Woodstock

Woodstock was a three day concert that involved a lot of sex, drugs and rock’n roll. It was the “pop culture music event of the decade and arguably to this day the single most profound event in the history of music. Acts from all around the world met at Max Yasgur's Farm in Bethel, NY on August 15-18, 1969 for a celebration of peace and music. What began as a paid event drew so many viewers from across the world that the fences were torn down and it became a free concert open to the public. 500,000 youthful individuals gathered peacefully at Woodstock 1969 creating the largest gathering of human beings in one place in history. Woodstock 1969 defined an entire generation and its effects on music and American culture can still be felt today.” Artists that played at Woodstock included Jimi Hendirx, Janis Joplin, Joe Cocker, Santana, the Grateful Dead and the Who. The Woodstock Music Festival of 1969 has become an icon of the 1960s hippie counterculture.

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