grass lake music festival 1969

I was there as well, probably more great Bands played there in 3 days than any other festival ever. I thought it was great, except that we had to wait until after noon for the gates to open for each day. Can anyone else remember any other bands that played on Sunday. Concert was great. Josephits been a while since you posted, but I can fill in some blanks about AUM. 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. I stood for 3 days! Unfortunately, the event does not go as planned and several scheduled acts, including The Byrds and The Youngbloods, do not perform. Festival will be held at the Grass Lake Community Events Park; 5K Run / Walk will be held Friday, July 8th (Register here)Car Show will be held Saturday, July 9th from 12PM to 4PM (Registration is $5) And some of them, boys and girls getting nekkid? On Friday night Iron Butterfly encouraged the crowd to bring down the fence which they did. Largemouth bass, northern pike and tiger musky can be found in the shallow weedy area along the North shore and in the southern arm of the lake. No Woodstock for me! Yes! Growing to some 55 booths in 2011, the crafts show on the street in downtown Grass Lake continues to be a popular attraction for many as the multitude of booths displays a host of crafts from a bygone era as well as more contemporary styles, while the car show displays the classics of the early 1900's to the more recent 1980's from classics . Of course, linguistically anyway, Atlantic City does not conjure the same mystical /surreal qualities of Woodstock. I can still remember her black limo coming down the racetrack to pick her up. What you need to know. When the festival was over, we just reversed the process. 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. I remember the 2:00 a.m. freak express conga line that snake throught to campers outside the gates at night. We started to weave our way out to go home. You missed the Sunrise Sunset Rock Festival 5/31-6/1/1969 originally slated for the Tulalip Indian Reservation, Marysville WA which was moved to the Stanley Carlson farm in Duvall WA. The initial attitude of the "young, hip police force"[2] toward the fans in attendance was to "leave them alone", at least when they were inside the festival grounds. According to the rumors, this Woodstock thing was going to be really something surely Dylan would be there because he and The Band lived up there and all of these other bands some people were sure that the Beatles would be getting back together for it and no one would have been surprised if Jesus returned for this event that we all knew would be some big party.. There is a poster for this event. As others have noted, there was camping there and it was a colorful scene. One night a group of people who called themselves Ripple City organized a big smoke-in had everyone sharing their stash and all lighting up at once. My dad wanted us to leave and drive back to DC. As it was held at a horse racing track, AC Pop undeniably put out a very different vibe than that of Woodstock. 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. 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. 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. . Watch as Santa arrives at the Depot on a firetruck, enjoy breakfast with Santa, or find him around town for photos! Bob the bear Hite and Canned Heat always a great band live! He had no special privilages. 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. I was hopelessly hooked on the rock music scene from coast to coast and almost every one of my icons was there. Activities, Vendors, and More! Amazingly, they just shook their heads then let us move on. 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. Santana Jefferson Airplane Janis Little Richard loved every minute Beg to disagree about one thing we had a contact high all weekend. 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. Great story! No foxy hippie girls got naked and went skinny dipping. Some bad voodoo there. As a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, Lovegrass Music Festival is a completely FREE event! But it definitely happened. Like many historic events, claims are often exaggerated. Michael Lang has passed away. Thanks for writing about this festival. 3 thoughts on "1969 Midwest Rock Festival" Julie says: August 9, 2019 at 8:07 am . In the summer of 1970, the Goose Lake International Music Festival was held in Jackson, Michigan, and attracted over 200,000 fans. Jefferson Airplane played far into Saturday night and Sunday morning. Is it a music festival? Robert Wilkins, John Fahey, Southern Fife and Drum Corps, Booker T. and the MGs, Moloch, Casietta George, Sid Selvidge, Soldiers of the Cross, Robert Pete Williams, Rev. The Alfred Hitchcock movie Marnie had a brief scene with Sean Connery filmed at Atlantic City race track! Absolutely one of the best weekends of my life! [2] Many Canadian rock fans were turned back at border crossings and were unable to attend. at 7pm on The Rock Station 97.7fm (WLER - Butler, PA), and as a way to showcase the incredible talent featured on this show in a "Live" setting for music lovers of all genres to enjoy. Atlantic City Pop Festival Aug 1,2,3 1969.m4v. No further rock festivals took place at Goose Lake. I saw a kids bicycle and Hey I had to do what I had to do. After he retrieved his long duffle bag from the back seat I reached over to close the door and he said wait, this is for you. I found it amazing that she wrote Woodstock when she wasnt there. 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. 'Enjoying the MeadowGrass Music Festival' Photo courtesy of Rocky Mountain Highway Music Collaborative. The lead guitarists name is Wayne Ceballos. I waited and waited and they never showed.so disappointed! But what made Atlantic City so much different than Woodstock musically was its invitation to artists who did not turn up at Yasgurs Farm: Frank Zappas Mothers of Invention, The Sir Douglas Quintet, The Byrds, Tim Buckley, Three Dog Night, Buddy Miles, The Chambers Brothers, Procol Harum, Chicago [Transit Authority], Aum, Lighthouse, American Dream, Tracy Nelson and Mother Earth and Iron Butterfly all put in appearances at AC and not at Woodstock. Save big when you register early. Most people havent, even the most fanatical baby boomer rock fans. They also tried to breach the gates and security fences. I was there for the Saturday show. I think it was one of the greatest experiences of my life. Nobody said Woodstock. Yes.I say little richard closed Sunday night.standing on his piano!!!!! It had been many years since I paid any attention to the music scene but it brought back memories. say that they were scheduled for Friday, but being a huge Steve Cropper fan, I was blown away to see them on the Saturday show. Some memories are Procul Harums Salty Dog complimented by the local seagulls was so cool! The line-up was likely Spirit, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, and Taj Mahal, interspersed with anti-war speeches. After she didnt come back is when I remember the crowd booing. Go figure. 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. Had a great time. She wrote the song and Crosby, Stills, and Nash made a hit of it. Johnny Winter was advertised to play, but never made it. 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. 1969 near White Lake a hamlet of Bethel, New York. On August 15th, I finished training and started a weeks leave. (I missed the one flight out to go see LefZeppelen @ Torontos ROCKPILE [stayed 4 Hendrix]. A tragedy that it wasnt filmed or recorded. With a combination of shifting wind and re-thrown canisters, tear gas suddenly swept over the crowd. Great times. street vendors and fireworks, live music, artisan booths, food trucks, lake activities, and so much more! But lucky me, I did get to see the other decade defining event. 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 told my Mum I wanted to go to Woodstock 2 weeks later, and she saidNo more LSD festivals for you!! Sept. 1. Promoter Richard Songer was indicted for promoting the sale of drugs. Photo from Duane Blalock. The grassy area was called the greens, and as tailored as they were, the ACR people let us camp there two nights in a row, Bless them. 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. Dates have been announced for the annual Grass Lake Traffic Jam'in Festival - Mark your calendars for July 8-9th, 2022!. I did regret not seeing the Who, but since I had seen them live a few times already, I didnt feel completely cheated out of the experience. I think they should have been on stage closing out the show officially . If Joni had been there she would probably have complained about the mud and how late thr festivalt was running at Woodstock. No trees inside, no shade, Fourth of July in Georgia. [3] To keep gate crashers out, the site was surrounded by a high chain-link fence topped by barbed wire. But no one had recorded the music. Narodil jsem se 6.12.1969 v Praze a vystudoval gymnzium Ohradn a pot VE, obor Zahranin obchod. Did Gram Parsons play at that show, then?? The bands played. I was working the summer in AC. Those were the days! The poster etc. I proudly display it with other memorabilia I have from that era. Billed as "3 Days of Peace and Music," the epic event become synonymous with the counterculture movement of the 1960s. I have slides of it! One night there was a break in from some non-paying fans the Iron Butterfly Army, that came through the fence opposite the stage and marched across the inner field and melded into the stage crowd. Why cant we play?. The four of us headed for Woodstock and got as far as the NY Freeway and got stuck in traffic. James Head, Needles to say our reserved tickets were useless; I recall reading about it later and the authorities didnt know what to make of it. Guessing you meant Tim Buckley. Progressive music was just not her thing though so we wound up leaving before the Jefferson Airplane had even finished. Richie Havens Memorial Service 2013-08-18. 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. Procol Harem played Thus Sprach Zarathustra w a live Moog synth unheard of at the time! Ishmon Bracey, and Wild Child Butler. The festival . I remember Lothar and the Hand People. What a time that was! [2], The stage was built on a large, revolving turntable with two performance spaces so that the previous band could disassemble its gear and the next band set up while the current band was performing. Dunesville Music Festival - July 22-24. (Photo by Owen Franken/Corbis via Getty Images) It was a 3 day event that captured the spirit of the times: Woodstock. Learn how your comment data is processed. All Rights reserved. Hiawatha Music Festival - July 22-24. 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. Johnny Winter did play, Rollin and Tumblin for one. Funny thing is, the story goes that she was on her way to Woodstock but couldnt get there. All copyrighted materials included within the Handbook of Texas Online are in accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Thanks, Randy Borresen. Previous Post Beatles Say Legalize Grass Next Post 1969 Seattle Pop Festival. About Grass Lake. Highest place ever. The Atlantic City Pop Festival isn't as well known as that "other" classic rock event that took place that summer. Tickets for the W.C. About Janis performance, Rolling Stone in her obit not much more than a year later called it one of her finest performances. And he promised to dig out fire ant colonies and relocate them at the venue. The festival attracted approximately 150,000. I remember a lot of woo woo sounds and not what I considered real music at the time. Dont worry if youve never heard of it. 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. He made his way int othe infield next to the stage and exposed himself. I remember Carlos saying that as well, but I think they were actually billed as the Santa Ana Blues Band! B. Two weeks later I and some of the same friends went up to Woodstock with even less success. BTW, Santana was announced as the Santana Blues Band , not Santa Ana. Woodstock performers: Where are they now? B. The Festival is held at Cooper's Lake Campground, located at 205 Currie Rd in Slippery Rock, PA, right off of I-79 Exit 99 (New Castle Rd / US Route 422), and is . October 10, 1969: Amon Duul II, Hardin & York, Keef Hartley Blues Band, Champion Jack Dupree & Shades, The Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation, Alexis Korner & New Church, Steamhammer, Muddy Waters, Taste, Shades. ,, 5 of us drove down from Toronto. May 4, 2022. Paul Manson passed away on the last day of 2015, spending an even 60 years on the planet. Its lineup included, besides jazz, Friday evening appearances by rock groups Jeff Beck, Blood, Sweat & Tears, Ten Years After, and Jethro Tull. No, she was mildly booed after leaving the stage. Slept at the race track. Its been a long time but what I recall was that Joni Mitchell followed Tracy Nelson and Mother Earth and they rocked out. I was disappointed that she left the stage though. After The Doors played, Led Zeppelincame on. Go on a Cookie Tour all around the Village or visit the lighted Fairy Forest. Best line up ever. 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. The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this entry. General, VIP, and Lodging on sale now at winterwondergrass.com . 1969 Atlanta Pop Festival poster Philip Rauls 40th anniversary essay. Best Classic Bands Editor Jeff Tamarkin has been a prolific music journalist for more than four decades. Astrologers, painters, artists, craftsmen, and leather workers; sellers of incense, T-shirts, jewelry, and candles; and food vendors all peddled their wares. July 25, 26, & 27, 1969 State Fair Park, Milwaukee, WI. Santana was great even though they opened during the noon day heat! 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. Savoy Brown, Joe Cocker[3] and Alice Cooper[5] were announced acts that did not perform due to contractual problems. I saw mention here of a group called AUM. I also was there for one of the greatest experiences of my life. Los Altos Arts & Wine Festival. Also, my future wife (who I hadnt met yet) got stuck in the traffic going to Woodstock and turned around and went home. 2015-2021 Copyright Best Classic Bands. Yea, it totally blew me away. It was the 1st or 2nd year they also had rock and blues artists. The celebration of Gwich'in food, culture and music runs July 29 to Aug. 1 at Midway Lake in the Richardson Mountains about 30 kilometres outside of Fort McPherson. He was just hanging out with the crowd. Everyone comes together to participate in the multiple fun-filled activities that are hosted within the community. www.grasslaketrafficjamin.com. Festival lineup (2023): deadmau5 & Kaskade, Eric Prydz, Charlotte de Witte, Armin van Buuren, Excision, Porter Robinson, Grimes. Includes more tracks from the whole festival, not just the documentary movie. Okay, so its been 50+years now. Bullfrog Lake Music Festival 1969 Jefferson Airplane Event Flyer . The reason is that they actually were once called Santana Blues Band. Songer teamed up with experienced Detroit disc jockey and promoter, Russ Gibb,[3] and his associate, Tom Wright, to help plan the festival. With a budget of only $120,000, the promoters booked twenty-six of the biggest names in blues, rock-and-roll, and psychedelic rock. Just an amazingly great time. The Aug. 7-9, 1970, festival brought some 200,000 members of the 1960s youth counterculture to Jackson County from all across the country. The festivals 1969 program was an experiment in fusing jazz, soul and rock music and audiences. Thanks. Its most likely because AC Pop was overshadowed by the events of a couple of weekends later in upstate New York. Page transparency See more. Photo from Duane Blalock. 2022 5K Title Sponsor. Among the bands playing were:BB King, The Band, Santana, Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Johnny Winter, Grateful Dead, Canned Heat, Sweetwater, Vanilla Fudge, Hugh Masakela, Amboy Dukes, The Turtles, Biff Rose, Tony Joe White, and Celebration. B.B. 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.. One of the most iconic events in Colorado Springs during that weekend is the annual MeadowGrass Music Festival. I was REALLY looking forward to her singing and was so disappointed when she walked off (though she did so understandably as the crowd noise was almost unbearable at that moment) that it was the first thing I thought of for years when thinking about this concert. Hey Jeff,I was definitely there and have lots of photos in which I was looking for Iron Butterfly, but could not find. Page created - June 21, 2012. I remember it raining while Janis was performing and she stepped into a puddle and got shocked. The Atlantic City Pop Festival took place in 1969 on August 1, 2 and 3rd at the Atlantic City race track, two weeks before Woodstock Festival. Yes, I remember Aum being pretty great too. I thought it was 4 songs and as a Canadian who already loved her music, tI was heratbroken. All three bands came out on stage and jammed. Before they pulled away, one said over the loud speaker, You look groovy and gave us the peace sign. Lake City, MI. YES! I camped there as well as hundreds of others. The appearance of John Lennon, Yoko Ono and The Plastic Ono Band was not publicly known in advance. Mr. Tamarkin- (A) Yes, Little Richard closed w/ Shake, Baby, Shake, and whole crowd shook on way out, all the way to Turnpikes or Bridges. What a night. No wonder I cant remember them. December 3, 2022 | 8:00 AM-8:00 PM. Went into town to get more Drambuie where it was forbidden to be on the boardwalk without a shirt and shoes. About Press Copyright Contact us Creators Advertise Developers Terms Privacy Policy & Safety How YouTube works Test new features Press Copyright Contact us Creators . 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