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Back to the garden : the story of Woodstock
- Title
- Back to the garden : the story of Woodstock / Pete Fornatale.
- Author
- Fornatale, Pete, 1945-
- Publication
- New York : Touchstone, 2009.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | ML38.B43 W64 2009 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xxix, 303 p., [8] p. of plates : ill.; 24 cm.
- Summary
- "On the fortieth anniversary of Woodstock, renowned New York City disc jockey Pete Fornatale brings the iconic rock concert to vivid life through original interviews with Roger Daltrey, Joan Baez, David Crosby, Richie Havens, Joe Cocker, and dozens of headliners, organizers, and fans." "On Friday, August 15, 1969, a crowd of 400,000 - an unprecedented and unexpected number at the time - gathered on Max Yasgur's farm in upstate New York tor a weekend of rock 'n' roll, the new form of American music that had emerged only a decade earlier. For America's counterculture youth, Woodstock became a symbol of more than just sex, drugs, and rock 'n' roll - it was about peace, love, and a new way of living. It was a seminal event that epitomized the ways that the culture, the country, and the core values of an entire generation were shifting. On one glorious weekend, this generation found its voice through one outlet: music." "Back to the Garden celebrates the music and the spirit of Woodstock through the words of some of the era's biggest musical stars, as well as those who participated in the festival. From Richie Havens's legendary opening act to the Who's violent performance, from the Grateful Dead's jam to Jefferson Airplane's wake-up call, culminating in Jimi Hendrix's career-defining moment, Fornatale brings new stories to light and sets the record straight on some common misperceptions."--BOOK JACKET.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-296) and index.
- ISBN
- 9781416591191 (hardcover)
- 1416591192 (hardcover)
- LCCN
- 2008051386
- 99934767223
- OCLC
- ocn278980777
- 278980777
- SCSB-14534511
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries