Due to mass confusion and chaos surrounding the number of people, the original setlist was never followed. Many performers made appearances hours or days after they were expected to. Santana performed at 2 pm on Saturday way after their scheduled time and was only paid $750 for their performan...
This time last year, Joni Mitchell was Zooming in to Clive Davis’ virtual Grammy party — kicking off the night with wine and dressed in finery, and then, as the hours wore on, kicking back to watch performers in pajamas, with popcorn and her trusty ginger cat Bootsy in tow. (Bootsy ...
In the midst of a low period in his life, he agrees to sign divorce papers with his estranged wife (Margarita Levieva-“Revenge,”“How To Make It In America”) in order to see money from the sale of their home, only to discover that by signing the papers, he will forfeit all ...
--Personnel from Stewart Air Force Base aided in helping to ensure order and airlifting to some performers. --Some of the performers were Joan Baez, Grateful Dead, and Janis Joplin with the Kozmic Blues BandPart of the crowd on the first day of the festival.Expected...
It is well known that there was a MAJOR issue with the grounding of the sound system at Woodstock. Performers were getting shocks on their lips when they would step up to the mic to sing. On top of everything getting wet. They were lucky nobody got electrocuted!
Woodstock '94 featured a wide range of acts that both reflected the nostalgia of Woodstock '69 and highlighted a myriad of new groups.Original Woodstock performers such asCrosby, Stills & Nash(minus Neil Young) andSantanatopped the bill, and now-household names includingGreen DayandRed Hot Chil...
The Woodstock cost an estimated $3 million to organize but took in only a $1.8 million profit. It took years for the organizers to pay off their debts from the show. The sale of the Woodstock album and the Woodstock movie helped.
was one of the first African American performers in Las Vegas to get equal treatment. Before that, these establishments wouldn't even host their talent and would give them boarding facilities outside the hotel. Davis Jr. was able to break color divides largely because of his friendship with ...
When Woodstock ’94 takes place Aug. 13 and 14 in Saugerties, N.Y., about 50 miles from the site of the 1969 music festival, it will not be merely a nostalgic gathering aimed at bringing the baby boomers out of their condos. Sure, some of the original performers such as Santana and...