History of Rock ‘n Roll

A Tribute to the Life of Chas Smith


Archive for March, 2008

Ten Year’s After - Paprocany 08-07-27-3 Poland Silesia

raven470069 asked:


Ten Year’s After - Paprocany 08-07-27-3 Poland Silesia

The Woodstock Music and Art Fair was an event held at Max Yasgur’s 600 acre (2.4 km²; 240 ha) dairy farm in the rural town of Bethel, New York from August 15 to August 18, 1969. Bethel (Sullivan County) is 43 miles (69 km) southwest of the village of Woodstock, New York, in adjoining Ulster County.

The festival exemplified the counterculture of the late 1960s — early 1970s and the “hippie era”. Thirty-two of the best-known musicians of the day appeared during the sometimes rainy weekend. Although attempts have been made over the years to recreate the festival, the original event has proven to be unique and legendary. It is widely regarded as one of the greatest moments in popular music history and was listed on Rolling Stone’s 50 Moments That Changed the History of Rock and Roll. [1]

The event was captured in a successful 1970 documentary movie, Woodstock; an accompanying soundtrack album; and Joni Mitchell’s song “Woodstock”, which commemorated the event and became a major hit for Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young…
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Is your marriage rocking, rolling or headed for the dumpster of marital history?

history of rock and roll
corpuscollossus asked:


Is the team going to make it? How long since you tied the knot?

Rock History 101?

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El Kabong asked:


Jerry Miller, Don Stevenson,
Peter Lewis, Skip Spence, Bob Mosley
Were Members of what Rock Band