Melanie, the chart-topping folk singer of “Brand New Key” and “Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)” who performed at theWoodstockfestival in 1969, died on Tuesday. She was 76. Billy James, the singer’s rep, confirmed her death toRolling Stone, but did not provide a cause of death...
Melanie, born Melanie Safka in 1947, was only 22 but already a presence on the New York folk scene when she appeared at Woodstock. She was one of only three women who performed unaccompanied at the festival — and, as she later recalled, she was petrified at the thought of perform...
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...
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...
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 ...
Suddenly someone appeared at Roger’s feet holding a big film camera. Roger nearly tripped over him, so I pushed the invader back down into the press-pit in front of the stage. It turned out to be Michael Wadleigh, filming the documentary that would make Woodstock legendary. Vulnerable now...
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...
Joan Baez closed the first day ofWoodstockin 1969and almost instantly achieved a new level of fame with her standout performance. A decade earlier, at only 18, she had performed at the Newport Folk Festival. Throughout her career, Baez has championed civil rights and humanitarian causes. In...
. They were also, of course, rapidly also becoming one of the most ambitious, withPete Townshend’sTommyopus establishing them as a major commercial force in the US. Soon after its release, the whole world saw the immense power of The Who on stage, via acertain phenomenon called Woodstock...
Crosby, Stills, and Nash famously performed the song at the Woodstock festival. Still wrote the song as his relationship with Collins was coming to an end, and the lyrics, for the most part, deal with his feeling about her as well as the coming breakup. “Donna” by Ritchie Valens Ritchi...