Thursday, May 21, 2009

Woodstock





Woodstock was a music and art festival held by at Max Yasgur's 600 acres dairy farm in the small town of Bethel, New York.
On August 15 to August 18,1969 the festival had thirty two of the best known musicians of that day performed.
On August 15 the musicians that performed were:RIchie Haven, Sweetwater,The Incredible String Band, Bert Sommer,Tim Hardin, Ravi Shankar, Melanie, Ario Guthrie, Joan Baez,
The artist that performed of August 16 were:Quill,Keef Hartley Band,Country Joe Mcdonald, John Sebastian, Santana, Canned Heat, Mountain, janis Joplin, Grateful Dead,Creedence Clearwater Revival,Sly & The Family Stone, The Who, Jeffreson Airplane.
On the last day the performers were: Joe Cocker Country Joe and the Fish, Ten Years After, Blood Sweat & Tears, Crosby, Stills, Nash & young, Neil Young, Paul Butterfield blues Band, Sha Na Na and Jimi Hendix.
People that were supposed to play:

The Doors were supposed to perform at Woodstock but at the last Momment canceled the reason why was because jim morrison distaste for performing in large outdoor venues, but the doors drummer john densmore attented. bob dyulan was scheduled to play but then pulled out because his son became very ill he was also irritataded at the number of hippies outside his house near the orinally planned site. although many attempts have been made over the years to emulate the festival but none have been able to emulate the festival.

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