Back to the Garden · the Story of Woodstock [Uncorrected]

Includes bibliographical references (p. 291-296) and index;Friday. Richie Havens ; The swami ; Free concert ; Country Joe McDonald ; John Sebastian ; Sweetwater ; Bert Sommer ; Tim Hardin ; Ravi Shankar ; Melanie ; Arlo Guthrie ; Joan Baez -- Saturday. Founders, Quill, the Keef Hartley Band, the Incredible String Band ; Santana ; Canned Heat ; Mountain ; Janis Joplin ; Grateful Dead ; Creedence Clearwater Revival ; Sly Stone ; The Who ; Jefferson Airplane -- Sunday. Joe Cocker ; Max Yasgur ; Country Joe and the Fish ; Ten Years After ; The Band ; Crosby, Stills, Nash (and Young) ; Blood, Sweat and Tears ; Johnny Winter ; Paul Butterfield and Sha Na Na ; Jimi Hendrix -- Epilogue. The whole world goes to Woodstock

THE BIGGEST EVENT IN ROCK ’N’ ROLL HISTORY IS BROUGHT VIVIDLY TO LIFE THROUGH ORIGINAL INTERVIEWS WITH ROGER DALTREY, JOAN BAEZ, DAVID CROSBY, RICHIE HAVENS, JOE COCKER, AND DOZENS OF HEADLINERS, ORGANIZERS, AND FANS. For America’s counterculture youth in 1969, Woodstock became a symbol of more than just sex, drugs, and rock ’n’ roll—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 music.

Back to the Garden celebrates the spirit of Woodstock in the words of some of the era’s biggest musical stars, as well as those who participated in the festival. From Richie Havens’s legendary opening act to the Who’s violent performance, from the Grateful Dead’s jam to Jefferson Airplane’s wake-up call, culminating in Jimi Hendrix’s career-defining moment, renowned disc jockey Pete Fornatale brings new stories to light and sets the record straight on some common misperceptions. Illustrated with black-and-white photographs, Back to the Garden is the authoritative and highly entertaining history of three days of peace and music