The Woodstock 3-Day festival is one of the most significant events in the history of popular culture. With the 50th anniversary of Woodstock upon the horizon, Hank Gilman and Peter Carbonara explore
Like Bert Sommer, Melanie Safka was a relative unknown who had a big moment at Woodstock, but was not in the movie. She took the slot originally for the English folk group, Incredible String Band who wouldn't play in the rain. The crowd loved her, and she went on to write great songs like the hit"Brand New Key" so it didn't matter one bit that she was left on the cutting room floor. So there.
Only their second live performance as a group. Neil Young refused to be filmed because he has said the cameras were a distraction to the fans and the band. Bottom line: It didn't matter; they were already rock stars, and they went on to become mega-rock stars.Doing their standard set of the time which consisted of Tommy in its entirety, which even for fans could be a chore to sit through.
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