Tickets for the Shell concerts will be available at time of performance only. In November 69, I got a free trip to Vietnam. Its most likely because AC Pop was overshadowed by the events of a couple of weekends later in upstate New York. On Saturday afternoon in the blazing heat we stood in line for food and drink. 1970. Okay! Then people booed. According to the sources, Led Zeppelin stole the show. Great times and some of my friends then went to Woodstock and I wanted to go but that was the weekend I was inducted. The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this entry. The Texas International Pop Festival was the first major rock festival in Texas. I thought it was great, except that we had to wait until after noon for the gates to open for each day. Ticket prices were $6 per day, or $15 for all three days (Fri, Sat, Sun). Having Little Richard close was perfect, bringing rock back to its roots. Thanks. It was unusual in the wide variety of musical acts it attracted and in its atmosphere. Save big when you register early. I remember being there on Saturday night with the girl I had been madly (and one widely) in love with since 1961 when we both in sixth grade. Being a little inebriated most of the time, I remember only bits and pieces of it at age 19. Not only are there no official recordings, there are very few photos! Forty nine years eleven months ago I was asked to be Security Chief at Palm Beach Pop Fest. People climbed up the very tall stadium flagpoles and stuck there heads in the very, very large stadium speakers. Wherever life has taken you remember those days of our youth. We crossed the border and headed east towards Toronto. Some memories are Procul Harums Salty Dog complimented by the local seagulls was so cool! 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. Sorry, Cheryl, but Jimi Hendrix wasnt on stage or anywhere near Atlantic City that weekend. Instead I listened to the radio all weekend and dreamed. Sloan and Steve Barri, yet soon an actual group came into being that was one of the biggest touring bands of the late 60s. When Zappa ventured into some jazz-tinged material that was unfamiliar to many of us, some of the crowd sitting near by us got pretty rowdy and booed him. But even if Atlantic City didnt gin up the cultural resonance of Woodstock, on a pure musical level it was actually, in some ways, the more diverse festival. Great times. Hazel Nerysoo is one of the . I went with girlfriend from Cape Cod on a 175 Bridgestone motorcycle and we arrived and camped on the grounds for two nights. It was an amazing weekend of music. Johnny Winter jams with The Allman Brothers Band on the ABB Live at the Atlanta Intl Pop Festival set, so Im pretty sure he was there. Looking Glass didnt have Brandy until 1972 and were definitely not at Atlantic City. My absolute favorite musician at the time was Janis and I snuck round back of the stage when she was waiting to perform. What a great time. I was disappointed that she left the stage though. A tragedy that it wasnt filmed or recorded. James Brown was among those who appeared Sunday afternoon, followed in the evening by Johnny Winter, Herbie Hancock, B. [9] The festival took place at the time of the 25th anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and peace groups publicized an anti-nuclear weapons message during the event. There is also a Winter Market with Seasonal Keepers vendors, food trucks, fire . Click here for the Car Show Car Show Gallery! What a night. And even though it occurred at the tail end of the 60s, the use of LSD and marijuana seemed much less prominent or at least less open. The New York Times, which the year before had become the first mainstream newspaper to hire a full-time rock critic, initially sent just one reporter to cover the festival in August . Performers: White Fox, Snowrabbit, Deacon John and the Electric Soul Train, Whizbang, Axis, Sweetwater, Lee Michaels, Oliver, Cat Mother and the All Night Newsboys, Spiral Staircase, Its A Beautiful Day, Country Joe and the Fish, Byrds, Youngbloods, Canned Heat, Pot Liquor, Chicago (Transit Authority), Tyrannosaurus Rex, Santana, Iron Butterfly, Jefferson Airplane, Grateful Dead, and Janis Joplin. She then announced that no one was listening and left the stage. Then walked off stage. [5], The rotating stage was a success. Texas International Pop Festival, 1969, Oh those good ole days. I went to Woodstock, too, and for me, except for the giant horseflies where we camped, I enjoyed AC so much more. A Festival organized by Grass Lake Heritage Day Festival. They were great. By the way, they were quite good. When the festival was first being put together,Led Zeppelin was still gaining momentum. Lang was the world famous main organizer of the 1969 Woodstock Festival, held in Bethel, New York. Joni was singing using an acoustic guitar. Almost got run over in my sleeping bag when people started driving across the grass to avoid the stalled traffic. I was hopelessly hooked on the rock music scene from coast to coast and almost every one of my icons was there. I only can remember seeing CCR and Jefferson Airplane! Please contact the event . 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. As in the booing business exaggerated. As there was no camping allowed, festival attendees arrived and departed each day. The dates were August 1-3, 1969, and it took place at the Atlantic City Race Track, just outside of the old-school resort town on the Jersey shore (this was well before the casino era). I do have a t-shirt with the poster on front but its a recent one. I went to Woodstock too no Beatles or Jesus but they were right about the party. Music Highlights from Traffic Jam'In . So we watched some of the performances from afar and some on the TV screens in the grand stand. One of my most cherished memories. Santana was unknown at the time and just blew me away. I at one point thought that may have changed the name to; Grand Funk Railroad, if any one knows I would like to find out what happened to them, One fantastic Band! I might be the Penny youre writing about, since I was there at the time with my boyfriend Bruce. Exactly what happened I remember it well, True, age was heckled and booed to tears everyone wanted to hear rock&roll, Not sure what you mean by age was heckled.. Also, there actually was an area to camp. That concert was fantastic and one I will always remember! The crowd was very noisy, so she walked off the stage during her first song, which was slow. He made his way int othe infield next to the stage and exposed himself. Unfortunately, he died of a drug overdose years later and the footage is probably lost. She turned and smiled at me as I snapped her photo. 1969 Buffalo, New York, United States Uploaded by Zimtrim. Wavy Gravy was there in his WW2 pilot helmet or whatever it was, guiding a car backwards trying to help them and backed them into the pond. Some bad voodoo there. We camped just outside the racetrack gate on the lawn next to the Garden State Parkway. Going back we walked some, hitched a ride to the Bethel Greyhound office, slept on the sidewalk until the bus camesound like fun to you? I was broken hearted when she walked off. Published by the Texas State Historical Association. Too many highlights. Jeff was three years old in 1969. I got so burnt. We had tickets, but it was so crowded that we could not get down to the seats where my friends were who had come earlier that day. B.B. A bit outside the track, there was an area that you set up your tent and parked your car right next to it. I remember being on the track when Jefferson Airplane was moving their equipment and also that Inagadadevita that just kept going. When they led them all to the front entrance the leader, a guy carrying an American flag with a peace flag on the staff below it, stepped up and called to the security people at the front Were coming in!. There were restrooms and showers every 500 feet, medical staff, motorcycle and dune buggy trails, a lake with a beach,[2] and also the "longest slide in the world". It was the only time The Doors and Led Zeppelin were on the same bill. The Turbulent Flight of Jefferson Airplane.' street vendors and fireworks, live music, artisan booths, food trucks, lake activities, and so much more! For some reason, the three-day Atlantic City, N.J., bash that took place over the first weekend of that August barely registers a blip in most accounts of rock history. Had a great time. Includes more tracks from the whole festival, not just the documentary movie. 3 day Rock Festival 1969. A shout out to the gang who shared those wonderous 3 days with me Squid, Weed, Geez, Cindy, and beautiful Sonny (Sonya). Chris Gray, The Forgotten Festival: The 1969 Texas International Pop Festival, Houston Press (http://www.houstonpress.com/2009-09-03/music/the-forgotten-festival/), accessed November 27, 2011. Do you remember Janis mooning us? Also other data will not be shared with third person. My memories are of great shows by Santanta, CTA, CCR and the Chambers Bros. No- Hendrix was not there. I stayed mostly by the stage. This epic festival is looked on fondly by an entire generation and became a legend of US counter-culture. [1969-07-28 NYT Johnny Winter]. Crosby was kicked out of the Byrds not long after Monterey pop festival for his habit of making political statements when Introducing certain songs and for joining another group on stage at Monterey after being asked or told not to by Byrds leader Roger McGuinn . The performers that stand out to me now, after all these years, were Dr. John and the Nite Trippers, Frank Zappa, the Airplane, and Iron Butterfly. Alan (Blind Owl) Wilson - guitar, harp, vocals. 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. 1969 Midwest Rock Festival. We drove from Texas. 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.. Attended by some 100,000+ people. Amazing experience and as someone said already, coming soon after the Moon landing, just seemed like America was best place in the World. Learn how your comment data is processed. Chip Monck was also the announcer at Woodstock you can hear him in the movie Woodstock. [6], National and international acts performing at the festival included Faces featuring Rod Stewart, Jethro Tull, Chicago, Ten Years After, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Mountain, John Sebastian, the James Gang featuring Joe Walsh, The Flock and The Litter.[1][2][5][7][8]. My dad wanted us to leave and drive back to DC. I was there too. [1] There was heavy security at the festival, [2] and the stage the acts performed on was created by Buckminster Fuller. Among others, Grand Funk played three nights also. When my boyfriend started talking about doing it all over again and heading to Woodstock, I just flat-out said no way!. No, thats not what happened. This event will also include: silent auction, petting zoo, military exibits, 3 local museums will be open. The festival was wildly successful with an estimated audience of 400,000 attending and is since regarded as a key moment in music history . Joe Cocker was even more animated than at Woodstock The Byrds played without Crosby. Last time I drove a hitchhiker across the border. 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. It had been many years since I paid any attention to the music scene but it brought back memories. Tim Buckley blew my mind. Paul Manson passed away on the last day of 2015, spending an even 60 years on the planet. To get to Woodstockwe took a bus from NY to Bethel. I was hardly able to breathe and in awe of his earth shattering guitar version It was as if he turned music upside down by opening a new door. Zappa gave the crowd the finger after most of his songs. Freddies Lake, more commonly known as the Hidden Lakes. Rt 206 to Rt 9 south. Some of the performers were Nina Simone, B.B. Well I remember this wild weekend very well. Masters of ceremonies were Teegarden & Van Winkle, who also performed. (B) As some commenters have noted, although camping was supposedly prohibited, the greens areas were ideal for such, and so thousands of us camped there without complications. (after the Tulalip Indian Reservation in Marysville, WA cancelled). And of course he played it at Woodstock two weeks later. From Wikipedia: Throughout much of the festival, a crowd gathered outside the venue and demonstrated against having to pay to hear the acts. June 29 August 24, 1969: consisted of six free Sunday afternoon concerts held between June 29 and August 24. As I heard it, we had some 250,000 people at A.C. Racetrack, & the going question by Day 3 was, Are you going to Woodstock? Everyone who did likely brought someone & almost doubled the crowd! 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. Is it a music festival? The festivals 1969 program was an experiment in fusing jazz, soul and rock music and audiences. Funny thing is, the story goes that she was on her way to Woodstock but couldnt get there. Afterwards, the announcer said, Johnny wants it, Janis wants it, and the Fudge wants one. I remember Carlos Santana coming onstage with the band and said This is our second gigthe program says Santana Rock Blues Band.just call us Santanayoull hear from us.but I cant remember the songs CTA(Chicago) played..also Iron Butterfly played In Gadda Da Vida for 35 minutes.it was 19 minutes on the album..fantastic piece,,,,great writing. I couldnt convince anyone else to go but I really had to do it. Richie Havens Memorial Service 2013-08-18. [NYT article]. What a fun time that was! Had a ball. Your father is not quite correct. It might have given us at least a taste of what Woodstock was like for the thousands who showed up at Max Yasgurs farm two weeks later. Click here for the 2022 events schedule Click here to be a . Favorite acts include Janis Joplin, Airplane, CCR, Santana, Joe Cocker and Booker T. & The MGs (who were supposed to be at Woodstock, but drummer Al,Jackson, Jr. refused to get on the helicopter), I also was there and Lother and the Hand People did indeed play, Was there & was excited to See Lothar play,also Aum did a nice set also. The paying ticketholders were in the stands but these new invaders were able to go right up to the stage the party had moved on to the infield and the ticketholders came down to party too. It really was a matter of her following the wrong act, the crowd wasnt ready to be mellow. What was commonly referred to as 'Woodstock' was actually called An Aquarian Exposition in White Lake, N.Y . An unbelievable performance. Spent two or three nights, cant remember exactly, sleeping on the grass but nobody bothered me. Woodstock, the iconic festival that rocked New York, took place the weekend of August 15-18, 1969. This one-day event squeezed plenty of music and a variety of music into its 11 hours. Ishmon Bracey, and Wild Child Butler. Remus, MI. Great story! Ive never even seen anyone mention that before, let alone any documentation. I waited and waited and they never showed.so disappointed! 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. This year the number of attendees over the two day festival is expected to exceed 10,000. The Aug. 7-9, 1970, festival brought some 200,000 members of the 1960s youth counterculture to Jackson County from all across the country. 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. Crystal Grand Music Theatre: Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, United States: Aug 25, 2022 . Some major groups that wanted to perform could not get in to play. More than 25,000 young people from all over Canada and the Pacific Northwest rocked their way through the holiday weekend here peacefully. Very impressive lineup and in some ways superior to Woodstock (*I would take Little Richard over Sha-Na-Na or Jeff Buckley over John Sebastian any day)Kind of frustrating to know that all of those artists were in this neck of the woods then but did not get up north to Bethel N.Y. Zappa at Woodstock wouldve change everything, I think. I was 16 years old in 1969. Like many historic events, claims are often exaggerated. Big mistake asking her to follow them. Billed as An exhibition for young people the Fair was used as an opportunity for companies to market their products to young people. I missed AC, got within a few miles of Woodstock. Crosby was a disruptive force in the band . Procol Harum kind of made up for it. But this article is about ATLANTIC CITY, not Atlanta. From a 2009 Palm Beach Post article:Then-Palm Beach County Sheriff Bill Heidtman vowed to make life miserable for the free-loving, pot-smoking, anti-establishment youngsters who were coming to the Palm Beach Pop Festival. Earthwork Harvest Gathering - September 16-18. Promotional poster for the Goose Lake International Music Festival. I was 14 and my dad took me and my younger brother, on the condition that I promise not to go to Woodstock. The Atlantic City Pop Festival isn't as well known as that "other" classic rock event that took place that summer. Although there were a few drug overdoses and problems associated with the intense heat, in general the festival ran very smoothly. Blues singer Mississippi Fred McDowell was never advertised yet some accounts show him as having been there. Yea, it totally blew me away. Not so sure. I had never heard of them. I thought it was great. The Denver Police were forced to employ riot tactics to protect the gates. I was at the Saturday show-lot of B groupsBB King, Biff Rose, Tim Buckley, Butterfield Blues Band, also, American Dream, Jefferson Airplane. At least though I had seen a few songs at AC. Hahaha! Better lineup than the Lewisville International Pop Festival? LSD festivals! The line-up was likely Spirit, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, and Taj Mahal, interspersed with anti-war speeches. Savoy Brown, Joe Cocker[3] and Alice Cooper[5] were announced acts that did not perform due to contractual problems. Other than that it was a great three days. Your e-mail address will not be published. As a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, Lovegrass Music Festival is a completely FREE event! Most who attended the festival camped on the adjacent 10,000-acre lakefront. After she didnt come back is when I remember the crowd booing. Los Altos Arts & Wine Festival. But Johnny Winters would have played (AGAIN) that year! The seats emptied into the concourses and onto the field. Saturdays schedule mixed jazz acts such as Miles Davis and Dave Brubeck with others including John Mayall and Sly & the Family Stone. Bands that did perform: The Doors,Them, AliceCooper, Rockin Foo, J Geils Band, Peter, River, Truth, The Bumps, and Zu. (Probably the same people who booed Dr. John, who was also phenomenal.) Dates have been announced for the annual Grass Lake Traffic Jam'in Festival - Mark your calendars for July 8-9th, 2022!. The 2022 Festival of Lights is set for Saturday, December 3rd, 2022. When they broke into Time Has Come Today, I nearly lost mind. On the third night, Winters played, then Vanilla Fudge played followed by Janis Joplin. But nothing was as bad as the foretellers of doom had predicted. [Vancouver Sun], San Jose State University football practice field. Performers (likely): The Ace of Cups, All Men Joy, Birth, Beggars Opera, Big Brother and the Holding Company, Boz Scaggs, Chocolate Watchband, Crabs, Crow, Cleanliness and Godliness Skiffle Band, Devine Madness, Denver, The Doobie Brothers, Elgin Marble, Flamin Groovies, Frumious Bandersnatch, Gentle Dance, Greater Carmichael Traveling Street Band, Glass, Mountain, High Country, Jefferson Airplane, Joy of Cooking, Last Mile, Libras, Lamb, Living Color, Linn County, Mother Ball, Morning Glory, Mad River, Mt. Some Virginia musicians I knew played there. It . Yes, thats correct, I remember Johnny Winter played last. Couple rest on the grass at the Woodstock Music & Art Fair, Bethel, NY, August 15, 1969. They surveyed the lot of us then asked, You havent got any marijuana in, there do you? Oh no, sirs! No, she was mildly booed after leaving the stage. Find Woodstock Music & Art Festival 1969 stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. 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. Best weekend of my life!!! I dont know if anyone els has mentioned this, but on the last day of the festival, on the way to my car, I saw David Peel and the Lower East Side busking outside the stadium. My first and most favorite pop/rock festival experience. Panfish tend to be numerous and stunted but are . The Goose Lake International Music Festival held August 79, 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. Amazing show and weekend! Standing ovations for all! But for years I wondered, where was the music? Was it possible that the promoters had let millions of dollars worth of sound waves just escape? The Doors arrived only minutes before taking the stage and played an extended set (70 minutes instead of 45 minutes) to make up for the missing bands. The crowd was transfixed never having heard such a shocking take on the national anthem. All copyrighted materials included within the Handbook of Texas Online are in accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. haha! I had come down from our seats to the stage area at night for Janis Joplin and stayed for Little Richard who closed out Saturday night (80% sure about the night). Promoter Richard Songer was indicted for promoting the sale of drugs. Your comments are quite correct, unlike some I have read. 51 1969 Festivals +1. Handbook of Texas Online, Hendrix wasnt there a few other Woodstock greats, but in all, it was about the same show for all 3 days complete with thunderstorms, rain & lotsa soggy people & sleeping bags! I was there all 3 days and as a drummer I was in heaven. Is it a car show? I was at Atlantic City and saw Janis set. 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