full Tilt Boogie Band, Johnny Winters, and others. Maybe somebody else reminded me of him. I think it was one of the greatest experiences of my life. Designer unknown, poster lists appearances by Jefferson Airplane, Jugerknot, Jimy Holden Trio, Portland Zoo and more (also appeared- (not listed) Sons of Champlin, Ace of Cups and more). [2] The lead promoter was Richard Songer, a wealthy 35-year-old man who had been successful in the construction business. Best Classic Bands Editor Jeff Tamarkin has been a prolific music journalist for more than four decades. What a great time. Also the clip above is probably the only footage on record for Lighthouse (the band that played for Peace ). Remember Janis, Cocker & Little Richard. The Mothers were powerful! Hurry, Early Registration for the 2023 Annual Meeting in El Paso ends soon. Like many historic events, claims are often exaggerated. Was there on Saturday. Zappa earned my kudos as a lead guitarist that day. An estimated 200,000 rock music fans attended the festival. Not only are there no official recordings, there are very few photos! James Brown was among those who appeared Sunday afternoon, followed in the evening by Johnny Winter, Herbie Hancock, B. As it happened, they never got further than the great Thruway Jam, so its just as well I didnt ride along. Growing to some 55 booths in 2011, the crafts show on the street in downtown Grass Lake continues to be a popular attraction for many as the multitude of booths displays a host of crafts from a bygone era as well as more contemporary styles, while the car show displays the classics of the early 1900's to the more recent 1980's from classics . (very tall) and also stuck my head in the speakers ! It became a legendary event largely owing to the participation of Bob Dylan who had spent the previous three years in semi-retirement following a motorcycle accident. Favorite acts include Janis Joplin, Airplane, CCR, Santana, Joe Cocker and Booker T. & The MGs (who were supposed to be at Woodstock, but drummer Al,Jackson, Jr. refused to get on the helicopter), I also was there and Lother and the Hand People did indeed play, Was there & was excited to See Lothar play,also Aum did a nice set also. The Woodstock Festival (a.k.a. I hardly remember anything except the Airplane, one of my all time favorite groups. Although there were a few drug overdoses and problems associated with the intense heat, in general the festival ran very smoothly. He left behind a legion of friends across . But even if Atlantic City didnt gin up the cultural resonance of Woodstock, on a pure musical level it was actually, in some ways, the more diverse festival. Grass Lake, a once sleepy farming community has grown to be a thriving area with over 6,000 residents, many new businesses, a revitalized downtown and village, a state-of-the-art high school, enlarged elementary and middle school facilities, a new sports and trails park in Grass Lake Township, several new housing developments, a dental center and two medical centers. They had a lot of rock and blues acts that year and they had a lot of people like me who arrived with no money and no tickets. Od 10 let se vnuju hudb, he na kytaru a poslechu hudby. The Texas International Pop Festival was the first major rock festival in Texas. The New York City Parks Department and Maxwell House co-sponsored the series. Rented a room in AC but never used it. Last time I drove a hitchhiker across the border. I have some 8mm footage thats not great but Id have to dig it out. Saturdays schedule mixed jazz acts such as Miles Davis and Dave Brubeck with others including John Mayall and Sly & the Family Stone. A shout out to the gang who shared those wonderous 3 days with me Squid, Weed, Geez, Cindy, and beautiful Sonny (Sonya). And relatively few still photos exist. Farm Block - August 5-7. We were all choking on some kind of powder that was in the air! The bands that stood out to me were; Santana blues band, Chicago Transit Authority & AUM a three piece band that brought the house down with a rendition of Ray Charles, Georgia on my mind, what ever happened to them? Yes.I say little richard closed Sunday night.standing on his piano!!!!! I definitely remember Jimi Hendrix playing Star Spangled Banner with Janis Joplin onstage.Wild day! No groovy babies were born. Woodstock was a music festival held on August 15, 1969, which attracted an audience of more than 400,000 and is widely regarded as a pivotal moment in popular music history. I was there but there but theres so little written and known about this festival I thought maybe I was high and dreamed it LOL. (my hearing is still excellent)Chris Hillman was there with McGuinn 2 original members. Sir Douglas Quintet, Santana, The Mothers Of Invention, Janis Joplin, Little Richard. Thanks, Randy Borresen. Cool story though. If the fence had been up on Saturday there may have been injuries with the crush of people that would have likely occurred with people trying to get out of the stands onto the field to get away from the tear gas. That said, we had a fabulous weekend, one of many fabulous weekends (and weekdays) of one memorable year, thanks to one memorable relationship that ended for all those reasons that first loves end. On Friday night Iron Butterfly encouraged the crowd to bring down the fence which they did. In the middle of nowhere somewhere around London Ontario, he yelled stop this is where Im going. I wanted to see The Moody Blues scheduled for Sunday night. I told my Mum I wanted to go to Woodstock 2 weeks later, and she saidNo more LSD festivals for you!! Grass Lake, a once sleepy farming community has grown to be a thriving area with over 6,000 residents, many new businesses, a revitalized downtown and village, a state-of-the-art high school, enlarged elementary and middle school facilities, a new sports and trails park in Grass Lake Township, several new housing developments, a dental center and two medical centers. He opened the bag which had about 2 bushels of grass wrapped in smaller bags and nothing else. Also, my future wife (who I hadnt met yet) got stuck in the traffic going to Woodstock and turned around and went home. On the second day the battle between gatecrashers outside the stadium and the police suddenly affected those inside. King got like 5 encores. I was at Atlantic City and saw Janis set. Joni leaving the stage, I dont remember who she followed but I do remember it was not a good slot for her that day. I went to Woodstock, too, and for me, except for the giant horseflies where we camped, I enjoyed AC so much more. On Saturday afternoon in the blazing heat we stood in line for food and drink. Zappa, Creedence and Buckley did though. I was hardly able to breathe and in awe of his earth shattering guitar version It was as if he turned music upside down by opening a new door. But nothing was as bad as the foretellers of doom had predicted. [Vancouver Sun], San Jose State University football practice field. Over 20,000 attended. Record store owner Dave Bernath remembered, "The band would literally hit their last note, say 'thank you' and 'goodbye,' they spun around and the next band started within a minute in seconds! Well I remember this wild weekend very well. Only shaky, amateur-shot 8mm silent-film clips are found on YouTube. That concert was fantastic and one I will always remember! Must have had a good time in AC. Thats exactly what happened my husband and I were there too. Got to see most of the acts within a year or so of that summer. Acts included Family, David Bowie, Brian Auger Trinity, King Crimson, The Strawbs, and Roy Harper. After she didnt come back is when I remember the crowd booing. On August 15th, I finished training and started a weeks leave. I actually have met one person later in life that was also at AC 69 and stories flew and were remolded by both of our memories. Still have their record, but admittedly they were better live. I called my friends to come and get me so I could go too, but they had better sense and kept me from ruining my life and going AWOL. I got back to Philly by bus because I didnt want to get stuck there overnight by missing the last bus. With a budget of only $120,000, the promoters booked twenty-six of the biggest names in blues, rock-and-roll, and psychedelic rock. After asking around and auditioning musicians, Kantner and Balin . An unbelievable performance. The third act was a Philadelphia band American Dream who had Al Cooper playing with them that day. People in the messy field at the Woodstock Music Festival, New York, US, August 1969. The kind Cop obliged! In November 69, I got a free trip to Vietnam. Lang was the world famous main organizer of the 1969 Woodstock Festival, held in Bethel, New York. Forty nine years eleven months ago I was asked to be Security Chief at Palm Beach Pop Fest. And Janis said she would sing to stop the rain, and it did stop. While the Woodstock Music and Art Fair is the most famous of music festivals, few realize that it was just one of dozens in 1969 and that many of the same Woodstock artists performed at those others. Handy concert will be on advance sale at many Memphis locations ($2.50 to $5.00). People climbed up the very tall stadium flagpoles and stuck there heads in the very, very large stadium speakers. [4], The admission price for the three-day event was $15.00,[4] and entry tokens in the style of poker chips were sold to avoid the counterfeiting of paper tickets. Summer of Soul (.Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised): Directed by Questlove. Other than that it was a great three days. Did Gram Parsons play at that show, then?? Woodstock, the iconic festival that rocked New York, took place the weekend of August 15-18, 1969. All Rights reserved. The security guy tried to explain that if they didnt have tickets they couldnt get in and the guy interrupted him to say No, you dont understand, We here he pointed to the many many people who had gathered dont havent any tickets and were coming in or were wrecking your fucking turnstiles. The security guy could be seen getting on a phone and I was never certain whether this was a direct response to this challenge or an unrelated act, but the very tall vehicle gate to the right side of the turnstiles opened up and the whole crowd ran in behind this guy with the flags. Fantastic weekend. The articles first sentence states that hippies and some of the not-so-hip took to the hills during the Memorial Day weekend to follow the Sunrise to Sunset Rock Festival as it moved from Marysville to this tiny King County community, scene of a piano drop last April. I had been monitoring the news reports about Woodstock being on again off again so my buddies and I opted for AC Pop. Michigan governor William Milliken denounced the "deplorable and open sale and use of drugs" at the festival, and called for investigation and prosecution of the "drug pushers" who were present. I also wonder whatever became of them. Atlantic City Pop was more secure, the fences werent temporary, large chain link fences with turnstiles and such. It also pinpoints a time frame relative to Woodstock. It was a great weekend and all of these people whod made all of these friends over the weekend could be heard calling out See you at Woodstock as they parted. You are right! A bit outside the track, there was an area that you set up your tent and parked your car right next to it. TICKETS & INFO. It was what made folks want to go to Woodstock for more and was responsible for huge word of mouth PR for Woodstock and, Yes, Lothar and the Hand People and his wonderful Moog Synthesizer was definitely there as an early act. 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