Woodstock

Between August 15-18, 1969, more than 400,000 people converged on Max Yasgur’s 600-acre dairy farm in upstate New York for Woodstock. Thirty-two acts performed including some of the most popular and influential musicians of the era such as Joan Baez, The Band, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane, Santana, Sly and the Family Stone, and The Who.

Between August 15-18, 1969, more than 400,000 people converged on Max Yasgur’s 600-acre dairy farm in upstate New York for Woodstock. Thirty-two acts performed including some of the most popular and influential musicians of the era such as Joan Baez, The Band, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Grateful Dead, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane, Santana, Sly and the Family Stone, and The Who.

WOODSTOCK – BACK TO THE GARDEN – 50th ANNIVERSARY EXPERIENCE features 162 tracks recorded at the legendary festival. It is the first Woodstock collection to feature live recordings of every performer at the festival.

Originally released in 1970 as a triple-LP, "Woodstock: Music From The Original Soundtrack and More" topped Billboard's pop album chart for four weeks, and was a Top 20 R&B album as well. As potent a musical capsule as ever existed, it captures the three-day, 1969 concert event that united close to half a million members of what came to be known as the "Woodstock Generation". Rhino's deluxe, 40th anniversary reissue of this sprawling and era-defining sonic document - featuring CSN&Y, The Who, Santana, Jimi Hendrix, and much more - is remastered from the original analog soundboard tapes. It's the ideal way to take a trip back to Yasgur's farm and performances that shaped music and popular culture for years to come.

The Mexican-American Joan Baez offered a peaceful end to a chaotic first day of Woodstock. The female equivalent of folk god Bob Dylan, the pregnant Baez took the state and offered a serene playlist for the crowd just before rain washed over the Bethel, NY event.

The Mexican-American Joan Baez offered a peaceful end to a chaotic first day of Woodstock. The female equivalent of folk god Bob Dylan, the pregnant Baez took the state and offered a serene playlist for the crowd just before rain washed over the Bethel, NY event.

he mythological status of 1969’s Woodstock Music and Arts Festival can sometimes feel overpowering. The festival is the ultimate expression of the 1960s. Moments from the three-day concert have crystallized as symbols of the era, with details like Richie Havens’ acoustic prayer for freedom, Roger Daltrey’s fringed leather vest, or Jimi Hendrix’s “Star Spangled Banner” held up as sacred countercultural relics.

Sha Na Na was a Rock & Roll act that featured dancers on stage. Even for 1969 they were anachronistic focusing on 50ies music and outfits. The group was founded in 1968 and didn't have an album contract by the time they played at Woodstock. Sha Na Na was the next to last act of Woodstock succeeded by Jimi Hendrix. They performed at 7.30 in the morning of Monday, 18th of August.

"Woodstock" is the eighth full-length album by Alaskan rock band Portugal. The Man. After having released "Evil Friends" in 2013, Portugal. The Man began work on a new project, under the working title "Gloomin + Doomin". This album was eventually shelved, partly due to a conversation between John Gourley and his father and the discovery of a lost ticket stub from the Woodstock festival. Work began on the "Woodstock" album shortly thereafter, involving new music as well as material from the "Gloomin + Doomin" era.