Woodstock 1969 facts
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When The Who played Woodstock in 1969, their 25 song set began the day at 5AM.
Martin Scorsese worked on the 1970 documentary about the 1969 music festival Woodstock. He was assistant director and editor.
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In 1969, English rock guitar legend Jeff Beck cancelled plans to play Woodstock and flew back home to London because he heard his wife was having an affair with the gardener. Bandmate Rod Stewart was not concerned: “Ah, well, seen one outdoor festival you’ve seen them all.”
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The 1969 Woodstock music festival didn't actually take place in Woodstock, NY but was actually held in nearby Bethel, NY because residents of Woodstock were opposed to having it.
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At least 316 songs were played at Woodstock (1969) in three days.
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The Woodstock music festival in 1969 did not actually take place in Woodstock, New York. It took place 43 miles southwest of Woodstock on a dairy farm in the town of Bethel, New York.
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The Altamont Free Concert in DEC 1969 was supposed to be the Woodstock of the West. Unfortunately, people died at the concert and it was a general debacle.
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In a single four week period in 1969 the following occurred: Chappaquiddick, the Moon Landing, the first three Zodiac letters were sent to newspapers, both Manson murders, The Beatles' Abbey Road photograph taken, and the Woodstock festival
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At Woodstock (1969) the "Pig Farm" commune members provided security, calling themselves the "Please Force."
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At Woodstock 1969, while covering for the arriving opening musicians stuck in traffic, Richie Havens created the song "Freedom" on the spot, having played "every (other) song he knew".
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Carlos Santana performed Soul Sacrifice on LSD at Woodstock, 1969.
