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Woodstock

Woodstock. Chris Minter Andrew Bisconti Jill Stanton 12/7/12.

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Woodstock

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  1. Woodstock Chris Minter Andrew Bisconti Jill Stanton 12/7/12

  2. OnAugust 15, 1969 right outside of White Lake, New York, Woodstock drew thousands of people that believed in peace, love, and music. The hippie movement that came into play in the 1960’s is what drove Woodstock.Legendary performances by such music icons as Jimi Hendrix, Joan Baez, Joe Cocker, Santana, the Grateful Dead and Janis Joplin.

  3. Interesting Facts • Three accidental deaths where reported • Drew 400,000 people • Featured 33 musical acts • 80 arrests where made because of drug charges involving LSD, heroin and amphetamine • Legend has it that there were three babies born at Woodstock

  4. Carlos Santana Opening performance; Jimi Hendrix Woodstock poster Joe Cocker The message that Woodstock brought was peace ,love, and music

  5. The Bands • Jimi Hendrix • Joe Cocker • The Who • The Grateful Dead • Santana • Richie Havens • Tim Harden • And many more…

  6. The Woodstock Legacy What we can take away from Woodstock is that the '60s had been a rough decade, proven by three assassinations of the two Kennedy brothers and Martin Luther King, many killed in the Viet Nam war and a civil rights battle led by riots and other violence. This peaceful gathering proved that through tough times and hardships, the people of America can come together for a celebration of peace, love, and music.

  7. Bibliography • "The Woodstock Festival Of 1969." About.com 20th Century History. N.p., Jan. 2012. Web. 07 Dec. 2012. • "Woodstock '69 Bands and Song Lists." Woodstock '69 Bands and Song Lists. N.p., May 2009. Web. 12 Dec. 2012. • "The Woodstock Community." Woodstock. N.p., Aug. 2010. Web. 12 Dec. 2012.

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