It was promoted as “2 More Days of Peace and Music.” It ended in a muddy and chaotic mess —anarchy to some and epic to others. It was a weekend of legendary performances. While much has been made ...

Welcome back to Tales from the Turntable! This week is the second installment of the Woodstock trilogy. Last week, we looked at the original Woodstock festival in 1969, which largely remained peaceful ...

On August 15-18, 1969, close to half a million people were gathered in an open space in a backwater farm in Bethel, New York. The rains were constant and heavy; the ground was muddy, and the air was ...

Almost 28 years ago, on Aug. 14, 1994, I went to church, sort of, with 10,000 other people. Some of the congregation was lightly dressed, if at all. Most of the worshippers were exhausted and soggy ...

Associated Press Thursday, June 27, 2024 9:36 a.m. | Thursday, June 27, 2024 9:36 a.m. BETHEL, N.Y. — Beverly “Cookie” Grant hitchhiked to the Woodstock music festival in 1969 without a ticket and ...

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Bethel, N.Y. — Beverly “Cookie” Grant hitchhiked to the Woodstock music festival in 1969 without a ticket and slept on straw. Ellen Shelburne arrived in a VW microbus and pitched a pup tent.