Woodstock Part 1: The Famous One and the Forgotton Ones (1969, ’79, & ’89)

2024-04-19

Ryan goes us as we dive into the deep history of Woodstock in our final series of this season! Everyone's heard of Woodstock, but most people don't know just how deep the story goes. We're not just covering the music like everyone else; we're looking into the business deals, difficult setup, and troubled production that made the original 1969 festival a cultural touchstone. Then we look at its lasting legacy and the various attempts to bring the festival back over the decades. We look at the semi-official anniversary shows from 1979 ...

Ryan goes us as we dive into the deep history of Woodstock in our final series of this season! Everyone's heard of Woodstock, but most people don't know just how deep the story goes.

We're not just covering the music like everyone else; we're looking into the business deals, difficult setup, and troubled production that made the original 1969 festival a cultural touchstone. Then we look at its lasting legacy and the various attempts to bring the festival back over the decades. We look at the semi-official anniversary shows from 1979 and the spontaneous nostalgia that created the event in 1989, which may have been more influential than it seems...

Join us as we begin our three-part series diving into every Woodstock from 1969 to the present day!

(If you or anyone you know was at any of these events, please reach out to us! We'd love to hear your story!)

Sources:

1969

Joel Rosenman ’63: Life Lessons From Princeton to Woodstock and Back Again | Princeton Alumni

Woodstock's co-creator speaks, 45 years later (abc15.com)

Artie Kornfeld | Long Island Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame (limusichalloffame.org)

Woodstock - Introduction (artiekornfeld-woodstock.com)

Line Up | Woodstock

History of the Woodstock Music Festival of 1969 (liveabout.com)

woodstock (sequinar.com)

Woodstock | History, Location, & Facts | Britannica

John P. Roberts, 56, a Producer Of Woodstock and Its Revivals - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

Block Drug Company Inc | Encyclopedia.com

1979

The Lost Woodstocks: How 1979 and 1989 Shaped Music Festival History (consequence.net)

Woodstock Turns Down Bid to Hold Rock Festival - The New York Times (nytimes.com)

1989

The Lost Woodstocks: How 1979 and 1989 Shaped Music Festival History (consequence.net)

Revisiting the ‘Forgotten Woodstock’ of 1989 (ultimateclassicrock.com)

Living Off Woodstock : WOODSTOCK 20 YEARS AFTER : The aging of Aquarius : Whether for Memories or Money, Some Strange Bedfellows Harken Back to That August Weekend - Los Angeles Times (latimes.com)

Intro/outro music: "Crunk Knight" by Kevin MacLeod

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