When I sang this part live on stage, I would often become furious, thrashing at my guitar until I could thrash no more, frantically forgiving my mother, her lover, my grandmother, her lovers, and most of all myself." ---Chapter Nine, Acid in the Air "Seeing Jimi play for the first...
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 Marlborough. His early yea...
Aretha Franklin won a record eight consecutive Grammys for Best R&B Vocal Performance from 1967 to 1974. The Queen of Soul was the first woman inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. She sang at historic events in U.S. history like the memorial for Martin Luther King Jr. and the ...
GuitaristJeff Beckwas gone just 10 days into the new year at the age of 78, a victim of a sudden onset of bacterial meningitis. A member of early groundbreaking rock act The Yardbirds, Beck continued to push the boundaries of rock guitar throughout his long and prolific career. He put ou...
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...
Dresden Dolls reunite for trio of jaw-dropping shows in Woodstock November 19, 2022 In her first U.S. show in three years Amanda Palmer took us to church (in an actual church) August 19, 2022 Joni Mitchell sang at Newport and the world will never be the same ...
I very much suspect that come Christmas morning they wake up in Woodstock suffering from a gigantic hangover from drinking too much Asti Spumanti. Christmas should be cancelled in Clifton. Victoria Road is like a parking lot. You can’t get in or out of your apartment. The beaches are jamme...
Quinn Redeker, the actor who became a fixture on daytime television with roles on the long-running soap operas Days of Our Lives and The Young and the Restless, died Dec. 20 at 86. Born in Woodstock, Ill., Redeker was best known for playing schemers like DOOL's Alex Marshall and Y&R...