Hey Jeff,I was definitely there and have lots of photos in which I was looking for Iron Butterfly, but could not find. The Grateful Dead were also scheduled to perform, but declined to play shortly before their scheduled appearance due to the increasing violence at the venue. I believe 3 Dog Night was on Sunday. Not only are there no official recordings, there are very few photos! Masters of ceremonies were Teegarden & Van Winkle, who also performed. . The Texas International Pop Festival was the first major rock festival in Texas. I wanted to see The Moody Blues scheduled for Sunday night. Thanks Jeff for a well written piece.I was there with a few friends for the whole gig.The music was great but the stories that happened all around you were just crazy.I smile every time something pops up about it.It was classic in many many ways. King got like 5 encores. 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. The festival will take place March 31-April 2nd, 2023, at Palisades Tahoe. Kev Nichols & Blue Tuesday. But once people heard him they changed their tune very quickly. (I missed the one flight out to go see LefZeppelen @ Torontos ROCKPILE [stayed 4 Hendrix]. The gal who said Jimi H was there probably saw him at the Atlanta Pop Fest the next year, July 1970..played a killer Star Spangled Banner at midnight with fireworks resembling our flag. [9] Jackson County sheriff Charles Southworth estimated that "75% of the youths were on drugs"[9], Extensive newspaper coverage concentrated on the open drug sales and use at the festival. 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. At least though I had seen a few songs at AC. [7] Tom Wright, who was responsible for staging and logistics at the festival, including design of the revolving stage, reported that it had gone off "virtually hitch free". I was there all day Sunday. 8-12-1994 Crowd at the opening of the concert. Slept at the race track. The festival took place nearly one year after Woodstock, and the Goose Lake promoters set out to create a better planned event with better facilities for rock fans than Woodstock. June 29 August 24, 1969: consisted of six free Sunday afternoon concerts held between June 29 and August 24. Earthwork Harvest Gathering - September 16-18. Also, there actually was an area to camp. Michigan governor William Milliken denounced the "deplorable and open sale and use of drugs" at the festival, and called for investigation and prosecution of the "drug pushers" who were present. I was still in high school coming from Virginia, so this was a long time ago. A drought of rain and grass made it miserable except for the music. Capacity. TICKETS & INFO. me 15 him 16. The Electric Factory people had much experience putting on music & did a great job. He left behind a legion of friends across . The cops were chasing a guy dressed in a Santa Claus suit. I remember seeing these 5, in this order. I was interested in electronic musical instruments and they showed up with a theramin and a synthesizer. came on. Hitched a ride to Castor & Cottman in Philly as bud was nowhere to be found. They also tried to breach the gates and security fences. It was so late that I missed the last train to the suburbs (Media, PA). The Woodstock Music Festival began on August 15, 1969 in Bethel, New York. As billed, the Carlos Santana Blues Band (2 wks later, the short name was carved in stone, & history!) Having Little Richard close was perfect, bringing rock back to its roots. Great performances and you could wander between the grandstand and the track area in front of the stage to get a closer look every once in a while. Also other data will not be shared with third person. Then you look back, say your what ifs. And some of them, boys and girls getting nekkid? Music Highlights from Traffic Jam'In . I had never heard of them. He threatened to herd alligators toward the crowd, gathered on a grassy field at the Palm Beach International Raceway. Anniversary coming up. His Sunday performance with Buddy Miles, Eric Burdon, and several others lasted more than two hours. 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.. DJ John Peel. Kept running into people from the neighborhood in Brooklyn. Section 107 related to Copyright and Fair Use for Non-Profit educational institutions, which permits the Texas State Historical Association (TSHA), to utilize copyrighted materials to further scholarship, education, and inform the public. I could not imagine Joni Mitchell dreaming about Bomber Jet Planes Turning into Butterflies over the Jersey Shore , but regardless, it must have been a real blast for everyone lucky enough to go. One of my most cherished memories. Is your name Mark? 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. "The Happy Together Tour" / The Turtles / Gary Puckett & The Union Gap / the association / The Grass Roots / the vogues / The Cowsills Riverpark Center: . Those riding in the back kept the door open a few inches so we could all breathe. when I heard airplane was there I knew I had to go. Youre right Jeff. TICKETS . During the Zappa set, he stopped and made an announcement. Atlanta International Raceway, Hampton, GA, July 12, 1969, beginning on July 12 and running on Saturdays during July and August, the 1969 Forest Hills Music Festival (Queens, NYC) featured a variety of performers including Janis Joplin, Richie Havens, Blood Sweat and Tears, and Johnny Wint, The Doors were billed as the headliner for the third day. When the festival was first being put together,Led Zeppelin was still gaining momentum. He is also the co-author of 'Shell Shocked: My Life with the Turtles, Flo and Eddie, and Frank Zappa, etc.,' with Howard Kaylan. I remember her saying she had just sang the same verse twice and nobody noticed. Zappa did, however. What a fun time that was! I do remember some Kat in some kind of Indian garb in the stands on some acid who was gonna jump off but said he wasnt that f***ked up! July 25, 26, & 27, 1969 State Fair Park, Milwaukee, WI. Here are the ones Ive found. Easy to do with the hindsight of wisdom that comes with age. To get to Woodstockwe took a bus from NY to Bethel. Amazingly, they just shook their heads then let us move on. The festival there had wooden fences that didnt hold up well when masses of people pushed their way in. 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. Consequently, music enthusiasts from all over the United States, and from numerous foreign countries, poured into Lewisville to pay the admission fee of $6.50 a day. About 15 years ago, through an intermediary I got an email through to Larry Magid, the chief promoter who had gone on to become the king of concert promoters in Philly. Search for Festivals, Craft Shows, Holiday Celebrations, Music Festivals, Family & Kids Festivals, Marketplace Expos, Art Competitions . My dad wanted us to leave and drive back to DC. Jeff has also served on the Nominating Committee of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and as a consultant to the Grammys. I was there with a friend! Im English was working at Shelburne Hotel on the Boardwalk and one of the guys had a car. She then announced that no one was listening and left the stage. The 3 days were awsome beyond words. I was there and will never forget it.. Inna godda davita went on for hours it seemed with streamers of toilet paper flying .I had a front seat to the show , I was there & have told many people that it was the Woodstock prequel but better due to the amazing lineup of artists, and most people think I am crazy because it has been largely lost to the dustbin of history. Also, my future wife (who I hadnt met yet) got stuck in the traffic going to Woodstock and turned around and went home. Sorry, Cheryl, but Jimi Hendrix wasnt on stage or anywhere near Atlantic City that weekend. I went on Saturday and saw Butterfield, BB, the Byrds and get thisBooker T. & the MGs. Ive done a separate blog entries for each one and festival title is a link you can find out more them. She was still pretty unknown and was upset that the audience wasnt really listening to her. After The Doors played, Led Zeppelincame on. Woodstock was a music festival held on August 15, 1969, which attracted an audience of more than 400,000 and is widely regarded as a pivotal moment in popular music history. The Texas festival was held only two weeks after the legendary Woodstock festival in Woodstock, New York. In a sense, there was camping, only it was at Wharton Track..adjacent to Lebanon State Forest, just off route 206. Where Woodstock stuck largely to classic rock and folk artists, AC Pop augmented that basic foundation with acts from the worlds of jazz (Hugh Masekela), soul (Booker T. and the MGs) and blues (B.B. It was the only time The Doors and Led Zeppelin were on the same bill. [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]. Narodil jsem se 6.12.1969 v Praze a vystudoval gymnzium Ohradn a pot VE, obor Zahranin obchod. I was a bit nave and didnt know I should have gotten there a day or two early. 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. He decided before returning to England to leave the Beatles permanently. It really was a matter of her following the wrong act, the crowd wasnt ready to be mellow. Scriptures from major world religions, safety tips & reminders, science facts, world cuisine, entertainment, pets, life discussion topics, and more. Your father is not quite correct. In August 1969, a groundbreaking rock festival took place, one of the best ever, witnessed by many thousands of people and featuring an amazing cast of diverse bands. BG 0 Quicksilver Grass Roots Family Tree 1966 Bonnie MacLean Fillmore Poster . With his father, he finds investors to buy a sleepy pizza joint at 3138 Fillmore, in the Marina District, renames it the Matrix and decorates the club with murals in a new, hip style. So we watched some of the performances from afar and some on the TV screens in the grand stand. [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." Texas International Pop Festival, 1969, When the festival was first being put together,Led Zeppelin was still gaining momentum. Sky River Festival 1969 AOR 3.8 "Mud People" Event Poster I was there, too. Concert was great. It was an amazing weekend of music. 1969 Midwest Rock Festival. Not fair putting Joni on after Tracy Nelson blew us away singing Down So Long. 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! Despite a poor sound system, a lack of food, water, and restrooms, and brutal security by the Hells Angels, it was deemed a resounding success by the attendees and musicians. Music, amusement, fitness, community involvement, and charity come together to make Traffic Jam'In a unique and memorable event for all who attend. RM2EHXXY5 - Woodstock Music & Art Fair Presents An Aquarian Exposition in White Lake, N.Y. 3 Days of Peace & Music August 15, 16, 17 1969 poster for the legendary music festival designed by Arnold Skolnick featuring a white dove resting on a guitar neck. LOL Good time, good people GREAT MUSIC!! Had to walk home in the middle of the night as no one would give me a ride. I let my part=timers at Wawa go to Woodstock and the tradeoff was my going to AC. CSN did show up at the last minute. I camped there as well as hundreds of others. I also wonder whatever became of them. I have slides of it! Stood a few feet from Janis Joplin before she went on stage. There is a poster for this event. Lang was . The bands were the best.got to meet Paul butterfield,It was close to my home. Page created - June 21, 2012. She seemed very uninterested in performing. A memorable weekend. I remember it raining while Janis was performing and she stepped into a puddle and got shocked. The articles first sentence states that hippies and some of the not-so-hip took to the hills during the Memorial Day weekend to follow the Sunrise to Sunset Rock Festival as it moved from Marysville to this tiny King County community, scene of a piano drop last April. I found it amazing that she wrote Woodstock when she wasnt there. Needles to say our reserved tickets were useless; I recall reading about it later and the authorities didnt know what to make of it. Does anybody remember the fire company arriving one afternoon with tanker trucks that sprayed water in the infield so us hippies could get showers? And he knew of no bootlegs, which certainly would have emerged by now. Sir Douglas Quintet, Santana, The Mothers Of Invention, Janis Joplin, Little Richard. Luckily the old van made it back to toronto. All my friends who shared it with me are now mostly just memories of a distant past and a time when we were Young and free. We had the best time of our lives. Amazing experience and as someone said already, coming soon after the Moon landing, just seemed like America was best place in the World. I remember them as being very early in the concert, like Friday afternoon. 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. People came to rock, over 100,000 of them by most estimates. 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.. All Rights reserved. News articles at the time often referred to the festival as Louisiana's version of the Woodstock Music and . Also, I take exception to the authors comment that there was No Camping Allowed. May love and peace follow you for all your lives! 1970. Still have their record, but admittedly they were better live. The Wikipedia listing of groups is wrong it doesnt have The Looking Glass who had the hit song Brandy. Sponsors About Gallery Car Show Music 5K Vendors Contact . The four of us headed for Woodstock and got as far as the NY Freeway and got stuck in traffic. . Back then it wasnt a cliche song and I think they were the only group there that had a current Top Ten hit on AM radio, which was the standard then. Its NO wonder why Woodstock became so huge. Mr. Tamarkin, your article brings back memories of this incredible concert that I had nearly forgotten. We then walked the last 10 or so miles, all of which took about 12 hours. We stayed only one night because we were completely unprepared and because of the misery factor of everything being water logged. The Mothers were powerful! Some major groups that wanted to perform could not get in to play. Wow, cool. Saturdays schedule mixed jazz acts such as Miles Davis and Dave Brubeck with others including John Mayall and Sly & the Family Stone. I was there with a few friends. A bunch of my friends and I rented a Ryder box truck and headed down to Atlantic City from Connecticut. Was 21 and there with 4 others. Of course, linguistically anyway, Atlantic City does not conjure the same mystical /surreal qualities of Woodstock. So, kind of like the Laura Nyro scenario at Monterey, right?? Hendrix absolutely was there. About Grass Lake. .and finally, the last festival of the 1960s. The festival was hosted and promoted by Tony Lawrence, a New York night club singer. Zappa gave the crowd the finger after most of his songs. It was much more sanitary than Woodstock because they had real rest rooms, not port-o-sans! The Festival was at a drag strip outside of West Palm Beach. (after the Tulalip Indian Reservation in Marysville, WA cancelled). Great story! . The cops that pulled us over somewhere in NY thought so too. And of course he played it at Woodstock two weeks later. I hardly remember anything except the Airplane, one of my all time favorite groups. Questlove. Remus, MI. 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. I stayed mostly by the stage. Due to the excessive summer heat, water trucks periodically doused those on the ground; the rest of us baked. These posts have been wonderful in restoring context to my memories of that weekend. Hurry, Early Registration for the 2023 Annual Meeting in El Paso ends soon. Hendrix was the headline act for the Friday night opening, but he played so poorly supposedly from an LSD-laced drink that he returned to the stage on Sunday. Almost got run over in my sleeping bag when people started driving across the grass to avoid the stalled traffic. My girlfriend and I were in Atlantic City that weekend, along with another couple, Bruce and Penny. Procol Harem played Thus Sprach Zarathustra w a live Moog synth unheard of at the time! Well I remember this wild weekend very well. This is an aerial photo of the Woodstock Music and Arts Festival held on 600 acres of cow pasture leased from a farmer at White Lake in Bethel, Sullivan County, N.Y., in Aug. 1969. https://www.tshaonline.org, https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/texas-international-pop-festival-1969. You can listen to the old AUM material online. Thanks! Page transparency See more. The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this entry. www.grasslaketrafficjamin.com. Bruce Gowers, Director of 100s of Music Videos Including Queens Bohemian Rhapsody, Dies, Joni Mitchells Court and Spark: A Significant Pivot, Muhammad Ali: Greatest Showman of a Generation, Kenny Loggins Announces Final Tour, This Is It, Reggie Young: The Prolific Guitar Great Youve Probably Never Heard Of, Bangles Susanna Hoffs Upcoming First Novel, This Bird Has Flown, Coming to Screen, Bob Weirs Ace Revisited: It Sounds Like a Dead Album Because It Is One, Watch Keith Richards Sing Happy From the Rolling Stones GRRR Live! 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July 12, 1969, beginning on July 12 and running on Saturdays during July and August, the 1969 Forest Hills Music Festival (Queens, NYC) featured a variety of performers including Janis Joplin, Richie Havens, Blood Sweat and Tears, and Johnny Winter. I miss those times, I do. I know, because I was there. Johnny Winter, Canned Heat, Backwards Sam Firk,Bukka White,Carla and Rufus Thomas, Insect Trust, Fred McDowell & Johnny Woods, Nathan Beauregard Sun Smith and the Beale Street Five, Elder Lonnie McIntorsch, Sleepy John Estes Blues Band, Lum Guffin, The World Greatest Jazz Band, Albert King, The Bar-Kays with Toni Mason, Jo-Ann Kelley, Furry Lewis, Slim Harpo, Rev. Farm Block - August 5-7. Outside of Michigan maybe no-one has ever heard of Goose Lake, but it was A Big Deal. After she didnt come back is when I remember the crowd booing. Paul Manson passed away on the last day of 2015, spending an even 60 years on the planet. 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. [5], The rotating stage was a success. Instead I listened to the radio all weekend and dreamed. 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? Music was first rate. Great times and some of my friends then went to Woodstock and I wanted to go but that was the weekend I was inducted. At the end of each performance, the stage would rotate 180 degrees, and the next act would begin performing almost immediately. It was Lennons first-ever public rock performance without one or more of the Beatles since meeting Paul McCartney in 1957. The Denver Police were forced to employ riot tactics to protect the gates. I went with girlfriend from Cape Cod on a 175 Bridgestone motorcycle and we arrived and camped on the grounds for two nights. 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