grass lake music festival 1969

Had a great time. Price range $. I was at Atlantic City and saw Janis set. The 2022 Festival of Lights is set for Saturday, December 3rd, 2022. Biff Rose MCd. I dont remember much except I have a clear memory of the Chamber Brothers singing Time Has Come Today. A ticket for all three shows cost $15 (or single days for $6) and allowed the holder either a seat in the stands or the right to roam the open field in front of the stage. Billy Mack & The Juke Joint Johnnies. [6], National and international acts performing at the festival included Faces featuring Rod Stewart, Jethro Tull, Chicago, Ten Years After, The Flying Burrito Brothers, Mountain, John Sebastian, the James Gang featuring Joe Walsh, The Flock and The Litter.[1][2][5][7][8]. I played in an area band called Colorless Rainbow and had to be the best summer of my life! Bands that did perform: The Doors,Them, AliceCooper, Rockin Foo, J Geils Band, Peter, River, Truth, The Bumps, and Zu. Includes more tracks from the whole festival, not just the documentary movie. The Fourth Annual Memphis Country Blues Festival, Bath Pavilion Recreational Ground in Bath, Somerset, England. The Doors arrived only minutes before taking the stage and played an extended set (70 minutes instead of 45 minutes) to make up for the missing bands. It was so late that I missed the last train to the suburbs (Media, PA). [4] The festival was known for widespread, openly visible drug sales[4] and public nudity. Decent weather ( unlike Woodstock). I saw them one other time, opening for Creedence at Fillmore East. I can still remember her black limo coming down the racetrack to pick her up. Handy Memorial Concert. Does anybody remember the fire company arriving one afternoon with tanker trucks that sprayed water in the infield so us hippies could get showers? The Texas festival was held only two weeks after the legendary Woodstock festival in . I was there and will never forget it.. Inna godda davita went on for hours it seemed with streamers of toilet paper flying .I had a front seat to the show , I was there & have told many people that it was the Woodstock prequel but better due to the amazing lineup of artists, and most people think I am crazy because it has been largely lost to the dustbin of history. I do remember some Kat in some kind of Indian garb in the stands on some acid who was gonna jump off but said he wasnt that f***ked up! He was upset. ,, 5 of us drove down from Toronto. My Aunt and Uncle had a place in Chelsea, so I crashed at their beach house for the weekend, Or should I say, THE Weekend. A drought of rain and grass made it miserable except for the music. A shout out to the gang who shared those wonderous 3 days with me Squid, Weed, Geez, Cindy, and beautiful Sonny (Sonya). LSD festivals! Crystal Grand Music Theatre: Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin, United States: Aug 25, 2022 . According to the NYT, on July 6 The Newport Jazz Festival was invadedby several hundred young people who broke down a section of the 10-foot wooden fence surrounding Festival Field and engaged in a rock throwing battle with security guards. NYT Newport Jazz report. Wow, cool. I also was told that Little Richard was the replacement for Crosby Stills and Nash by my friend that was a musician in NJ (never made it but knew a great deal about music and bands). Yes! Weird how everyone remembers Woodstock instead: must be the much-shown film. Grass Lake 119 North Lake Street Grass Lake, MI 49240. Od roku 1983 do revoluce se zajmm o vemon dostupnou alternativn scnu. I have referred to it often as the precursor to Woodstock. The following, adapted from the Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, is the preferred citation for this entry. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. RM2EHXXY5 - Woodstock Music & Art Fair Presents An Aquarian Exposition in White Lake, N.Y. 3 Days of Peace & Music August 15, 16, 17 1969 poster for the legendary music festival designed by Arnold Skolnick featuring a white dove resting on a guitar neck. Ditto for the Moody Blues. Before I left somebody gave me a pill, said it was synthetic mescaline, the only street pill Ive ever taken. I mean the Atlantic City Pop Festival. Id love to see those AC pictures. . Richie Havens Memorial Service 2013-08-18. But nothing was as bad as the foretellers of doom had predicted. [Vancouver Sun], San Jose State University football practice field. But Johnny Winters would have played (AGAIN) that year! [5], Those who attended were provided free campsites, free parking and free firewood. The festival proved very popular, selling out all 30,000 tickets in the first week, surprising both the townsfolk and the promoters. Only shaky, amateur-shot 8mm silent-film clips are found on YouTube. Was there on Saturday. Chip Monck was also the announcer at Woodstock you can hear him in the movie Woodstock. Is it a music festival? Yea, it totally blew me away. Yes.I say little richard closed Sunday night.standing on his piano!!!!! lol. James Head, The Texas International Pop Festival was the first major rock festival in Texas. Signup today for our free newsletter, Especially Texan. I stood for 3 days! I remember seeing these 5, in this order. Not only are there no official recordings, there are very few photos! They went to the concert, while Janet and I chose to laze on the beach. Ive done a separate blog entries for each one and festival title is a link you can find out more them. That was it other than many hours of amazing classic music. If I remember correctly, she followed Procol Harum , with Robin Trower . Then after the concert was over there was a massive traffic jam. [2], Before the festival, concerned local officials sought a temporary restraining order to prevent the event, but a judge denied the request. CSN were billed on the marquee, but sadly for all, didnt show. The Chambers Brothers and Janis Joplin were amazing beyond words. It was a journey packed with memorable experiences. The most memorable part for me was CREEDENCE Clearwater Revival and Hugh Masekala. I know, because I was there. Exactly what happened I remember it well, True, age was heckled and booed to tears everyone wanted to hear rock&roll, Not sure what you mean by age was heckled.. 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. I thought it was great. 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. In May 1969, three months before Woodstock, Gibb and Wright . . Discover the best Music events in your area and online Record store owner Dave Bernath remembered, "The band would literally hit their last note, say 'thank you' and 'goodbye,' they spun around and the next band started within a minute in seconds! Not fair putting Joni on after Tracy Nelson blew us away singing Down So Long. When they broke into Time Has Come Today, I nearly lost mind. Freddies Lake, more commonly known as the Hidden Lakes. Rt 206 to Rt 9 south. 'Enjoying the MeadowGrass Music Festival' Photo courtesy of Rocky Mountain Highway Music Collaborative. I couldnt convince anyone else to go but I really had to do it. I was there all day Sunday. The Atlantic City Pop Festival isn't as well known as that "other" classic rock event that took place that summer. After The Doors played, Led Zeppelin. When Zappa ventured into some jazz-tinged material that was unfamiliar to many of us, some of the crowd sitting near by us got pretty rowdy and booed him. If anyone was arrested, it never made the news. 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. We then walked the last 10 or so miles, all of which took about 12 hours. The poster reads: The Memphis Sesquicentennial Inc. in conjunction with The Memphis Country Blues Society proudly presents The Fourth Annual Memphis Country Blues Festival and First Annual W.C. Live Music Venue. The crowd felt bad and cheered her back to the stage. BTW, Santana was announced as the Santana Blues Band , not Santa Ana. Lang was . Ive never even seen anyone mention that before, let alone any documentation. Best Classic Bands Editor Jeff Tamarkin has been a prolific music journalist for more than four decades. Joni didnt feel loved and walked off the stage. I remember all this like it was yeaterday. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /> I was there and remember everyone being great except Join Mitchell! I got so burnt. Miles definitely did not play Atlantic City. . [8], There were 160 arrests of those leaving after the event, mostly on drug charges. Crosby was a disruptive force in the band . Everyone comes together to participate in the multiple fun-filled activities that are hosted within the community. Kev Nichols & Blue Tuesday. Sky River Festival 1969 AOR 3.8 "Mud People" Event Poster I have some 8mm footage thats not great but Id have to dig it out. Thats when people started booing. Tangerine Dream performed at this festival, but is not listed on the poster. I didnt stay the whole weekend, but it was really amazing. Some of the performers were Nina Simone, B.B. The Woodstock Music Festival began on August 15, 1969 in Bethel, New York. They had a lot of rock and blues acts that year and they had a lot of people like me who arrived with no money and no tickets. I remember Joni walking off because no one was listening Hey I realized she sang the verse twice what should I have done yelled Hey Joni you screwed up Such a diva huh? I remember AUM rocking the crowd (never heard of them before or after only 3 guys) and seeing their lead guitarist jumping into the crowd in front of the stage. Two weeks later I and some of the same friends went up to Woodstock with even less success. 2015-2021 Copyright Best Classic Bands. This is an aerial photo of the Woodstock Music and Arts Festival held on 600 acres of cow pasture leased from a farmer at White Lake in Bethel, Sullivan County, N.Y., in Aug. 1969. Santanas Soul Sacrifice, Janis and Little Richard, CCR, The Airplane the list goes on. Priceless! Attendance at the festival remains unknown, but is estimated between 120,000 and 150,000. A band from Michigan, Grand Funk Railroad, was allowed to perform only after the members agreed to play free and pay their own expenses. Every penny counts! Chartered a bus in Montreal with 50 others and made great memories. Went into town to get more Drambuie where it was forbidden to be on the boardwalk without a shirt and shoes. Contact Grass Lake Traffic Jam'In on Messenger. Thanks for this article. Procol Harum kind of made up for it. The paying ticketholders were in the stands but these new invaders were able to go right up to the stage the party had moved on to the infield and the ticketholders came down to party too. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, "The Forgotten Goose Lake Festival: August 7, 1970", "Goose Lake Ready for Festival: 60,000 Expected for Rock Concert", "Goose Lake memories: Why Michigan's most important rock fest remains an obscure footnote in rock history", "Forty years ago this weekend, more than 200,000 young people gathered for the Goose Lake International Music Festival (With video)", Detroit Metro Times article on Goose Lake Festival, JTV "True Story" documentary on Goose Lake Festival, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Goose_Lake_International_Music_Festival&oldid=1118232222, This page was last edited on 25 October 2022, at 20:56. I camped also with three other car loads of my fraternity friends who talked me into going 2 weeks before I was being drafted into the army. Great times. I was 14 and my dad took me and my younger brother, on the condition that I promise not to go to Woodstock. Forty nine years eleven months ago I was asked to be Security Chief at Palm Beach Pop Fest. Rushmore, Nymbus, Old Davis, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Red Grass, Green Smoke, Rubber Maze,Rising Tide, Rejoice, Sunrise, Sable, Sons of Champlin, Sounds Unlimited Blues Band, Sandy Bull, The Steve Miller Blues Band, Strawberry Alarm Clock, Stoned Fox, South Bay Experimental Flash, Throckmorton, Tree of Life, Weird Herald, Womb, Warren Purcell, and Zephyr Grove. Youre right Jeff. haha! People in the messy field at the Woodstock Music Festival, New York, US, August 1969. Had a ball. So we watched some of the performances from afar and some on the TV screens in the grand stand. Angry enough to want to show everyone what he could do with a guitar. My absolute favorite musician at the time was Janis and I snuck round back of the stage when she was waiting to perform. Songer teamed up with experienced Detroit disc jockey and promoter, Russ Gibb,[3] and his associate, Tom Wright, to help plan the festival. I also have to say it was the first time that I got to see a Latin,Jazz, rock band called Santana what a great show, one time in my young life age 14 I will never forget! [6], John Laycock of the Windsor Star praised the festival, writing that "The Organization Men of Goose Lake have resurrected the spirit of Woodstock without the discomforts" and that "the giant amphitheatre was superbly equipped." Attendance. It was jammed with people. Promotional poster for the Goose Lake International Music Festival. The poster etc. Larry (The Mole) Taylor - bass. Texas State Historical Association (TSHA) Masters of ceremonies were Teegarden & Van Winkle, who also performed. Rented a room in AC but never used it. Isnt it weird how so many of us who were there remember so little detail about it? I was never aware of this festival prior to this article. Lothar and the Hand People did a great version of Danny and the Juniors hit At the Hop. Learn how your comment data is processed. She then announced that no one was listening and left the stage. I came expecting to see the Chambers Brothers and Time was tremendous and well done. Outside of Michigan maybe no-one has ever heard of Goose Lake, but it was A Big Deal. June 29 August 24, 1969: consisted of six free Sunday afternoon concerts held between June 29 and August 24. The security guy tried to explain that if they didnt have tickets they couldnt get in and the guy interrupted him to say No, you dont understand, We here he pointed to the many many people who had gathered dont havent any tickets and were coming in or were wrecking your fucking turnstiles. The security guy could be seen getting on a phone and I was never certain whether this was a direct response to this challenge or an unrelated act, but the very tall vehicle gate to the right side of the turnstiles opened up and the whole crowd ran in behind this guy with the flags. Documentary about the legendary 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival which celebrated African-American music and culture and promoted Black pride and unity. 1969 near White Lake a hamlet of Bethel, New York. Byron Ga 1970 Atlanta 2nd Pop Festival was the best .. Jimi Hendrix was at peak. Saw two people I went to school with . When my boyfriend started talking about doing it all over again and heading to Woodstock, I just flat-out said no way!. The festival lost money, but was generally considered a success by those who attended. And all I can find is an AP article in The Daily Chronicle from Monday 2 June 1969 whose headline reads: Hippies Take To the Hills. As a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, Lovegrass Music Festival is a completely FREE event! As billed, the Carlos Santana Blues Band (2 wks later, the short name was carved in stone, & history!) To be ONE with 70,000 on their feet waving the Peace sign for Janis was unforgettable. Auction inside Grass Lake Depot; Craft show; Food trucks; Live Music; Petting zoo; Car show * Experience Jackson is not responsible for errors or omissions in the event information. Remember he jumped off stage and landed on his back Stood a few feet from Janis Joplin before she went on stage. Some major groups that wanted to perform could not get in to play. Related: Listings for 100s of upcoming classic rock festivals. It seems she was placed in the rotation directly after Mother Earth featuring Tracy Nelson and the crowd wasnt ready to hear her mild act. Activities, Vendors, and More! Hendrix was the headline act for the Friday night opening, but he played so poorly supposedly from an LSD-laced drink that he returned to the stage on Sunday. Lighthouse playing Chest Fever sent me to the moon. : . I was there, too and remember Joni very well. The Who definitely did not play at Atlantic City. 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. BB King came out to a bit of a lukewarm reception and even some boos because in his 3 piece suit some probably considered him the man (in the negative sense). To get to Woodstockwe took a bus from NY to Bethel. He is formerly the editor of Goldmine, CMJ and Relix magazines, has written for dozens of other publications and has authored liner notes for more than 80 CDs. Listen on Spotify: Playlist inc. I thought it was great, except that we had to wait until after noon for the gates to open for each day. hot pink Janis mooned right at me. 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. 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 . she wasnt booed off stage; she was ignored off stage because people couldnt hear her acoustic set (solo piano/vocals)i was very close to the stage when she went on and i could hardly hear her myselfunfortunately for her, she was scheduled during a part of the day with a lot of very loud bands and her sound just got lost. What a fun time that was! This year the number of attendees over the two day festival is expected to exceed 10,000. The Aug. 7-9, 1970, festival brought some 200,000 members of the 1960s youth counterculture to Jackson County from all across the country. Before she left the stage she said, I just sang the same verse twice and no one even noticed.then, she was gone! And yes, musically historic! The scheduled list of bands was even longer than the number that actually played Jethro Tull, Jeff Beck and the Bob Seger System were scheduled on Sunday, but rain canceled many of that days performances. Hahaha! It was the only performance photo I took, unfortunately. The sun beat down on the dedicated masses, who remained planted in front of the stage from 11 a.m. on Aug. 30, 1969, until 2 or 3 the morning after. From a 2009 Palm Beach Post article:Then-Palm Beach County Sheriff Bill Heidtman vowed to make life miserable for the free-loving, pot-smoking, anti-establishment youngsters who were coming to the Palm Beach Pop Festival. In fact, apart from McGuinn I dont know that any of the original members were still in the band at that point. when I heard airplane was there I knew I had to go. NJ Transit ran buses from AC to the track and back. 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