Uptown Literati is celebrating one of the most seminal events in history, and certainly of the turbulent 1960s. Woodstock reached beyond Max Yagur's dairy farm in the sleepy corner of Bethel, NY in 1969 to rock the world with its rallying cry for peace, love, and music. It's since spawned movies, books, and has inspired countless men and women to take up the guitar and start bands of their own. Today, we remember Woodstock in words and images.
Bobbi and Nick Ercoline at Woodstock in 1969. Photo by Burk Uzzle/Courtesy Laurence Miller Gallery, New York
One of the greatest to ever blaze the guitar, Jimi Hendrix.
Did you know Hendrix and his band improvised their now classic version of "The Star Spangled Banner"? I guess when the man of the hour says just play, you do just that.
WOODSTOCK PERFORMERS: THEN & NOW
Joan Baez
Richie Havens
Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young (later only Crosby, Stills, and Nash)
Did you know that Woodstock was only the second time that Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young had ever performed together? Get it!
Melanie
Melanie
Sly & The Family Stone
(Check Sly with the mohawk action. What a difference 4 decades makes!)
Sha Na Na
Ravi Shankar
Photos: Getty Images, AP Photo, and Corbis.
--Nicole C.
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