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☮️ Artist Spotlight ☮️ “Freedom is what we’re all talking about getting. It’s what we’ve been looking for… I think this is it.” -Richie Havens, during his opening performance at the Woodstock Festival Richie Havens was a singer, songwriter and guitarist, who played folk, soul, and R&B music. Famous for his unique rhythmic guitar style, he was the opening act of the Woodstock Festival. Did you know he was originally supposed to perform 5th? He also performed 6 or 7 encore numbers during his set. Photo courtesy of Getty Images. #PeaceAndLove #Woodstock #MusicFestivals #RichieHavens #MakeLoveNotWar #WoodstockFestival #History
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Photo Woodstock - It’s estimated that 400,000 people attended Woodstock in ‘69. You know who else was there? 🐄 The event was held at a dairy farm, after all! Interested in learning more fun facts about Woodstock?…
Photo Woodstock - ☮️ Artist Spotlight ☮️ “Baez 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.” –WOODSTOCK: THREE…
Photo Woodstock - “I'm going down to Yasgur's farm, Think I'll join a rock and roll band. I'll camp out on the land, I'll try and set my soul free.” -@jonimitchell Photo courtesy of Getty Images. _ #PeaceAndLove…
Photo Woodstock - "[The crowd at Woodstock] was like an army of ants. Pretty soon, if you moved your foot, another foot would take its place and you’d have to step down somewhere else. For the rest of the weekend, I…
Photo Woodstock - “Everybody rallied to help each other, to be like family, to play in the mud, to share, to help… It was a wonderful thing and brought out the best in everybody.” -Gilles Malkine, Tim Hardin’s band…
Photo Woodstock - “There was a lot of energy coming from the people, and Jimi said we’ll take that energy and push it back to them.” -Billy Cox, Jimi Hendrix’s bassist At 8:30AM on August 18th, 1969, the last day of…

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