{"product_id":"woodstock-isbn-9781623545314","title":"Woodstock","description":"\u003cb\u003eGiftable 50th anniversary commemorative with never-before-seen images and original interviews. Hear from performers and attendees in their own voices! Featuring Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, and The Grateful Dead, as well as unsung audience members and folks behind the scenes. This compendium remembers all the people who made the three days of peace and music an impossible success.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe world today feels far removed from the one in which Woodstock was possible, where half a million strangers congregated peacefully for three days. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eLongtime music writer Daniel Bukszpan offers insights on how the festival is still making an impact on pop culture, while candid interviews, set lists, and beautiful photographs relive the beautiful chaos and once-in-a-lifetime performances at Yasgur's farm. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith images by renowned photographers, including Amalie R. Rothschild and Elliott Landy, including the cover photo of Janis Joplin.   • Foreword \u003cbr\u003e   • Introduction \u003cbr\u003e   • Beginnings \u003cbr\u003eMichael Lang\u003cbr\u003eArtie Kornfeld\u003cbr\u003eJoel Rosenman\u003cbr\u003eJohn Roberts\u003cbr\u003eJohn Morris\u003cbr\u003eChris Langhart\u003cbr\u003eChip Monck\u003cbr\u003eBill Hanley\u003cbr\u003eThe Hog Farm\u003cbr\u003eBill Graham\u003cbr\u003eAbbie Hoffman\u003cbr\u003eArnold Skolnick\u003cbr\u003eJoshua White\u003cbr\u003eMax Yasgur\u003cbr\u003eWord of Mouth\u003cbr\u003eArtists Who Didn't Perform\u003cbr\u003eThe Locals\u003cbr\u003eGetting There\u003cbr\u003eThe Traffic\u003cbr\u003eElliott Landy\u003cbr\u003eIt's a Free Festival\u003cbr\u003e   • The Performers: Day One \u003cbr\u003eRichie Havens\u003cbr\u003eSwami Satchidananda\u003cbr\u003eSweetwater\u003cbr\u003eBert Sommer\u003cbr\u003eTim Hardin\u003cbr\u003eRavi Shankar\u003cbr\u003eMelanie\u003cbr\u003eArlo Guthrie\u003cbr\u003eJoan Baez\u003cbr\u003eFirst Aid\u003cbr\u003eThe Brown Acid\u003cbr\u003eFood\u003cbr\u003eWhere's the Bathroom?\u003cbr\u003e   • The Performers: Day Two \u003cbr\u003eQuill\u003cbr\u003eCountry Joe McDonald\u003cbr\u003eSantana\u003cbr\u003eJohn Sebastian\u003cbr\u003eThe Keef Hartley Band\u003cbr\u003eThe Incredible String Band\u003cbr\u003eCanned Heat\u003cbr\u003eMountain \u003cbr\u003eGrateful Dead\u003cbr\u003eCreedence Clearwater Revival\u003cbr\u003eJanis Joplin\u003cbr\u003eSly and the Family Stone\u003cbr\u003eThe Who\u003cbr\u003eJefferson Airplane\u003cbr\u003eDrugs\u003cbr\u003eNews Coverage \u003cbr\u003eTechnical Difficulties\u003cbr\u003e   • The Performers: Day Three \u003cbr\u003eJoe Cocker\u003cbr\u003eCountry Joe \u0026amp; The Fish\u003cbr\u003eTen Years After\u003cbr\u003eThe Band\u003cbr\u003eJohnny Winter\u003cbr\u003eBlood, Sweat \u0026amp; Tears\u003cbr\u003eCrosby, Stills, Nash \u0026amp; Young\u003cbr\u003eThe Paul Butterfield Blues Band\u003cbr\u003eSha Na Na\u003cbr\u003eJimi Hendrix\u003cbr\u003e   • Endings \u003cbr\u003eGarbage\u003cbr\u003eComing Home\u003cbr\u003eBirths and Deaths\u003cbr\u003eDick Cavett\u003cbr\u003eSoundtrack Album\u003cbr\u003eThe Documentary• Watch author Daniel Buiszpan on  CBS New York at https:\/\/youtu.be\/mN8r3fXINO0 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e • Listen to an interview with author Daniel Bukszpan on Dead Air Radio. http:\/\/bit.ly\/31sUbzZ \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• For the many of us who weren't fortunate enough to have been there (because we weren't born), and even for those that were, the original Woodstock Festival has become one of the most storied events in rock and popular music history. Thanks to the movie and countless campfire legends, there's so much that we know about the festival, so many nuggets that have become rock \u0026amp; roll folklore. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe free love at the the free festival in the free-flowing mud. The brown acid. Hendrix's dramatic closing set. Janis, The Who, The Dead, Joe Cocker and more, all putting in career-defining performances. There are legitimate reasons we still talk about Woodstock. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAll of those things are covered in Daniel Bukszpan's new book and, incidentally, the mere fact that books are still being written about Woodstock speaks volumes. But the real fun lies not in the frequently retold legends, but rather the nuggets that are less frequently discussed. The bands that played sets not considered legendary. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThat means the people who played early on day one, such as Richie Havens, Indian yogi Swami Satchidananda, Sweetwater, Bert Sommer and Jim Hardin. We read about the nightmare that was the bathroom situation (barefoot and carefree sounds great until you have to wallow through two feet of piss-mud), and the logistical issues of getting everyone fed. We can ponder the simple fact that the Paul Butterfield Blues Band had to follow Crosby, Stills, Nash \u0026amp; Young. And we can laugh at the fact that organizer John Morris sent a coded “Fuck you” message to Iron Butterfly when they demanded a helicopter from LaGuardia. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe knew so much about Woodstock but, after reading Bukszpan's book, we know so much more. \u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eLA Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, Book of the Month \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• Read about the Woodstock phenomenon that has captured our collective psyche in the \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e at https:\/\/wapo.st\/2SFUQtUDaniel Bukszpan is freelance writer and the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Encyclopedia of Heavy Metal\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Encyclopedia of New Wave\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in Brooklyn, NY.\u003cb\u003eContents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Foreword\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eBEGINNINGS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Michael Lang\u003cbr\u003e Artie Kornfeld\u003cbr\u003e Joel Rosenman\u003cbr\u003e John Roberts\u003cbr\u003e John Morris\u003cbr\u003e Chris Langhart\u003cbr\u003e Chip Monck\u003cbr\u003e Bill Hanley\u003cbr\u003e The Hog Farm\u003cbr\u003e Bill Graham\u003cbr\u003e Abbie Hoffman\u003cbr\u003e Arnold Skolnick\u003cbr\u003e Joshua White\u003cbr\u003e Max Yasgur \u003cbr\u003e Word of Mouth\u003cbr\u003e Artists Who Didn’t Perform\u003cbr\u003e The Locals\u003cbr\u003e Getting There\u003cbr\u003e The Traffic\u003cbr\u003e Elliott Landy \u003cbr\u003e It’s a Free Festival\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eTHE PERFORMERS:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eDAY ONE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Richie Havens\u003cbr\u003e Swami Satchidananda\u003cbr\u003e Sweetwater\u003cbr\u003e Bert Sommer\u003cbr\u003e Tim Hardin\u003cbr\u003e Ravi Shankar\u003cbr\u003e Melanie\u003cbr\u003e Arlo Guthrie\u003cbr\u003e Joan Baez\u003cbr\u003e First Aid \u003cbr\u003e The Brown Acid\u003cbr\u003e Food\u003cbr\u003e Where’s the Bathroom?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eTHE PERFORMERS:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eDAY TWO\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Quill \u003cbr\u003e Country Joe McDonald\u003cbr\u003e Santana\u003cbr\u003e John Sebastian\u003cbr\u003e The Keef Hartley Band\u003cbr\u003e The Incredible String Band \u003cbr\u003e Canned Heat \u003cbr\u003e Mountain\u003cbr\u003e Grateful Dead\u003cbr\u003e Creedence Clearwater Revival \u003cbr\u003e Janis Joplin\u003cbr\u003e Sly and the Family Stone\u003cbr\u003e The Who\u003cbr\u003e Jefferson Airplane\u003cbr\u003e Drugs \u003cbr\u003e News Coverage\u003cbr\u003e Technical Difficulties\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eTHE PERFORMERS:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eDAY THREE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Joe Cocker\u003cbr\u003e Country Joe \u0026amp; The Fish\u003cbr\u003e Ten Years After\u003cbr\u003e The Band\u003cbr\u003e Johnny Winter \u003cbr\u003e Blood, Sweat \u0026amp; Tears\u003cbr\u003e Crosby, Stills, Nash \u0026amp; Young \u003cbr\u003e The Paul Butterfield Blues Band \u003cbr\u003e Sha Na Na\u003cbr\u003e Jimi Hendrix\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eENDINGS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Garbage\u003cbr\u003e Coming Home \u003cbr\u003e Births and Deaths\u003cbr\u003e Dick Cavett \u003cbr\u003e Soundtrack Album\u003cbr\u003e The Documentary\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e Photo Credits\u003cbr\u003e Resources \u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eCreedence\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eClearwater Revival\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eAUGUST 16, 1969\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eSet list: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eBorn on the Bayou \/ Green River \/ Ninety-Nine and a Half (Won’t Do) \/\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eCommotion \/ Bootleg \/ Bad Moon Rising \/ Proud Mary \/ I Put a Spell on You \/\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eThe Night Time Is the Right Time \/ Keep on Chooglin’ \/ Suzie Q\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Creedence Clearwater Revival was one of the most popular bands of the 1960s. They hailed from the San Francisco Bay Area but stayed away from the region’s trademark psychedelic jams. Instead, they focused on the three-minute single, and they were masters of the form. \u003cbr\u003e             “We grew up listening to Top 40 radio, and so the three-minute single, two-and-a-half-minute single, was the format,” said bassist Stu Cook.\u003cbr\u003e             He said that when they reached the festival grounds in Bethel, they saw a lot of familiar faces. The experience that they had backstage bore no resemblance to the one that the audience was having.\u003cbr\u003e             “We hung out with Santana’s people, the people from Bill Graham’s organization took care of us,” he said. “We hung out with him and drank wine and smoked weed, ate great steaks. Backstage was a different world and a half from the audience, for sure.”\u003cbr\u003e             One thing that Bill Graham’s organization could not provide was a reprieve from the hours of delays that plagued the entire festival. Cook said that the band endured a wait of several hours before they could finally set foot on stage.\u003cbr\u003e             “There was a lot of technical difficulties throughout the evening,” he said. “We were supposed to play at ten on Saturday night, and I don’t think we got on the stage until after one.”\u003cbr\u003e             According to those who saw it, their set was a great one. Many audience members said it was one of the best performances of the weekend.\u003cbr\u003e             “Creedence was perfect,” said Mark Yessin, who was twenty when he watched their set. “I thought the performance was great.”\u003cbr\u003e             The band does not appear in the documentary or on the soundtrack. Cook said that singer and guitarist John Fogerty refused to allow it on the grounds that the band had played too poorly. Cook was adamant that he was wrong about that.\u003cbr\u003e             “We had some technical problems at the start of the set,” he said. “They were worked out, but I know John was irritated to no end about the problems that he was having, so maybe that caused him to have a different take on the evening. But we really did deliver that night. It was one of those not-ideal circumstances, but you try and rise to the occasion, and I believe we did.”\u003cbr\u003e             When the set was over, the group left for their next concert. The contrast between that event and Woodstock could not have been clearer.\u003cbr\u003e             “We played the next day in a large circus tent with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band somewhere in New Jersey,” Cook said. “One night you’re playing to half a million people, the next night you’re playing to maybe five thousand or less. It was night and day for sure. It was like, ‘Wow, we just played for half a million people, and now we can count everybody here.’”\u003cbr\u003e             Three months later, the group released their fourth studio album, Willy and the Poor Boys, which was their third of 1969. Contemporary reviews called it their crowning achievement, but despite the accolades, the group only had three records left in them.\u003cbr\u003e             Guitarist Tom Fogerty, John Fogerty’s older brother, left in 1970, and in 1972, they released \u003ci\u003eMardi Gras\u003c\/i\u003e, their final album. The record was savaged by such critics as Rolling Stone’s Jon Landau, who called it, in a scathing review, “the worst album I have ever heard from a major rock band.”\u003cbr\u003e             The group disbanded in October 1972, in a famously bitter breakup over such issues as management woes and personal problems among band members. Even the death of Tom Fogerty in 1990 couldn’t make a dent in the acrimony, and when the group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993, John Fogerty refused to perform with them, according to \u003ci\u003eUltimate Classic Rock.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e             Despite the lingering bad feelings, Cook said that the music he made with the group will endure long after those details are forgotten.\u003cbr\u003e             “It’s a very unhappy story, what started out as junior high school buddies playing in a rock and roll band, to the heights that we achieved for a period,” he said. “But the music lives on, and it’s definitely a good catalog. 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