Melanie, the chart-topping folk singer of “Brand New Key” and “Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)” who performed at the Woodstock festival in 1969, died on Tuesday. She was 76. Billy James, the singer’s rep, confirmed her death to Rolling Stone, but did not provide a cause of...
Joni Mitchell neither attended nor performed at Woodstock, but after seeing reports about the festival that weekend, she wrote a song about it. Her own version of "Woodstock," featuring just her electric piano and mutli-tracked vocals, was released as the B-side to "Big Yellow Taxi" and on...
Melanie, the husky-voiced singer-songwriter who was one of the surprise stars of the Woodstock music festival in 1969 and two years later had a No. 1 single with the disarmingly...
“I Can See for Miles,” released in 1967, was the group’s onlyBillboardtop ten single). It was the 1969 rock operaTommy—and a memorable performance atWoodstockthat summer—that made the Who a world-class album-rock act. In the process, Townshend was recognized as one of rock’s ...
“I Can See for Miles,” released in 1967, was the group’s onlyBillboardtop ten single). It was the 1969 rock operaTommy—and a memorable performance atWoodstockthat summer—that made the Who a world-class album-rock act. In the process, Townshend was recognized as one of rock’s ...
In 1970, The Who were pretty much at their peak and this film captures them during what is considered their greatest concert ever. The chemistry that Pete Townhsend, Roger Daltry, John Entwistle and of course the legendary Keith Moon display on stage is a far cry from the acrimony that wo...
Memorable for their performance at Woodstock, their hits included "Wooden Ships," "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes," and "Southern Cross." A statement issued about Crosby's death read, "It is with great sadness after a long illness, that our beloved David (Croz) Crosby has passed away. He was lo...
Crosby formed a supergroup with Buffalo Springfield’s Stephen Stills and the Hollies’ Graham Nash that in many ways epitomized the musical transition of the ’60s to the ’70s — blasting out of the gates with 1969’sCrosby, Stills & Nashand a magical performance at Woodstock (their second...
He also achieved fame with memorable performances at major festivals like Monterey Pop Festival (1967) where he famously set his guitar on fire during his performance; Woodstock (1969), where his rendition of Star-Spangled Banner became an emblematic moment reflecting turbulent times...
The TR6 also famously makes an appearance inThe Great Escape. In that film, McQueen performed many of his own stunts; however, contrary to popular belief, it was not McQueen who jumped his bike over the barbed wire fence in that iconic scene. Because of insurance concerns, Bud Ekins was ...