Bassist Phil Lesh of The Grateful Dead performs at Woodstock, in Bethel, N.Y., August 16, 1969. | Archive Photos/Getty Images A founding member of The Grateful Dead, Phil Lesh (March 15, 1940-October 25, 2024) was also a classically trained violinist and trumpeter. But it was as a ...
at 90 (1874-1965) Winston Churchill, born in Woodstock, England in 1874, was a dynamic statesman, orator, and author whose political career spanned over half a century. The son of Lord Randolph Churchill and his American wife Jennie Jerome, he was a direct descendent of the Dukes of ...
The Band played at Woodstock in 1969, and went on to become the first North American rock band to appear on the cover of Time magazine. Other albums included (but are not limited to) The Band, Stage Fright, Cahoots, and Rock of Ages. They performed before the largest rock concert ...
a frequent sightat the Woodstock music festival in 1969. The easily adaptable vehicle has appeared in many films, among them Oscar winners “Little Miss Sunshine” and “Argo.” It was also the vehicle of choice, albeit in animated version, as the Mystery Machine for Scooby-Doo and his pals...
Woodstock '99 Hot temperatures, long lines for expensive water and general poor planning allowed destruction and violence to run rampant as Woodstock '99 was held on July 23-25, 1999. In the end, the event retained very little of the free-spirited peace and love vibes of the original Woodst...
Sally would later take over Bearsville Records, a recording studio and record label based in Woodstock, N.Y.. She was 81 when she died. Yaphet Kotto Sunset Boulevard, Getty Images Yaphet Kotto Yaphet Kotto, best known for playing villain Kananga/Mr. Big in the 1973 movie ‘Live and Let...
John Morris—11/10—Production Manager for Woodstock festival and, before that, managing director of Fillmore EastJerry Moss—8/16—Formed A&M Records with Herb AlpertPeter Nero—7/6—Pianist whose style crossed jazz and classicsChas Newby—5/22—British bassist who played wirth the Beatles for...
(Robertson wrote one of its best-known songs, “The Weight.”) A slot at the famed 1969 Woodstock festival followed, as did several albums and the cover of Time magazine. The Band’s farewell show at San Francisco’s Winterland Ballroom was captured in Martin Scorsese’s 1978 film “The...
20 at 86. Born in Woodstock, Ill., Redeker was best known for playing schemers like DOOL's Alex Marshall and Y&R's Rex Sterling. His other TV and film credits included Starsky & Hutch, The Six Million Dollar Man, Kojak, Barnaby Jones, The Candidate, and Ordinary People. In addition ...
s largely forgettable performance at Woodstock and transformed it into a protest anthem of stunning spiritual power and majesty. AndOhHappyDay, the choir director’s mash-up arrangement of long lost 18th Century hymn and 18th Century melody – recorded by his own choir at his own church in the...