Research Catalog

Title

Woodstock : an encyclopedia of the music and art fair / James Perone.

Author

Perone, James E.

Publication

Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2005.

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Details

Description

xiii, 230 pages : illustrations; 27 cm

Summary

"In this authoritative reference guide, the first of its kind, historian James E. Perone presents encyclopedic entries on all the performers who played Woodstock, including Joan Baez, Country Joe and the Fish, Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, Jimi Hendrix, Jefferson Airplane, Janis Joplin, Ten Years After, The Who - even Sha Na Na - as well as the organizers and decision makers behind the event, from Michael Lang, governor Nelson Rockefeller, documentary film director Michael Wadleigh, and even the Concerned Citizens Committee who prevented Woodstock Ventures from holding the fair at the original site in the Town of Wallkill, New York. Historical chapters trace the history of the festival from its inception and planning, to its aftermath, including the infamous Altamont concert in December 1969 and the ill-fated 30[superscript th] anniversary concert held in Rome, New York, in 1999. A wealth of historic photos plus an appendix of recordings and a subject index round out this wonderful reference for any scholar of twentieth-century American music, history, and culture."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

• Music festivals > New York (State) > Bethel (Town)
• Woodstock Festival (1969 : Bethel, N.Y.) > Encyclopedias

Note

• Includes set lists for the musicians appearing at the Festival.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes discography and filmography ([181]-187), bibliographical references (p. [189]-219), and index.

Contents

1. Popular music festivals of the late 1960s and early 1970s -- 2. The Woodstock music and art fair -- 3. Woodstock '94 : the twenty-fifth anniversary festival and a day in the garden -- 4. Woodstock 1999 and a day in the garden -- 5. An A-to-Z of the Woodstock music and art fair -- App. I. Woodstock set lists -- App. II. Recordings and films.

ISBN

• 0313330573 (alk. paper)
• 9780313330575 (alk. paper)

LCCN

2004018006

OCLC

• ocm56086157
• 56086157
• SCSB-14540059

Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries