August 1969: Profile of American folk musician Joan Baez singing and playing the guitar at the Woodstock Music Festival, Bethel, New York. (Photo by Fotos International/Getty Images) âBaez played to a fringe audience for a full forty minutes before her manager found her and reminded her that she still had to play a set on the main stage.â âWOODSTOCK: THREE DAYS THAT ROCKED THE WORLD Joan Baez is an American singer/songwriter and musician. She is also a very passionate activist. Much of her music contains themes of protest and social justice, and throughout her career she has attended countless protests and rallies, and sung at numerous benefit concerts for causes she believes in. Photo courtesy of Getty Images. _ #PeaceAndLove #Woodstock #JoanBaez #CountercultureMovement #MakeLoveNotWar #WoodstockFestival...
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âThe audience was one living, breathing organism. There were no boundaries. There were naked people, high people, straight people, and every kind of people in between. It was a very cool crowdâ -Rob Kennedy, Woodstock Attendee Apparently, there were also monkeys! đ Photo courtesy of Getty...
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â…That this many young people could assemble so peaceably and with such good humor in a mile-square area⊠speaks volumes about their dedication to the ideal of respect for the dignity of the individualâŠâ -THE BOSTON GLOBE Spreading #PeaceAndLove was the purpose of Woodstock. The attendees and the artists performing stood together to fight for the counterculture...
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Melanieâs classic âCandles In The Rainâ has been remastered and will be reissued in November to mark its 50th anniversary. Like all things Covid related, the anniversary actually happened in April 2020. Philip Israelâs Possum Records will reissue the album for Australia and New Zealand on 14 November. âLay Downâ by Melanie was a no 2 hit in Australia and no 4 in the USA in 1970. Melanie was also known for her cover of The Rolling Stones âRuby Tuesdayâ off the album. Melanie âCandles In The Rainâ tracklisting: All songs written by Melanie Safka except where noted. 1. âCandles in the Rainâ 1:422. âLay Down (Candles in the Rain)â (accompanied by the Edwin Hawkins Singers) 3:493. âCarolina in My Mindâ (James Taylor) 3:374. âCitiest Peopleâ 3:325. âWhat Have They Done to My Song Maâ (fr) 4:026. âAlexander Beetleâ (Safka, A.A. Milne) 2:357. âThe Good Guysâ 3:088. âLovinâ Baby Girlâ 4:209. âRuby Tuesdayâ (Mick Jagger, Keith Richards) 4:3110. âLeftover Wineâ 6:06 Article by PAUL...
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Two murals have been painted in the Haight-Ashbury District depicting Janis Joplin and Jerry Garcia wearing masks in San Francisco. SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — Although mandatory mask-wearing was not a thing during San Francisco’s Summer of Love, we now know what 60’s rock icons Janis Joplin and Jerry Garcia might have looked like in masks. Their likenesses are being used to spread the word about how important wearing a mask is to beat COVID-19. The Moving the Lives of Kids Arts Center (MLK Mural) sponsored these works in the Haight-Ashbury District. “We haven’t gone, we haven’t beat it yet. The vaccine is out. We’re almost there. But we have to keep social distancing. We have to keep wearing our mask. And let’s do that in solidarity together to beat this virus,” said executive artist Kyle Holbrook. The arts center made the murals happen with a grant and with special permission from the owner of the building where the art was painted. For more information about Moving the Lives of Kids and their mural projects, or to donate to the organization, visit...
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Pete Townshend performing live with The Who in 2019. Credit: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images. “If the moment comes, Iâll go in and start” By Will Richards The Whoâs Pete Townshend has said heâs ready to record a new album with the band post-lockdown. The band, who released their last album âWHOâ in 2019, this month cancelled their upcoming UK and Ireland tour due to ongoing coronavirus concerns. Speaking to Uncut, Townshend said heâs been working on new music during the pandemic and âwants to make anotherâ record after lockdown if it makes financial sense. âThereâs pages and pages of draft lyrics,â he said, adding: âIf the moment comes, Iâll go in and start.â Order the new issue of Uncut here. Pete Townshend. Reviewing âWHOâ, the bandâs first album in 13 years, NME wrote: ââWHOâ either recaptures the bandâs root ferocity or explores new territory with style: the smoky tango of âShe Rocked My Worldâ, with Daltrey growling like Tom Waits on Viagra, or âBreak The Newsâ, a folk rocker with a contemporary Mumford crunch. âKeep denying that curtain, boys, weâll tell you when you finally get old.â Cancelling their upcoming 10-date jaunt around the UK and Ireland, which was due to kick off in Dublin on March 5 and end in Manchester on March 29, Townshend and Roger Daltrey said: âWe are very sorry that we have to cancel our planned March 2021 UK and Ireland shows. âPlease excuse the delay but we wanted to wait as long as possible to see if we could indeed play them. However, as you can see the current situation makes this impossible. Thanks for all your wonderful support and we hope to see you in the future when conditions...
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