I was at Atlantic City and saw Janis set. Only shaky, amateur-shot 8mm silent-film clips are found on YouTube. We camped very close by. Every dollar helps. Richie Havens Memorial Service 2013-08-18. I had a ticket for Woodstock, but after seeing huge the crowd was in AC, I thought there would be over one million at Woodstock, so I did not go. The poster for was created by rock artist Linda Segul. I couldnt convince anyone else to go but I really had to do it. We were 15. About Grass Lake. 3 of us, my drummer, his brother & I, made it from Pittsburgh to A.C. for this to this day, still 3 of the most amazing days of my life! Well, over the 4th of July weekend, 1969 There was the Newport Jazz Festival. The Who, 10 Years After, the Airplane, CCR, Joplin, Sly & Family Stone, Chambers Bros, who got an enormous dance line, 100s of people coursing through the stands. I think it was one of the greatest experiences of my life. All Rights reserved. Grass Lake 119 North Lake Street Grass Lake, MI 49240. As I was having a fag outside on the sidewalk he came through the door and I mentioned that I had heard him in AC. The weekend of the AC Pop Festival, I was in Basic Training at Ft. Bragg. [6], John Laycock of the Windsor Star praised the festival, writing that "The Organization Men of Goose Lake have resurrected the spirit of Woodstock without the discomforts" and that "the giant amphitheatre was superbly equipped." Handy Memorial Concert in the Mid-South Coliseum on Sunday June 8th. A friend who was going to make the 500-mile drive from Ontario cancelled so went alone in my 63 Corvair Monza, arrived sometime Saturday morning. We went by motorcycle but I recall the pileup of cars at AC International in Pomonawe got through it simply because we were on cycles. I was there for all 3 days. 3 day Rock Festival 1969. I remember AUM rocking the crowd (never heard of them before or after only 3 guys) and seeing their lead guitarist jumping into the crowd in front of the stage. The guy who has slides needs to dig them up and share, man, share!! He opened the bag which had about 2 bushels of grass wrapped in smaller bags and nothing else. I was 14 and my dad took me and my younger brother, on the condition that I promise not to go to Woodstock. And that was it for the Atlantic City Pop Festival of 1969, to be nearly forgotten almost immediately except by those who were there. Its been frustrating not to find much history written about it. At night, many of the performers joined the campers and played without charge. Great article, & good to see something on this AMAZING weekend! Chartered a bus in Montreal with 50 others and made great memories. People in the messy field at the Woodstock Music Festival, New York, US, August 1969. Anyone remember that? Best account ever of this nearly forgotten music fest. Is that what they were? Spent two or three nights, cant remember exactly, sleeping on the grass but nobody bothered me. Biff Rose MCd. My buddy brought a 16mm camera. Is it a music festival? The Fourth Annual Memphis Country Blues Festival, Bath Pavilion Recreational Ground in Bath, Somerset, England. A journalist from the Sacramento Bee in 1969 reported that the air was hazy with marijuana smoke that was mixed with the dust kicked up by thousands of sandal-wearing youths. I have referred to it often as the precursor to Woodstock. My girlfriend and I were in Atlantic City that weekend, along with another couple, Bruce and Penny. July 25, 26, & 27, 1969 State Fair Park, Milwaukee, WI. Dates have been announced for the annual Grass Lake Traffic Jam'in Festival - Mark your calendars for July 8-9th, 2022!. A memorable weekend. The crowd was transfixed never having heard such a shocking take on the national anthem. A tragedy that it wasnt filmed or recorded. Gave me one of the bags which must have weighed a few pounds. haha! Page created - June 21, 2012. Johnny Winter was present but did not perform as his equipment did not show up in time. The other most memorable part was LIFTING A POSTER OFF A POLE WHICH I STILL HAVE TO THIS DAY (yep I had to yell that part) on my way to the bus. At one point, he began doing a semi-strip tease, twirling his clothes and throwing some out to the crowd. (Probably the same people who booed Dr. John, who was also phenomenal.) Total attendance of about 45,000. Grass Roots, Cuff Links, Mel & Tim 12/31/1969 Detroit, MI, Eastown Theater Savage Grace, Head Over Heels, Bobby Franklin Insanity Legend: . I was there with a few friends. I (we ) were so blessed to live in these times and to have these experiences. Creedence Clearwater Revival was deafening, even at an outdoor racetrack. It became a legendary event largely owing to the participation of Bob Dylan who had spent the previous three years in semi-retirement following a motorcycle accident. It was one of those strange festivals which seem to have slipped into obscurity despite drawing a huge number of people, estimated a 200,000. It was marketed as "three days of peace and music" from 32 of the most influential artists in American music. The Woodstock Festival (a.k.a. It was much more sanitary than Woodstock because they had real rest rooms, not port-o-sans! Standing ovations for all! Great story, but Richie Havens did not play the AC Pop Festival. Handy Memorial Concert. Crosby was long gone from The Byrds by 1969. I was there, too. On Friday night Iron Butterfly encouraged the crowd to bring down the fence which they did. Jeff has also served on the Nominating Committee of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and as a consultant to the Grammys. She wrote the song and Crosby, Stills, and Nash made a hit of it. I too was at AC Pop and it was a seminal event in my musical history I had seen AUM about 3 months earlier at the original Electric Factory in Philly, opening for Iron Butterfly I believe, so I knew of them and had purchased their Resurrection album. Went into town to get more Drambuie where it was forbidden to be on the boardwalk without a shirt and shoes. Had a ball. First time I had heard of Jethro Tull. Nobody said Woodstock. Some major groups that wanted to perform could not get in to play. Related: Listings for 100s of upcoming classic rock festivals. [3] Dr.John and his entourage taking the stage. ,, 5 of us drove down from Toronto. This is often considered the first modern rock festival in Britain. [5], Those who attended were provided free campsites, free parking and free firewood. Is it a free family friendly two-day event you will not want to miss? While the Woodstock Music and Art Fair is the most famous of music festivals, few realize that it was just one of dozens in 1969 and that many of the same Woodstock artists performed at those others. Its most likely because AC Pop was overshadowed by the events of a couple of weekends later in upstate New York. The Mothers were powerful! I was there, too and remember Joni very well. He made his way int othe infield next to the stage and exposed himself. The crowd felt bad and cheered her back to the stage. Loved Janis, Little Richard was great as was the Chambers Brothers. Maybe at another festival but not that one. We stayed only one night because we were completely unprepared and because of the misery factor of everything being water logged. Freddies Lake, more commonly known as the Hidden Lakes. Rt 206 to Rt 9 south. https://www.tshaonline.org, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/texas-international-pop-festival-1969. If you wish to use copyrighted material from this site for purposes of your own that go beyond fair use, you must obtain permission from the copyright owner. No Woodstock for me! Of course it WAS 48 years ago! The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this entry. He came out wearing white and played the Star Spangled Banner. The Texas International Pop Festival was the first major rock festival in Texas. 51 1969 Festivals +1. I thought it was 4 songs and as a Canadian who already loved her music, tI was heratbroken. ROCK ON!!!!!!!! In the summer of 1970, the Goose Lake International Music Festival was held in Jackson, Michigan, and attracted over 200,000 fans. 3 thoughts on "1969 Midwest Rock Festival" Julie says: August 9, 2019 at 8:07 am . Held August 30 through September 1, 1969, at the Dallas International Motor Speedway in Lewisville, the event was produced in part by Angus Wynne III of Wynne Entertainment. But Johnny Winters would have played (AGAIN) that year! (Photo by Owen Franken/Corbis via Getty Images) It was a 3 day event that captured the spirit of the times: Woodstock. The poster etc. And Santana and Chicago, Iron Butterfly, Jefferson Airplane, FZ and the Mothers, Janice..Everyone!!!! This epic festival is looked on fondly by an entire generation and became a legend of US counter-culture. Santana was great even though they opened during the noon day heat! Its NO wonder why Woodstock became so huge. I actually have met one person later in life that was also at AC 69 and stories flew and were remolded by both of our memories. It was Lennons first-ever public rock performance without one or more of the Beatles since meeting Paul McCartney in 1957. They had a lot of rock and blues acts that year and they had a lot of people like me who arrived with no money and no tickets. Yea it was the best no rip off at Woodstock we paid 9 dollars for water.Mud AND SHIT MIX WAS TOUGH. Check out our music festival 1969 selection for the very best in unique or custom, handmade pieces from our shops. I was invited to ride along with some friends who were loading their Chevy station wagon to go up to some other rock concert, some place called Woodstock. The only major problem occurred when the Nices use of bagpipers caused the stage to collapse. For many years, thePhun City rock festival held at Ecclesden Common near Worthing, England from 24 July to 26 July 1970 was considered the first large-scale free festival in the UK. Varsity Stadium, at the University of Toronto, John Lennon and Plastic Ono Band wEric Clapton, Klaus Voormann and Alan White, Dorothy Morrison & the Edwin Hawkins Singers, Livingston Gym, Denison University (Granville, OH), Altamont Speedway in northern CA between Tracy and Livermore. Also other data will not be shared with third person. Some of the same bands CCR and Procol Harum stood out for me but there were so many great performances. I was disappointed that she left the stage though. Goose Lake Park was built on 390 acres of land,[4] with a budget of $1 million, and was billed as the "world's first permanent festival site". Never dampened the spirits! The Electric Factory people had much experience putting on music & did a great job. I remember it was in the woods not sure if it was a real campground. Anybody with memories of the Miami Pop Festival? 8-12-1994 Crowd at the opening of the concert. Handy concert will be on advance sale at many Memphis locations ($2.50 to $5.00). The Market is located within the new Pavilion at Grass Lake Community Events Park, 120 Brown Street, (next to the Car Wash) in downtown Grass Lake. DJ John Peel. BG 0 Quicksilver Grass Roots Family Tree 1966 Bonnie MacLean Fillmore Poster . We started to weave our way out to go home. "The Happy Together Tour" / The Turtles / Gary Puckett & The Union Gap / the association / The Grass Roots / the vogues / The Cowsills Riverpark Center: . I also wonder whatever became of them. When they broke into Time Has Come Today, I nearly lost mind. It actually took place in Hamilton Township at the Atlantic City Race Course. The bands played. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Those were the days! I remember the 2:00 a.m. freak express conga line that snake throught to campers outside the gates at night. Amazing show and weekend! Most people havent, even the most fanatical baby boomer rock fans. Laycock mentioned the performances of Frost, Savage Grace, Chicago, The Flock, Jethro Tull, John Sebastian, Faces, Ten Years After, Mountain and The Flying Burrito Brothers as particularly memorable. A week later, Robert Wilkinson, a Los Angeles City Councilman representing Northridge, led the call for immediate inquiries to determine what can the city do to prevent another disgraceful melee such as occurred outside Devonshire Downs last week. The events promoter, Mark Robinson, along with his attorneywho happened to be his father, Mark Robinson, Sr.were hauled into an emergency session of the police commission, as was Robert Deem, the Downs manager, and Captain Al Lembke. King), as well as one legendary founding father of rock n roll (an electrifying Little Richard). The Woodstock Festival, held in August 1969, was a watershed moment in the 1960s counterculture movement.Expecting 50,000 attendees for a three-day music concert, the event instead drew an . A New Home at the Grass Lake Farmers Market & Community Events Park The Grass Lake Farmers Market sets up on Wednesdays of each week May through October from 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm. So yeah for 50 minuets he played an incredible set of progressive rock. Atlantic City, emceed by singer-songwriter Biff Rose, also hosted several quirky acts that never journeyed north two weekends later: a still somewhat unknown Dr. John in his guise as the Night Tripper; the avant-garde Lothar and the Hand People. Flying Burrito Brothers (replacement for above), Santa Clara County Fairgrounds, San Jose, CA. I dont remember who most of the bands were except for a few that I had followed because I thought they were important such as Richie Havens and Frank Zappa. It was mostly the McGuinn/Clarence White show at that point (A great show at that!). Im Penny, and I was with Bruce back then. [8] Rod Stewart enjoyed his Friday night performance so much that he stayed to watch Alvin Lee perform with Ten Years After the following night.[8]. Based on your name.T.O. Did Gram Parsons play at that show, then?? I saw them one other time, opening for Creedence at Fillmore East. Some of the performers were Nina Simone, B.B. The festival will take place March 31-April 2nd, 2023, at Palisades Tahoe. The few of us who did this festival and then did Woodstock had a rude shock coming.we went from the best organized rock festival in the era to one of if not the worst one two weeks later. Slept at the race track. Remember walking in bare feet over lfields of broken glass and watching Airplane on the b&w video monitors in the racetrack clubhouse. Great Society Hot Tuna 1965 Airplane Pre-History Marty Balin, an aspiring folk singer, forms a 'folk-rock' group with his friend Paul Kantner. The festival was wildly successful with an estimated audience of 400,000 attending and is since regarded as a key moment in music history . Od 10 let se vnuju hudb, he na kytaru a poslechu hudby. I dont remember much except I have a clear memory of the Chamber Brothers singing Time Has Come Today. The music was a cultural explosion. Is it a car show? The northeastern basin is deep and harbors nice smallmouth bass and occasional walleye. He left behind a wife, son, daughter in-law and grand-daughter. Remember he jumped off stage and landed on his back Atlantic City Pop Festival Aug 1,2,3 1969.m4v. The Grass Lake Festival of Lights Celebration is an annual activity-filled all day event that draws in a large crowd right here in the Village of Grass Lake. Grass Lake, a once sleepy farming community has grown to be a thriving area with over 6,000 residents, many new businesses, a revitalized downtown and village, a state-of-the-art high school, enlarged elementary and middle school facilities, a new sports and trails park in Grass Lake Township, several new housing developments, a dental center and two medical centers. Bought some acid from a dude and it hit when creedence walked onto the stage. The festival was hosted and promoted by Tony Lawrence, a New York night club singer. Can anyone else remember any other bands that played on Sunday. The Texas International Pop Festival was the first major rock festival in Texas. jeden z nejdle fungujcch DJs na R1, modertor hudebnch poad, hudebn redaktor a promotr. We looked at each other and said why drive hours in this rain- it is raining so hard lets just party here at the house, exactly what we did. Your email address will not be published. Having Little Richard close was perfect, bringing rock back to its roots. I remember Janet, but I cant remember your name! Click here for the 2022 events schedule Click here to be a . Actually, Joni was improperly put in mid-afternoon after some rock bands. They can throw all the festivals they want now but like the music of the time itself, they will NEVER be able to recreate the ACPF or Woodstock. Talk of law suits against Valley State College seeking liability for property damage was bandied about, and, eventually, an ordinance was presented to the City Council that sought greater authority to control such events as the Devonshire Downs Newport 69 Pop Music Festival.. I called my friends to come and get me so I could go too, but they had better sense and kept me from ruining my life and going AWOL. Got to see most of the acts within a year or so of that summer. Winters jammed with the guitar players and scatted with Janis. We hitched a ride with a chicken farmer to the race track. When the festival was first being put together,Led Zeppelin was still gaining momentum. Well not really because it didnt happen. That said, we had a fabulous weekend, one of many fabulous weekends (and weekdays) of one memorable year, thanks to one memorable relationship that ended for all those reasons that first loves end. hot pink Janis mooned right at me. As others have noted, there was camping there and it was a colorful scene. Photo by John Angelillo/UPI Credit: UPI/Alamy Live News. . October 11, 1969: Tullivers Brain, Taste, Cubys Blues Band, Keef Hartley Blues Band, Livin Blues, Deep Purple, Amon Duul II, The Nice, Tangerine Dream, Pink Floyd, Ekseption, Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation, Xhol Caravan, Hardin & York. Procol Harem played Thus Sprach Zarathustra w a live Moog synth unheard of at the time! Find Woodstock Music & Art Festival 1969 stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. Listen on Spotify: Playlist inc. [2], Before the festival, concerned local officials sought a temporary restraining order to prevent the event, but a judge denied the request. I was there with my cousin.it was incredible!! If I remember correctly, she followed Procol Harum , with Robin Trower . I camped there as well as hundreds of others. The Festival will officially begin Friday June 6 and Saturday June 7, 1969 with three daytime concerts and two evening concerts all in the Overton Park Shell, culminating with the W.C. It seems she was placed in the rotation directly after Mother Earth featuring Tracy Nelson and the crowd wasnt ready to hear her mild act. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2022. Select from premium Woodstock Music & Art Festival 1969 of the highest quality. It was a great weekend and all of these people whod made all of these friends over the weekend could be heard calling out See you at Woodstock as they parted. Between 1966 and 1975 they had a series of major hits, most notably "Let's Live for Today", "Midnight . Held in Harlem at Mount Morris (now Marcus Garvey) Park, it was a self-consciously urban affair, a concert series rather than a one-off, and already in its third year. AC was the better festival in almost every way, including musically. Lang was the world famous main organizer of the 1969 Woodstock Festival, held in Bethel, New York. Po revoluci v kvtnu [] Was 21 and there with 4 others. Sadly, not a single note of the Jersey festival was professionally captured on film or tape, said Larry Magid, the Electric Factory Concerts principal who booked the show. Lothar and the Hand People did a great version of Danny and the Juniors hit At the Hop. With Dorinda Drake, Barbara Bland-Acosta, Darryl Lewis, Ethel Beatty. [2] It was projected that 60,000 fans would attend the first festival. The total attendance was some 300,000 people. The Goose Lake International Music Festival held August 7-9, 1970 in Leoni Township, Michigan, "was one of the largest music events of its era", [1] and featured many of the top rock music bands of the period. Due to the tremendous support of local agencies, foundations, businesses, and individual donors coupled with the diligent efforts of our volunteer board of directors, committees and volunteers, our yearly event becomes a memorable reality, and a pure grassroots extravaganza! I remember a lot of woo woo sounds and not what I considered real music at the time. street vendors and fireworks, live music, artisan booths, food trucks, lake activities, and so much more! General, VIP, and Lodging on sale now at winterwondergrass.com . add topic- . BTW, Santana was announced as the Santana Blues Band , not Santa Ana. I didnt like their set all that much. CSN were billed on the marquee, but sadly for all, didnt show. Best Classic Bands Editor Jeff Tamarkin has been a prolific music journalist for more than four decades. (my hearing is still excellent)Chris Hillman was there with McGuinn 2 original members. At the end of each performance, the stage would rotate 180 degrees, and the next act would begin performing almost immediately. I was there too. Thanks for the memories. Highest place ever. Got No Shoes, Got No Blues, a video of some of the musical acts at the festival, was also available, as well as reproductions of festival posters and programs. The audience wasnt ready to settle down when Joni came on, with her quiet music and just her piano. I didnt know about a lot of these that summer. At any rate it shows what a gentleman he was for humouring me so many years later. Good nostalgia? Also, there is a Procal Harum bootleg of thier entire set at A. C. Even though I was not sober I remember the late 60s contrary to the saying! I remember her saying she had just sang the same verse twice and nobody noticed. Notts County Football Ground, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire. Texas International Pop Festival, 1969, Chip Monck was also the announcer at Woodstock you can hear him in the movie Woodstock. I might be the Penny youre writing about, since I was there at the time with my boyfriend Bruce. Grass Lake, a once sleepy farming community has grown to be a thriving area with over 6,000 residents, many new businesses, a revitalized downtown and village, a state-of-the-art high school, enlarged elementary and middle school facilities, a new sports and trails park in Grass Lake Township, several new housing developments, a dental center and two medical centers. I came expecting to see the Chambers Brothers and Time was tremendous and well done. One motorcycle cop was ferrying lightly dressed girls around, sometimes three of them embracing him from the back of his Harley, laughing his head off. Due to the excessive summer heat, water trucks periodically doused those on the ground; the rest of us baked. 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