Required fields are marked *. God I wish there was visual documentation of this monumental musical event! The festival proved very popular, selling out all 30,000 tickets in the first week, surprising both the townsfolk and the promoters. Held in Harlem at Mount Morris (now Marcus Garvey) Park, it was a self-consciously urban affair, a concert series rather than a one-off, and already in its third year. My first and most favorite pop/rock festival experience. The Goose Lake International Music Festival held August 7-9, 1970 in Leoni Township, Michigan, "was one of the largest music events of its era", [1] and featured many of the top rock music bands of the period. Then came Joni Mitchell (who I wanted to hear) but the crowd was still buzzing and wasnt ready for soft sound. The festivals 1969 program was an experiment in fusing jazz, soul and rock music and audiences. Cool festival! Click here for the 2022 events schedule Click here to be a . As we pulled back onto the highway, the troopers had their lights still flashing and followed us for a while. Interest in the Texas International Pop Festival remained years after the event. Creedence Clearwater Revival was deafening, even at an outdoor racetrack. Related: Woodstock performers: Where are they now? Nov 20, 2019 Steve Palace. Exactly what happened I remember it well, True, age was heckled and booed to tears everyone wanted to hear rock&roll, Not sure what you mean by age was heckled.. [9] He was acquitted in December 1971. Cool story though. July 12, 1969, beginning on July 12 and running on Saturdays during July and August, the 1969 Forest Hills Music Festival (Queens, NYC) featured a variety of performers including Janis Joplin, Richie Havens, Blood Sweat and Tears, and Johnny Winter. I had been monitoring the news reports about Woodstock being on again off again so my buddies and I opted for AC Pop. But everyone was good. I mean the Atlantic City Pop Festival. TICKETS . He decided before returning to England to leave the Beatles permanently. James Head, Where Woodstock stuck largely to classic rock and folk artists, AC Pop augmented that basic foundation with acts from the worlds of jazz (Hugh Masekela), soul (Booker T. and the MGs) and blues (B.B. We were stuck in that awful traffic jam on Friday night and never got within ten miles of the concert site before leaving Saturday afternoon. The festival took place nearly one year after Woodstock, and the Goose Lake promoters set out to create a better planned event with better facilities for rock fans than Woodstock. The cops and security had a hard time getting to the infield, then he ran around in circles as they chased him, much to the amusement of the crowd. Having Little Richard close was perfect, bringing rock back to its roots. We were all choking on some kind of powder that was in the air! Held just one month before Woodstock, The Laurel Pop Festival ended in controversy as rain-soaked fans built bonfires with wooden folding chairs and refused to leave as the concert dragged on into the early morning. Although there were a few drug overdoses and problems associated with the intense heat, in general the festival ran very smoothly. Better lineup than the Lewisville International Pop Festival? Your email address will not be published. Crosby, Stills & Nash were originally on the lineup but ended up as a no-show, Nash supposedly had polyps on tonsils (but sang at Woodstock two weeks later). Three days of little sleep, bad/no food, too much partying, in-fighting among the group of friends over paying for the van and the rest did me inwhen I got back home, I was sick for days. 60,000. Great times. Held August 30 through September 1, 1969, at the Dallas International Motor Speedway in Lewisville, the event was produced in part by Angus Wynne III of Wynne Entertainment. It seems she was placed in the rotation directly after Mother Earth featuring Tracy Nelson and the crowd wasnt ready to hear her mild act. Those were the days! Here are the ones I've found. [1969-07-28 NYT Johnny Winter]. Kev Nichols & Blue Tuesday. With Dorinda Drake, Barbara Bland-Acosta, Darryl Lewis, Ethel Beatty. Outside of Michigan maybe no-one has ever heard of Goose Lake, but it was A Big Deal. Varsity Stadium, at the University of Toronto, John Lennon and Plastic Ono Band wEric Clapton, Klaus Voormann and Alan White, Dorothy Morrison & the Edwin Hawkins Singers, Livingston Gym, Denison University (Granville, OH), Altamont Speedway in northern CA between Tracy and Livermore. The Fourth Annual Memphis Country Blues Festival, Bath Pavilion Recreational Ground in Bath, Somerset, England. After she didnt come back is when I remember the crowd booing. In the August heat! Among the bands playing were:BB King, The Band, Santana, Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Johnny Winter, Grateful Dead, Canned Heat, Sweetwater, Vanilla Fudge, Hugh Masakela, Amboy Dukes, The Turtles, Biff Rose, Tony Joe White, and Celebration. Richie Havens Memorial Service 2013-08-18. But what made Atlantic City so much different than Woodstock musically was its invitation to artists who did not turn up at Yasgurs Farm: Frank Zappas Mothers of Invention, The Sir Douglas Quintet, The Byrds, Tim Buckley, Three Dog Night, Buddy Miles, The Chambers Brothers, Procol Harum, Chicago [Transit Authority], Aum, Lighthouse, American Dream, Tracy Nelson and Mother Earth and Iron Butterfly all put in appearances at AC and not at Woodstock. At some point l wound up going over one of the chain link fences which I recall being about 8 high and caught my hand on one of the barbs on top. When the festival was first being put together,Led Zeppelin was still gaining momentum. Come visit the village of Grass Lake! The Goose Lake International Music Festival held August 79, 1970 in Leoni Township, Michigan, "was one of the largest music events of its era",[1] and featured many of the top rock music bands of the period. The music was a cultural explosion. Then people booed. [2], Before the festival, concerned local officials sought a temporary restraining order to prevent the event, but a judge denied the request. I do have a t-shirt with the poster on front but its a recent one. Janis Joplin, Sam and Dave, Sly and the Family Stone, Santana, Canned Heat, the Grass Roots, B. And he promised to dig out fire ant colonies and relocate them at the venue. The sun beat down on the dedicated masses, who remained planted in front of the stage from 11 a.m. on Aug. 30, 1969, until 2 or 3 the morning after. Best line up ever. Larry (The Mole) Taylor - bass. Well I remember this wild weekend very well. I have to say I always wondered who the girl with the multi colored face was on the poster and why the hell they ruined a beautiful face with such an bad design. Unfortunately, he died of a drug overdose years later and the footage is probably lost. . So the story goes. Amazing show and weekend! That concert was fantastic! Apparently she was annoyed that she didnt have a captive audience and tested us by singing one verse over again. Earthwork Harvest Gathering - September 16-18. Its lineup included, besides jazz, Friday evening appearances by rock groups Jeff Beck, Blood, Sweat & Tears, Ten Years After, and Jethro Tull. With a combination of shifting wind and re-thrown canisters, tear gas suddenly swept over the crowd. I loved Dr. John (the Night Tripper) singing Mannish Boy and being in awe of Janis Joplin in her hot pink outfit! The seats emptied into the concourses and onto the field. Also other data will not be shared with third person. . I stayed mostly by the stage. I called my friends to come and get me so I could go too, but they had better sense and kept me from ruining my life and going AWOL. I was there as I lived in S. Jersey. No one died. A friend who was going to make the 500-mile drive from Ontario cancelled so went alone in my 63 Corvair Monza, arrived sometime Saturday morning. I was still in high school coming from Virginia, so this was a long time ago. We had tickets, but it was so crowded that we could not get down to the seats where my friends were who had come earlier that day. Great article, & good to see something on this AMAZING weekend! The Atlantic City Pop Festival isn't as well known as that "other" classic rock event that took place that summer. Founded by. On the second day the battle between gatecrashers outside the stadium and the police suddenly affected those inside. Chris Gray, The Forgotten Festival: The 1969 Texas International Pop Festival, Houston Press (http://www.houstonpress.com/2009-09-03/music/the-forgotten-festival/), accessed November 27, 2011. At one point, he began doing a semi-strip tease, twirling his clothes and throwing some out to the crowd. The kind Cop obliged! See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. Not so sure. Thanks for the memories. The only major problem occurred when the Nices use of bagpipers caused the stage to collapse. (after the Tulalip Indian Reservation in Marysville, WA cancelled). Best account ever of this nearly forgotten music fest. Last time I drove a hitchhiker across the border. She seemed very uninterested in performing. Joni was singing using an acoustic guitar. My girlfriend Sara & I left when it was announced Johnny Winter a no-show. If you change your mind, you can easily unsubscribe. We drove from Texas. I remember AUM rocking the crowd (never heard of them before or after only 3 guys) and seeing their lead guitarist jumping into the crowd in front of the stage. I was there with a few friends. I was 17, then. Ishmon Bracey, and Wild Child Butler. Couple rest on the grass at the Woodstock Music & Art Fair, Bethel, NY, August 15, 1969. Nobody said Woodstock. We looked at each other and said why drive hours in this rain- it is raining so hard lets just party here at the house, exactly what we did. Watch as Santa arrives at the Depot on a firetruck, enjoy breakfast with Santa, or find him around town for photos! Woodstock was a music festival held on August 15, 1969, which attracted an audience of more than 400,000 and is widely regarded as a pivotal moment in popular music history. [2] The lead promoter was Richard Songer, a wealthy 35-year-old man who had been successful in the construction business. Sadly, not a single note of the Jersey festival was professionally captured on film or tape, said Larry Magid, the Electric Factory Concerts principal who booked the show. the jonie story is true! (I missed the one flight out to go see LefZeppelen @ Torontos ROCKPILE [stayed 4 Hendrix]. and finally, the last festival of the 1960s. It really was a matter of her following the wrong act, the crowd wasnt ready to be mellow. Od roku 1983 do revoluce se zajmm o vemon dostupnou alternativn scnu. December 3, 2022 | 8:00 AM-8:00 PM. [9] Jackson County sheriff Charles Southworth estimated that "75% of the youths were on drugs"[9], Extensive newspaper coverage concentrated on the open drug sales and use at the festival. Promoter Richard Songer was indicted for promoting the sale of drugs. People climbed up the very tall stadium flagpoles and stuck there heads in the very, very large stadium speakers. It was the only time The Doors and Led Zeppelin were on the same bill. Related: Listings for 100s of upcoming classic rock festivals. Good nostalgia? Must have had a good time in AC. I hardly remember anything except the Airplane, one of my all time favorite groups. Ditto for the Moody Blues. The Texas International Pop Festival was the first major rock festival in Texas. The northeastern basin is deep and harbors nice smallmouth bass and occasional walleye. The Electric Factory people had much experience putting on music & did a great job. Best Classic Bands Editor Jeff Tamarkin has been a prolific music journalist for more than four decades. Johnny Winter was advertised to play, but never made it. I can still remember her black limo coming down the racetrack to pick her up. The poster reads: The Memphis Sesquicentennial Inc. in conjunction with The Memphis Country Blues Society proudly presents The Fourth Annual Memphis Country Blues Festival and First Annual W.C. Santana Jefferson Airplane Janis Little Richard loved every minute Beg to disagree about one thing we had a contact high all weekend. And even though it occurred at the tail end of the 60s, the use of LSD and marijuana seemed much less prominent or at least less open. The festival was extensively advertised through radio and newspapers and was promoted at Woodstock. The crowd felt bad and cheered her back to the stage. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. It was not declared a disaster area. Not only are there no official recordings, there are very few photos! It was much more sanitary than Woodstock because they had real rest rooms, not port-o-sans! I remember it was in the woods not sure if it was a real campground. Kept me awake for nearly a day during which I managed to find the New York State Turnpike going north, approaching a roll of toll booths and picking the line that was empty and blasting through it without slowing down. I was there and she walked off the stage for sure. A great festival! I definitely remember Jimi Hendrix playing Star Spangled Banner with Janis Joplin onstage.Wild day! Joe Cocker was even more animated than at Woodstock The Byrds played without Crosby. I had never heard of them. I was there all day Sunday. As it happened, they never got further than the great Thruway Jam, so its just as well I didnt ride along. Concert was great. I was still recovering from that experience 2 weeks later when Woodstock went off. Ive never even seen anyone mention that before, let alone any documentation. [5], The rotating stage was a success. "It was the festival of no sleep," Baton Rouge native Paul Waguespack says. When the festival was over, we just reversed the process. I had an ss396 and we averaged 90 mph the whole way. 3 of us, my drummer, his brother & I, made it from Pittsburgh to A.C. for this to this day, still 3 of the most amazing days of my life! And all I can find is an AP article in The Daily Chronicle from Monday 2 June 1969 whose headline reads: Hippies Take To the Hills. No one mentioned Miles Davis. Grass Lake, a once sleepy farming community has grown to be a thriving area with over 6,000 residents, many new businesses, a revitalized downtown and village, a state-of-the-art high school, enlarged elementary and middle school facilities, a new sports and trails park in Grass Lake Township, several new housing developments, a dental center and two medical centers. Your father is not quite correct. It was what made folks want to go to Woodstock for more and was responsible for huge word of mouth PR for Woodstock and, Yes, Lothar and the Hand People and his wonderful Moog Synthesizer was definitely there as an early act. They surveyed the lot of us then asked, You havent got any marijuana in, there do you? Oh no, sirs! My girlfriend and I were in Atlantic City that weekend, along with another couple, Bruce and Penny. There is also a Winter Market with Seasonal Keepers vendors, food trucks, fire . Includes more tracks from the whole festival, not just the documentary movie. Its kind of like The Festival of Hope a great music festival but almost unknown except to the lucky ones like myself who were there. They also tried to breach the gates and security fences. Chip Monck was also the announcer at Woodstock you can hear him in the movie Woodstock. I was there and I was told about another bigger festival coming up in a few weeks in upper New York state, but I wasnt given a name. Wheatland Music Festival - September 9-11. Wow, cool. It was one of the best years. Jefferson Airplane played far into Saturday night and Sunday morning. If I remember correctly, she followed Procol Harum , with Robin Trower . jeden z nejdle fungujcch DJs na R1, modertor hudebnch poad, hudebn redaktor a promotr. I might be the Penny youre writing about, since I was there at the time with my boyfriend Bruce. When the festival was first being put together,Led Zeppelin was still gaining momentum. Good times. Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) Aside from its two popular US events in Vegas and Orlando, this fairytale carnival experience has also visited Puerto Rico, Mexico and the UK. she wasnt booed off stage; she was ignored off stage because people couldnt hear her acoustic set (solo piano/vocals)i was very close to the stage when she went on and i could hardly hear her myselfunfortunately for her, she was scheduled during a part of the day with a lot of very loud bands and her sound just got lost. First time I saw real raw hippies and they struck me as pretty weird. No lose for me. Too many highlights. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a Page. Then after the concert was over there was a massive traffic jam. Go on a Cookie Tour all around the Village or visit the lighted Fairy Forest. Also remember Chambers Bros. must be video if that was running. My girlfriend, Arlene and I went and slept at her Bubbies house in Atlantic City. I saw mention here of a group called AUM. TICKETS & INFO. I remember it as he was upset because he felt that all everyone wanted to hear was his satire, which he did do a bit of. December 6, 1969: Altamont Free Concert: (at the Altamont Speedway in northern California, between Tracy and Livermore) headlined and organized by The Rolling Stones, it also featured, in order of appearance: Santana, The Flying Burrito Brothers, The Jefferson Airplane, and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, with the Rolling Stones taking the stage as the final act. Unfortunately, Iron Butterfly were not the greatest musicians (the only song they could play was Inna-Gada-Da-Vida). B. In August 1969, a groundbreaking rock festival took place, one of the best ever, witnessed by many thousands of people and featuring an amazing cast of diverse bands.No, I'm not talking about Woodstock, although that one wasn't bad either. Texas International Pop Festival, 1969, 1969 near White Lake a hamlet of Bethel, New York. A ticket for all three shows cost $15 (or single days for $6) and allowed the holder either a seat in the stands or the right to roam the open field in front of the stage. I guess neither of us were the adventurous type. Farm Block - August 5-7. It also pinpoints a time frame relative to Woodstock. I thought it was great, except that we had to wait until after noon for the gates to open for each day. People in the messy field at the Woodstock Music Festival, New York, US, August 1969. CC BY-SA 4.0. I was there for the Saturday show. Most who attended the festival camped on the adjacent 10,000-acre lakefront. Awesome show!! Very impressive lineup and in some ways superior to Woodstock (*I would take Little Richard over Sha-Na-Na or Jeff Buckley over John Sebastian any day)Kind of frustrating to know that all of those artists were in this neck of the woods then but did not get up north to Bethel N.Y. Zappa at Woodstock wouldve change everything, I think. 1969 Buffalo, New York, United States Uploaded by Zimtrim. All my friends who shared it with me are now mostly just memories of a distant past and a time when we were Young and free. I think it was one of the greatest experiences of my life. I waited and waited and they never showed.so disappointed! Lake City, MI. Talk of law suits against Valley State College seeking liability for property damage was bandied about, and, eventually, an ordinance was presented to the City Council that sought greater authority to control such events as the Devonshire Downs Newport 69 Pop Music Festival.. Mark your calendars (and prep your lift tickets) for the free Thursday Kickoff Show, at the base of Palisades Ski Resort in the Plaza, followed by a weekend of music, brews, and mountains with bluegrass and . Largemouth bass, northern pike and tiger musky can be found in the shallow weedy area along the North shore and in the southern arm of the lake. It was the only performance photo I took, unfortunately. I remember Janet. It had been many years since I paid any attention to the music scene but it brought back memories. In the evening both CCR and Jefferson Airplane played by the speakers werent working and John Fogerty was ramming his guitar them and the sound didnt improve. And yes, musically historic! The community was outraged, and determined that this sort of debacle wouldnt happen again. She then announced that no one was listening and left the stage. Zappa earned my kudos as a lead guitarist that day. I know, because I was there. As a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, Lovegrass Music Festival is a completely FREE event! Michael Lang has passed away. Best weekend of my life!!! at 7pm on The Rock Station 97.7fm (WLER - Butler, PA), and as a way to showcase the incredible talent featured on this show in a "Live" setting for music lovers of all genres to enjoy. Ha! Have fun! Still some missing from Spotify though! The Chambers Brothers, 5th Dimension, Nina Simone, Stevie Wonder, The Staple Singers, and Sly & the Family Stone. Great story, but Richie Havens did not play the AC Pop Festival. Music 5K Vendors Contact TRAFFIC JAM'IN 2022 JULY 8 & 9. I was working the summer in AC. It was so Wow. Yes I was there too ! One thing for sure is that it all ended on the evening of Sunday, August 3, 1969, with Janis Joplin joining Little Richard onstage for a memorably rockin finale. Great memories that summer! King, Chicago Transit Authority, Tony Joe White, Spirit, Johnny Winter, Sweetwater, Ten Years After, Freddie King, and a virtually unknown British band, Led Zeppelin, all performed during the three-day festival. I have always been able to watch this performance in my head. Keep on writing this stuff! The bands were the best.got to meet Paul butterfield,It was close to my home. BB King came out to a bit of a lukewarm reception and even some boos because in his 3 piece suit some probably considered him the man (in the negative sense). Instead I listened to the radio all weekend and dreamed. Fishing: Grass Lake has an abundance of angling opportunities. It might have given us at least a taste of what Woodstock was like for the thousands who showed up at Max Yasgurs farm two weeks later. I stood for 3 days! Crosby was kicked out of the Byrds not long after Monterey pop festival for his habit of making political statements when Introducing certain songs and for joining another group on stage at Monterey after being asked or told not to by Byrds leader Roger McGuinn . 2015-2021 Copyright Best Classic Bands. If youre a newBest Classic Bandsreader, wed be grateful if you would Like ourFacebookpage and/or bookmark ourHome page. Santana was great even though they opened during the noon day heat! Atlanta International Raceway, Hampton, GA, July 12, 1969, beginning on July 12 and running on Saturdays during July and August, the 1969 Forest Hills Music Festival (Queens, NYC) featured a variety of performers including Janis Joplin, Richie Havens, Blood Sweat and Tears, and Johnny Wint, The Doors were billed as the headliner for the third day. Yea, it totally blew me away. [2], The stage was built on a large, revolving turntable with two performance spaces so that the previous band could disassemble its gear and the next band set up while the current band was performing. Saturdays schedule mixed jazz acts such as Miles Davis and Dave Brubeck with others including John Mayall and Sly & the Family Stone. add topic- . I was at Atlantic City and saw Janis set. On Friday night Iron Butterfly encouraged the crowd to bring down the fence which they did. Enjoyed your story. Grass Lake is Jackson county's fastest growing community. Click here for the Car Show Car Show Gallery! 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For many years, thePhun City rock festival held at Ecclesden Common near Worthing, England from 24 July to 26 July 1970 was considered the first large-scale free festival in the UK. The Alfred Hitchcock movie Marnie had a brief scene with Sean Connery filmed at Atlantic City race track! Thanks for your comment, but no way did Hendrix play The Star Spangled Banner at Atlantic City. Despite a poor sound system, a lack of food, water, and restrooms, and brutal security by the Hells Angels, it was deemed a resounding success by the attendees and musicians. Still have my peace pin purchased at the festival for $5. DISCLAIMER (Im 75, so my memory could certainly be faulty. What a time that was! Mr. Tamarkin- (A) Yes, Little Richard closed w/ Shake, Baby, Shake, and whole crowd shook on way out, all the way to Turnpikes or Bridges. Signup today for our free newsletter, Especially Texan. One motorcycle cop was ferrying lightly dressed girls around, sometimes three of them embracing him from the back of his Harley, laughing his head off. This the 8mm film that w. Handy concert will be on advance sale at many Memphis locations ($2.50 to $5.00). Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane, Young Rascals, Vanilla Fudge, Brooklyn Bridge, Neil Diamond, and many others were to attend. Favorite acts include Janis Joplin, Airplane, CCR, Santana, Joe Cocker and Booker T. & The MGs (who were supposed to be at Woodstock, but drummer Al,Jackson, Jr. refused to get on the helicopter), I also was there and Lother and the Hand People did indeed play, Was there & was excited to See Lothar play,also Aum did a nice set also. She was swallowing from a bottle of bourbon and I was astounded at how elderly and dissipated she looked. [4] The festival was known for widespread, openly visible drug sales[4] and public nudity. 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