Harvey (The Snake) Mandel - guitar. Interesting little window on big history. Really fantastic. 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.. For some reason, the three-day Atlantic City, N.J., bash that took place over the first weekend of that August barely registers a blip in most accounts of rock history. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. say that they were scheduled for Friday, but being a huge Steve Cropper fan, I was blown away to see them on the Saturday show. The Alfred Hitchcock movie Marnie had a brief scene with Sean Connery filmed at Atlantic City race track! A drought of rain and grass made it miserable except for the music. 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 . We chatted for an hour, what a friendly and knowledgeable guy he was, made my trip. 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 . 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. I told my Mum I wanted to go to Woodstock 2 weeks later, and she saidNo more LSD festivals for you!! Texas International Pop Festival (http://www.texaspopfestival.com/home.htm), accessedNovember 27, 2011. No Woodstock for me! Because I wasnt supposed to be there( I was 17 and grounded) I didnt make Woodstock. Afterwards, the announcer said, Johnny wants it, Janis wants it, and the Fudge wants one. Zappa gave the crowd the finger after most of his songs. At one point, he began doing a semi-strip tease, twirling his clothes and throwing some out to the crowd. Panfish tend to be numerous and stunted but are . More than 25,000 young people from all over Canada and the Pacific Northwest rocked their way through the holiday weekend here peacefully. I proudly display it with other memorabilia I have from that era. Both Joe Cocker and Santana (mistakenly introduced as the Santa Ana Blues Band) played AC before their big Woodstock breakthroughs, and other giants of rock who would make it to Woodstock Creedence Clearwater Revival, Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane, Canned Heat and the Paul Butterfield Blues Band warmed up there first. He left behind a wife, son, daughter in-law and grand-daughter. While the Woodstock Music and Art Fair is the most famous of music festivals, few realize that it was just one of dozens in 1969 and that many of the same Woodstock artists performed at those others.. 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. Click here for the 2022 events schedule Click here to be a . According to the rumors, this Woodstock thing was going to be really something surely Dylan would be there because he and The Band lived up there and all of these other bands some people were sure that the Beatles would be getting back together for it and no one would have been surprised if Jesus returned for this event that we all knew would be some big party.. Camped out nearby and remember the relief with the fire trucks doused the crowd to the oppressive heat. Slept at the race track. I had come down from our seats to the stage area at night for Janis Joplin and stayed for Little Richard who closed out Saturday night (80% sure about the night). Farm Block - August 5-7. I thought it was great, except that we had to wait until after noon for the gates to open for each day. No further rock festivals took place at Goose Lake. Atlantic City Pop was more secure, the fences werent temporary, large chain link fences with turnstiles and such. Thanks! A Texas Historical Marker commemorating the event was erected near the site of the festival in 2010. We crossed the border and headed east towards Toronto. Related: Woodstock performers: Where are they now? Bull Frog Lake Rock Festival was held July 4,5,6,1969 at Bull Frog Lake Trailer Park Oregon City, Oregon. [NYT article]. The Mothers were powerful! Promoter Richard Songer was indicted for promoting the sale of drugs. This was the 2nd year for the festival, with the first, the Newport Pop Festival, had been held in Costa Mesa, CA. Santanas Soul Sacrifice, Janis and Little Richard, CCR, The Airplane the list goes on. I also wonder whatever became of them. 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. Includes more tracks from the whole festival, not just the documentary movie. But Johnny Winters would have played (AGAIN) that year! The cops that pulled us over somewhere in NY thought so too. Like many historic events, claims are often exaggerated. I dont remember who most of the bands were except for a few that I had followed because I thought they were important such as Richie Havens and Frank Zappa. 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. Tickets for the Shell concerts will be available at time of performance only. Savoy Brown, Joe Cocker[3] and Alice Cooper[5] were announced acts that did not perform due to contractual problems. Your email address will not be published. Then after the concert was over there was a massive traffic jam. The Texas International Pop Festival was the first major rock festival in Texas. I have a home at the Jersey shore so Ive been back to the track a couple times over the years just to stand there and reminisce. But everyone was good. [5], The rotating stage was a success. If you change your mind, you can easily unsubscribe. The Woodstock Festival, held in August 1969, was a watershed moment in the 1960s counterculture movement.Expecting 50,000 attendees for a three-day music concert, the event instead drew an . 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. Everyone comes together to participate in the multiple fun-filled activities that are hosted within the community. I remember her saying she had just sang the same verse twice and nobody noticed. CSN did show up at the last minute. Great memories that summer! As a matter of fact, the festival is so obscured in history that there remains some doubt as to who actually did and didnt perform. Frank Zappa was upset and played a 50 instrumental. . Page created - June 21, 2012. It was the only performance photo I took, unfortunately. Jeff has also served on the Nominating Committee of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and as a consultant to the Grammys. hot pink Janis mooned right at me. So the story goes. Great reading the article & 44 comments above. Too many highlights. 3 thoughts on "1969 Midwest Rock Festival" Julie says: August 9, 2019 at 8:07 am . Wavy Gravy was there in his WW2 pilot helmet or whatever it was, guiding a car backwards trying to help them and backed them into the pond. Ive never even seen anyone mention that before, let alone any documentation. They even let us tent camp on the track greenspace overnight. Ticket prices were $6 per day, or $15 for all three days (Fri, Sat, Sun). Photo from Duane Blalock. B.B. Best account ever of this nearly forgotten music fest. The performers that stand out to me now, after all these years, were Dr. John and the Nite Trippers, Frank Zappa, the Airplane, and Iron Butterfly. Im pretty sure that Little Richard closed the festival though, with Janis sitting in. We sat in the AC Racetrack stands, and it was pretty orderly. 1970. Funny thing is, the story goes that she was on her way to Woodstock but couldnt get there. 2022 Traffic Jam'In Title Sponsor . Announcer Chip Monck should be credited with calming the crowd that day as the tear gas came into the stadium. Easy to do with the hindsight of wisdom that comes with age. Cool festival! I could not imagine Joni Mitchell dreaming about Bomber Jet Planes Turning into Butterflies over the Jersey Shore , but regardless, it must have been a real blast for everyone lucky enough to go. Also, there actually was an area to camp. There was pot; there was liquor; there was some nudity; and there was some sleeping bag love-ins. Little Richard captured the crowd. Why cant we play?. At the end of each performance, the stage would rotate 180 degrees, and the next act would begin performing almost immediately. On the other hand, I got to see Frank Zappa and The Mothers, and the band who replaced CSN and Y turned out to be a great discovery for me the Chambers Brothers! I was there all 3 days and as a drummer I was in heaven. Luckily the old van made it back to toronto. King), as well as one legendary founding father of rock n roll (an electrifying Little Richard). They had a lot of rock and blues acts that year and they had a lot of people like me who arrived with no money and no tickets. The gal who said Jimi H was there probably saw him at the Atlanta Pop Fest the next year, July 1970..played a killer Star Spangled Banner at midnight with fireworks resembling our flag. 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. Anniversary coming up. Watch as Santa arrives at the Depot on a firetruck, enjoy breakfast with Santa, or find him around town for photos! OK, I was just out of the Army and didnt go to Woodstock because I had to drive to California to go to school. Tim Buckley blew my mind. And relatively few still photos exist. Looking Glass didnt have Brandy until 1972 and were definitely not at Atlantic City. Dunesville Music Festival - July 22-24. Nearly 30 years later I happened to be in a Johannesburg bar when Richie Havens and his accompianist turned up unannounced and played a set. Every dollar helps. I still have the scar and fine memories of the music and lightshow from that weekend. There is a poster for this event. The scheduled list of bands was even longer than the number that actually played Jethro Tull, Jeff Beck and the Bob Seger System were scheduled on Sunday, but rain canceled many of that days performances. I was just about recovered from the Atlantic City festival the previous weekend, and I said, No thanks man, I just did that thing. Jeff was three years old in 1969. Josephits been a while since you posted, but I can fill in some blanks about AUM. I know this cause we did it. Almost got run over in my sleeping bag when people started driving across the grass to avoid the stalled traffic. 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. One night a group of people who called themselves Ripple City organized a big smoke-in had everyone sharing their stash and all lighting up at once. Aside from its two popular US events in Vegas and Orlando, this fairytale carnival experience has also visited Puerto Rico, Mexico and the UK. Rose filled in for Joni Mitchell when she started to cry and ran off stage in the middle of her 3rd song because the crowd was not paying attention to her performance. Po revoluci v kvtnu [] The Chambers Brothers and Janis Joplin were amazing beyond words. Thanks for writing about this festival. I was 14 years old and I went there by bus from Philly by myself. He is still performing today (somewhat mellowed since then) and lives in Austin, TX. Live Music Venue. I remember that, at one point, we were rumbling down the New Jersey Turnpike when suddenly, the truck slowed, pulled to the side of the road and ground to a halt. The Woodstock Music Festival began on August 15, 1969 in Bethel, New York. 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. Learn how your comment data is processed. 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. It could be almost as rare as the Altamont poster. I can still remember her black limo coming down the racetrack to pick her up. Goose Lake Park was built on 390 acres of land,[4] with a budget of $1 million, and was billed as the "world's first permanent festival site". Then you look back, say your what ifs. At night, many of the performers joined the campers and played without charge. Signup today for our free newsletter, Especially Texan. Still some missing from Spotify though! No trees inside, no shade, Fourth of July in Georgia. Janis Joplin, Sam and Dave, Sly and the Family Stone, Santana, Canned Heat, the Grass Roots, B. No, I wish the poster was mine. I do have a t-shirt with the poster on front but its a recent one. Great Society Hot Tuna 1965 Airplane Pre-History Marty Balin, an aspiring folk singer, forms a 'folk-rock' group with his friend Paul Kantner. Circumstances dictated the change. As I heard it, we had some 250,000 people at A.C. Racetrack, & the going question by Day 3 was, Are you going to Woodstock? Everyone who did likely brought someone & almost doubled the crowd! Not so sure. Billed as An exhibition for young people the Fair was used as an opportunity for companies to market their products to young people. I think it was one of the greatest experiences of my life. James Brown was among those who appeared Sunday afternoon, followed in the evening by Johnny Winter, Herbie Hancock, B. What a night. Tangerine Dream performed at this festival, but is not listed on the poster. That concert was fantastic! I went to Woodstock, too, and for me, except for the giant horseflies where we camped, I enjoyed AC so much more. Od roku 1983 do revoluce se zajmm o vemon dostupnou alternativn scnu. According to the NYT, on July 6 The Newport Jazz Festival was invadedby several hundred young people who broke down a section of the 10-foot wooden fence surrounding Festival Field and engaged in a rock throwing battle with security guards. NYT Newport Jazz report. Page transparency See more. Long live the 60s! I played in an area band called Colorless Rainbow and had to be the best summer of my life! Go on a Cookie Tour all around the Village or visit the lighted Fairy Forest. It . On Saturday afternoon in the blazing heat we stood in line for food and drink. ROCK ON!!!!!!!! October 10, 1969: Amon Duul II, Hardin & York, Keef Hartley Blues Band, Champion Jack Dupree & Shades, The Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation, Alexis Korner & New Church, Steamhammer, Muddy Waters, Taste, Shades. I was 16 years old in 1969. Two weeks later I and some of the same friends went up to Woodstock with even less success. Various bootleg albums were released from live recordings of the performances, and decades later, bootlegs surfaced as sale items on the Internet. What a way to celebrate!) Best Classic Bands Editor Jeff Tamarkin has been a prolific music journalist for more than four decades. Laycock mentioned the performances of Frost, Savage Grace, Chicago, The Flock, Jethro Tull, John Sebastian, Faces, Ten Years After, Mountain and The Flying Burrito Brothers as particularly memorable. [2] It was projected that 60,000 fans would attend the first festival. A week later, Robert Wilkinson, a Los Angeles City Councilman representing Northridge, led the call for immediate inquiries to determine what can the city do to prevent another disgraceful melee such as occurred outside Devonshire Downs last week. The events promoter, Mark Robinson, along with his attorneywho happened to be his father, Mark Robinson, Sr.were hauled into an emergency session of the police commission, as was Robert Deem, the Downs manager, and Captain Al Lembke. Being a little inebriated most of the time, I remember only bits and pieces of it at age 19. 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 poster for was created by rock artist Linda Segul. A tragedy that it wasnt filmed or recorded. It looked groovy. Published by the Texas State Historical Association. TICKETS & INFO. Detroit rock historian David A. Carson wrote that "drugs took center stage"[9] at Goose Lake, and that the park was "reminiscent of Attica" because of the barbed wire topped perimeter fence. 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. According to the sources, Led Zeppelin stole the show. : 3 Days of Peace and Music. 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). Procol Harem played Thus Sprach Zarathustra w a live Moog synth unheard of at the time! "The Happy Together Tour" / The Turtles / Gary Puckett & The Union Gap / the association / The Grass Roots / the vogues / The Cowsills Riverpark Center: . After The Doors played, Led Zeppelincame on. 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. Save big when you register early. Johnny Winter was present but did not perform as his equipment did not show up in time. 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. I was there and it was so much better than Woodstock,in retrospect because it was manageable,we bought water for 9 dollars a bottle.Got to met Paul Butterfield.Did they announce about Woodstock ? Took us there on Sunday. Crosby was long gone from The Byrds by 1969. Hurry, Early Registration for the 2023 Annual Meeting in El Paso ends soon. There is no question I was very fortunate to grow up with those bands of the 60s and early 70s. Thanks for your comment. lol. She seemed very uninterested in performing. "[8], Despite some problems, "most fans and musicians recall a sunny attitude surrounding the weekend". I had never heard of them. The guy who has slides needs to dig them up and share, man, share!! His Sunday performance with Buddy Miles, Eric Burdon, and several others lasted more than two hours. Find Woodstock Music & Art Festival 1969 stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. Its most likely because AC Pop was overshadowed by the events of a couple of weekends later in upstate New York. Hiawatha Music Festival - July 22-24. If the fence had been up on Saturday there may have been injuries with the crush of people that would have likely occurred with people trying to get out of the stands onto the field to get away from the tear gas. Miles definitely did not play Atlantic City. Please contact the event . An Aquarian Exposition: Three Days of Peace and Music, was a three-day concert (which managed to roll into a fourth day) that took place on August 15 through 18, 1969, at Max Yasgur's dairy farm in the town of Bethel just outside White Lake, New York. Michael Lang has passed away. Performers: White Fox, Snowrabbit, Deacon John and the Electric Soul Train, Whizbang, Axis, Sweetwater, Lee Michaels, Oliver, Cat Mother and the All Night Newsboys, Spiral Staircase, Its A Beautiful Day, Country Joe and the Fish, Byrds, Youngbloods, Canned Heat, Pot Liquor, Chicago (Transit Authority), Tyrannosaurus Rex, Santana, Iron Butterfly, Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead, and Janis Joplin. during the concert, I saw a guy walk up to a Cop and ask for a light for his joint. I think folks would have calmed down given a little time. Needles to say our reserved tickets were useless; I recall reading about it later and the authorities didnt know what to make of it. As in the booing business exaggerated. I didnt like their set all that much. Chartered a bus in Montreal with 50 others and made great memories. Anyone remember that? Amazingly, they just shook their heads then let us move on. If anyone was arrested, it never made the news. And yes, musically historic! Is your name Mark? I miss those times, I do. Well I remember this wild weekend very well. .and finally, the last festival of the 1960s. I stayed mostly by the stage. Saturdays schedule mixed jazz acts such as Miles Davis and Dave Brubeck with others including John Mayall and Sly & the Family Stone. Couple rest on the grass at the Woodstock Music & Art Fair, Bethel, NY, August 15, 1969. Come visit the village of Grass Lake! He was upset. The seats emptied into the concourses and onto the field. The line-up was likely Spirit, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, and Taj Mahal, interspersed with anti-war speeches. Id love to see those AC pictures. Zappa, Creedence and Buckley did though. On the second day the battle between gatecrashers outside the stadium and the police suddenly affected those inside. And some of them, boys and girls getting nekkid? With Dorinda Drake, Barbara Bland-Acosta, Darryl Lewis, Ethel Beatty. Required fields are marked *. The community was outraged, and determined that this sort of debacle wouldnt happen again. A journalist from the Sacramento Bee in 1969 reported that the air was hazy with marijuana smoke that was mixed with the dust kicked up by thousands of sandal-wearing youths. B.B. The Doors arrived only minutes before taking the stage and played an extended set (70 minutes instead of 45 minutes) to make up for the missing bands. Grass Lake is Jackson county's fastest growing community. Apparently she was annoyed that she didnt have a captive audience and tested us by singing one verse over again. I came expecting to see the Chambers Brothers and Time was tremendous and well done. And of course he played it at Woodstock two weeks later. Click here for the Car Show Car Show Gallery! Okay! Also, there was a trememdous amount of trash in the racetrack building under the seats. The Turtles / Spanky And Our Gang Thats exactly what happened my husband and I were there too. 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