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Some memories are Procul Harums Salty Dog complimented by the local seagulls was so cool! The cops and security had a hard time getting to the infield, then he ran around in circles as they chased him, much to the amusement of the crowd. Thanks for your comment. Took us there on Sunday. Your data will be safe!Your e-mail address will not be published. Over 20,000 attended. I proudly display it with other memorabilia I have from that era. Thanks. If you change your mind, you can easily unsubscribe. I remember the 2:00 a.m. freak express conga line that snake throught to campers outside the gates at night. When the festival was first being put together,Led Zeppelin was still gaining momentum. I was there for the Saturday show. After she didnt come back is when I remember the crowd booing. No, I wish the poster was mine. Highest place ever. No, Im not talking about Woodstock, although that one wasnt bad either. Go figure. Your father is not quite correct. RM 2GA89M4 - Saugerties, New York. [1969-07-28 NYT Johnny Winter]. The festival proved very popular, selling out all 30,000 tickets in the first week, surprising both the townsfolk and the promoters. No, she was mildly booed after leaving the stage. The crowd was transfixed never having heard such a shocking take on the national anthem. But no one had recorded the music. I've done a separate blog entries for each one and festival title is a link you can find out more them. Hendrix wasnt there a few other Woodstock greats, but in all, it was about the same show for all 3 days complete with thunderstorms, rain & lotsa soggy people & sleeping bags! Exactly what happened I remember it well, True, age was heckled and booed to tears everyone wanted to hear rock&roll, Not sure what you mean by age was heckled.. Inviting attendees into an EDM wonderland of neon decor and walkabout . She was still pretty unknown and was upset that the audience wasnt really listening to her. Saturdays schedule mixed jazz acts such as Miles Davis and Dave Brubeck with others including John Mayall and Sly & the Family Stone. I camped also with three other car loads of my fraternity friends who talked me into going 2 weeks before I was being drafted into the army. I drove to Woodstock from Vt in my 61 Beetle which I had painted up with poster paint, done by the kids in the local rec program I was running that summer. Remember walking in bare feet over lfields of broken glass and watching Airplane on the b&w video monitors in the racetrack clubhouse. Never dampened the spirits! I have always been able to watch this performance in my head. October 10, 1969: Amon Duul II, Hardin & York, Keef Hartley Blues Band, Champion Jack Dupree & Shades, The Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation, Alexis Korner & New Church, Steamhammer, Muddy Waters, Taste, Shades. [4] The festival was known for widespread, openly visible drug sales[4] and public nudity. Anybody with memories of the Miami Pop Festival? At any rate it shows what a gentleman he was for humouring me so many years later. It was unusual in the wide variety of musical acts it attracted and in its atmosphere. The Atlantic City Pop Festival isn't as well known as that "other" classic rock event that took place that summer. By the way, they were quite good. Most who attended the festival camped on the adjacent 10,000-acre lakefront. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, "The Forgotten Goose Lake Festival: August 7, 1970", "Goose Lake Ready for Festival: 60,000 Expected for Rock Concert", "Goose Lake memories: Why Michigan's most important rock fest remains an obscure footnote in rock history", "Forty years ago this weekend, more than 200,000 young people gathered for the Goose Lake International Music Festival (With video)", Detroit Metro Times article on Goose Lake Festival, JTV "True Story" documentary on Goose Lake Festival, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Goose_Lake_International_Music_Festival&oldid=1118232222, This page was last edited on 25 October 2022, at 20:56. In the evening both CCR and Jefferson Airplane played by the speakers werent working and John Fogerty was ramming his guitar them and the sound didnt improve. Is that what they were? His first book was 'Got a Revolution! Santanas Soul Sacrifice, Janis and Little Richard, CCR, The Airplane the list goes on. "The Happy Together Tour" / The Turtles / Gary Puckett & The Union Gap / the association / The Grass Roots / the vogues / The Cowsills Riverpark Center: . I saw mention here of a group called AUM. Wed made a hand-painted, very colorful sign that said Atlantic City or Bust and hung it above the truck cab. People in the messy field at the Woodstock Music Festival, New York, US, August 1969. King), as well as one legendary founding father of rock n roll (an electrifying Little Richard). This epic festival is looked on fondly by an entire generation and became a legend of US counter-culture. The Electric Factory people had much experience putting on music & did a great job. Discover the best Music events in your area and online Do you remember Janis mooning us? Goose Lake Park was built on 390 acres of land,[4] with a budget of $1 million, and was billed as the "world's first permanent festival site". Maybe somebody else reminded me of him. I was at the Saturday show-lot of B groupsBB King, Biff Rose, Tim Buckley, Butterfield Blues Band, also, American Dream, Jefferson Airplane. So we watched some of the performances from afar and some on the TV screens in the grand stand. Joe Cocker, Mothers, and some others. at 7pm on The Rock Station 97.7fm (WLER - Butler, PA), and as a way to showcase the incredible talent featured on this show in a "Live" setting for music lovers of all genres to enjoy. (B) As some commenters have noted, although camping was supposedly prohibited, the greens areas were ideal for such, and so thousands of us camped there without complications. December 6, 1969: Altamont Free Concert: (at the Altamont Speedway in northern California, between Tracy and Livermore) headlined and organized by The Rolling Stones, it also featured, in order of appearance: Santana, The Flying Burrito Brothers, The Jefferson Airplane, and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, with the Rolling Stones taking the stage as the final act. Your email address will not be published. Nobody chased me but I soon got mixed up and ended up near the detroit-windsor border where I picked up a hitchhiker wearing Army fatigues. Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) Tickets for the W.C. I was a bit nave and didnt know I should have gotten there a day or two early. The Texas International Pop Festival was the first major rock festival in Texas. It was much more sanitary than Woodstock because they had real rest rooms, not port-o-sans! Live Music Venue. I had been monitoring the news reports about Woodstock being on again off again so my buddies and I opted for AC Pop. This Michigan Festival will have fine art, fine craft, crafts, film, homegrown products and antique/collectibles exhibitors, and no food booths. Also, I take exception to the authors comment that there was No Camping Allowed. (C) Can you confirm what commenters, and I, remember: The Who played, though not listed on Program or showing up on semi-official Playlists? 3 thoughts on "1969 Midwest Rock Festival" Julie says: August 9, 2019 at 8:07 am . The festivals 1969 program was an experiment in fusing jazz, soul and rock music and audiences. Larry (The Mole) Taylor - bass. I was still recovering from that experience 2 weeks later when Woodstock went off. He was running across the roofs and hoods of the gridlocked cars. Kept running into people from the neighborhood in Brooklyn. Robert Wilkins, John Fahey, Southern Fife and Drum Corps, Booker T. and the MGs, Moloch, Casietta George, Sid Selvidge, Soldiers of the Cross, Robert Pete Williams, Rev. I wanted to see The Moody Blues scheduled for Sunday night. Mr. Tamarkin- (A) Yes, Little Richard closed w/ Shake, Baby, Shake, and whole crowd shook on way out, all the way to Turnpikes or Bridges. loved every minute but really welcomed the evening sans sun. I thought it was great, except that we had to wait until after noon for the gates to open for each day. The festival was hosted and promoted by Tony Lawrence, a New York night club singer. The lead guitarists name is Wayne Ceballos. Bought some acid from a dude and it hit when creedence walked onto the stage. say that they were scheduled for Friday, but being a huge Steve Cropper fan, I was blown away to see them on the Saturday show. I have no recollection of her being booed. [9] He was acquitted in December 1971. Sadly, not a single note of the Jersey festival was professionally captured on film or tape, said Larry Magid, the Electric Factory Concerts principal who booked the show. Still have my peace pin purchased at the festival for $5. Hendrix absolutely was there. And of course he played it at Woodstock two weeks later. Great Society Hot Tuna 1965 Airplane Pre-History Marty Balin, an aspiring folk singer, forms a 'folk-rock' group with his friend Paul Kantner. Select from premium Woodstock Music & Art Festival 1969 of the highest quality. A tragedy that it wasnt filmed or recorded. My girlfriend/future wife and our best friends went and they told me all about the festival. Marie Krolikowski. That was it other than many hours of amazing classic music. Janis Joplin, Sam and Dave, Sly and the Family Stone, Santana, Canned Heat, the Grass Roots, B. My Aunt and Uncle had a place in Chelsea, so I crashed at their beach house for the weekend, Or should I say, THE Weekend. No groovy babies were born. It was the only time The Doors and Led Zeppelin were on the same bill. I met Todd Rundgren in the crowd ! Zappa earned my kudos as a lead guitarist that day. First time I saw real raw hippies and they struck me as pretty weird. The site of the Goose Lake Festival is now the Greenwood Acres Family Campground.[11]. Atlanta International Raceway, Hampton, GA, July 12, 1969, beginning on July 12 and running on Saturdays during July and August, the 1969 Forest Hills Music Festival (Queens, NYC) featured a variety of performers including Janis Joplin, Richie Havens, Blood Sweat and Tears, and Johnny Wint, The Doors were billed as the headliner for the third day. Page created - June 21, 2012. In fact, apart from McGuinn I dont know that any of the original members were still in the band at that point. Crosby was long gone from The Byrds by 1969. . A band from Michigan, Grand Funk Railroad, was allowed to perform only after the members agreed to play free and pay their own expenses. Earthwork Harvest Gathering - September 16-18. The weekend of the AC Pop Festival, I was in Basic Training at Ft. Bragg. Santana was new to me. (& Day 2, Aug 2, was my birthday! Great performances and you could wander between the grandstand and the track area in front of the stage to get a closer look every once in a while. It seems time causes poeple to remember it differently. BG 0 Quicksilver Grass Roots Family Tree 1966 Bonnie MacLean Fillmore Poster . And a buton. I guess neither of us were the adventurous type. We crossed the border and headed east towards Toronto. People came to rock, over 100,000 of them by most estimates. The Mothers were powerful! And he promised to dig out fire ant colonies and relocate them at the venue. Thanks for this article. The few of us who did this festival and then did Woodstock had a rude shock coming.we went from the best organized rock festival in the era to one of if not the worst one two weeks later. [2] Many Canadian rock fans were turned back at border crossings and were unable to attend. Best weekend of my life!!! Freddies Lake, more commonly known as the Hidden Lakes. Rt 206 to Rt 9 south. I remember her saying she had just sang the same verse twice and nobody noticed. We were sitting in gridlock not movin. I was 14 and my dad took me and my younger brother, on the condition that I promise not to go to Woodstock. Some of the same bands CCR and Procol Harum stood out for me but there were so many great performances. Nobody said Woodstock. December 3, 2022 | 8:00 AM-8:00 PM. Couple rest on the grass at the Woodstock Music & Art Fair, Bethel, NY, August 15, 1969. Previous Post Beatles Say Legalize Grass Next Post 1969 Seattle Pop Festival. Still have their record, but admittedly they were better live. A journalist from the Sacramento Bee in 1969 reported that the air was hazy with marijuana smoke that was mixed with the dust kicked up by thousands of sandal-wearing youths. I might be the Penny youre writing about, since I was there at the time with my boyfriend Bruce. I was there all 3 days and as a drummer I was in heaven. Great reading the article & 44 comments above. At one point, he began doing a semi-strip tease, twirling his clothes and throwing some out to the crowd. Joni didnt feel loved and walked off the stage. One of my favorite BCB articles yet. Handy Memorial Concert. As a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, Lovegrass Music Festival is a completely FREE event! I know, because I was there. Well, over the 4th of July weekend, 1969 There was the Newport Jazz Festival. At some point l wound up going over one of the chain link fences which I recall being about 8 high and caught my hand on one of the barbs on top. Green Lake Township, MI. The organizers would not let them play. Price range $. The Who, 10 Years After, the Airplane, CCR, Joplin, Sly & Family Stone, Chambers Bros, who got an enormous dance line, 100s of people coursing through the stands. Emerson, Lake and Palmer (ELP) est un groupe britannique de rock progressif [1], originaire de Croydon, Londres, en Angleterre, form en 1970 et compos de Keith Emerson (ex-Nice) aux claviers, Greg Lake (ex-King Crimson) la basse, guitare et chant et Carl Palmer (ex-Atomic Rooster) la batterie et percussions.. Avec neuf albums certifis disques d'or par la RIAA aux tats-Unis [2] et . The Texas festival was held only two weeks after the legendary Woodstock festival in Woodstock, New York. He had no special privilages. I was still in high school coming from Virginia, so this was a long time ago. In November 69, I got a free trip to Vietnam. The Grass Lake Festival of Lights Celebration is an annual activity-filled all day event that draws in a large crowd right here in the Village of Grass Lake. But for years I wondered, where was the music? Was it possible that the promoters had let millions of dollars worth of sound waves just escape? Find Woodstock Music & Art Festival 1969 stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. We hitched a ride with a chicken farmer to the race track. And Janis said she would sing to stop the rain, and it did stop. Lighthouse doing Eight Miles High. (Probably the same people who booed Dr. John, who was also phenomenal.) Unsurprisingly, it remains the most famous music festival in rock 'n' roll history. Every penny counts! Best account ever of this nearly forgotten music fest. 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. When the festival was over, we just reversed the process. Notable Detroit area bands performing included Bob Seger, the MC5, The Stooges, Detroit featuring Mitch Ryder, Brownsville Station, Savage Grace, Third Power and SRC. I (we ) were so blessed to live in these times and to have these experiences. Some Virginia musicians I knew played there. during the concert, I saw a guy walk up to a Cop and ask for a light for his joint. But she wasnt being booed, just ignored, so she left the stage in tears after about 3 or 4 songs. Rushmore, Nymbus, Old Davis, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Red Grass, Green Smoke, Rubber Maze,Rising Tide, Rejoice, Sunrise, Sable, Sons of Champlin, Sounds Unlimited Blues Band, Sandy Bull, The Steve Miller Blues Band, Strawberry Alarm Clock, Stoned Fox, South Bay Experimental Flash, Throckmorton, Tree of Life, Weird Herald, Womb, Warren Purcell, and Zephyr Grove. WHAT IS TRAFFIC JAM'IN? Please contact the event . We didnt think anyone could top Janis but Little Richard did!! I was hopelessly hooked on the rock music scene from coast to coast and almost every one of my icons was there. Total attendance of about 45,000. 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