Back to the Garden: The Story of Woodstock and How It Changed

Back to the Garden: The Story of Woodstock and How It Changed a Generation
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The definitive oral history of the seminal rock concert, Woodstockâ€”three days of peace and music and one of the most defining moments of the 1960sâ€”with 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 400,000â€”an unprecedented and unexpected number at the timeâ€”gathered on Max Yasgurâ€™s farm in upstate New York for a weekend of rock â€˜nâ€™ roll, the new form of American music that had emerged only a decade earlier. For Americaâ€™s counterculture youth, Woodstock became a symbol of more than just sex, drugs, and rock â€˜nâ€™ rollâ€”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 eraâ€™s biggest musical stars, as well as those who participated in the festival. From Richie Havensâ€™s legendary opening act to the Whoâ€™s violent performance, from the Grateful Deadâ€™s jam to Jefferson Airplaneâ€™s wake-up call, culminating in Jimi Hendrixâ€™s career-defining moment, Fornatale brings new stories to light and sets the record straight on some common misperceptions. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs, authoritative, and highly entertaining, Back to the Garden is the soon-to-be classic telling of three days of peace and music.
Country USA
Brand Touchstone
Manufacturer Touchstone
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 2010-05-11
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781416591207

Country	USA
Brand	Touchstone
Manufacturer	Touchstone
Binding	Paperback
ReleaseDate	2010-05-11
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781416591207

Back to the Garden: The Story of Woodstock and How It Changed a Generation

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