BELLA HENRY

MADDIE GEORGE
MADDIE ZOHOURY
JACK VERNOCKE
MADDIE RAMFOS
CAROLINE RODEN

A MIXTURE OF AMERICAN ROCK, BRITISH ROCK, FOLK ROCK, JAZZ, AFRICAN,

TORCH SONGS, EAST INDIAN, THE BLUES

ALAN PARISER ATTENTED THE 1966 MONTEREY JAZZ

FESTIVAL, WHY NOT A ROCK N ROLL FESTIVAL?
MEETING AT MAMA CASS ELLIOTS HOUSE
MONTEREY INTERNATIONAL POP FESTIVAL 1967
PARISER AND BEN SHAPIRO WANTED TO HIRE THE
MAMAS AND THE PAPAS TO HEADLINE A ROCK
CONCERT AT THE MONTEREY FAIRGROUNDS
INFLUENCED BY SOME CALIFORNIA DREAMIN
MONTEREY WAS TO BE A THREE-DAY CHARITABLE
EVENT
THERE WAS TO BE ACTS OF PAST, PRESENT, AND
FUTURE CONTEMPORARY MUSIC

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T H E M O S T P I V I TA L M O M E N T I N M U S I C H I S TO RY
AUGUST 1969, THE WOODSTOCK MUSIC & ART
FESTIVAL TOOK PLACE IN BETHEL, NY
OVER HALF A MILLION PEOPLE SWARMED THE 600ACRE DAIRY FARM FOR THE THREE DAY FESTIVAL
WEDNESDAY, THOUSANDS HAD ARRIVED
BY FRIDAY, THE ROADS BECAME SO FILLED WITH
TRAVELERS TO WOODSTOCK, THE ARTISTS WERE
FLOWN IN BY HELICOPTER
FOUR DAYS OF MUSICHALF A MILLION
PEOPLERAIN, AND THE REST IF HISTORY

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GOOSE LAKE INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL, HELD

AUGUST 7-9, 1970
RICHARD SINGER, OWNER OF THE GOOSE LAKE
PROPERTY BUILT A PARKING LOT, CONCRETE REST
ROOMS, AND A PERMANENT REVOLVING STAGE
THE POLICE, ANTICIPATING HEAVY DRUG USE, WAITED
OUTSIDE THE FESTIVAL TO ARREST PEOPLE AS THEY
LEFT
UNDERCOVER OFFICERS INSIDE THE GROUNDS
REPORTED INSTANCES OF NUDITY AND SEXUAL
ACTIVITY, THE SELLING OF ILLEGAL DRUGS AND THE
PRESENCE OF MOTORCYCLE GANGS

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HELD 60 MILES EAST OF SAN FRANCISCO, DECEMBER 6, 1969
THE CONCERT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE WEST COAST
EQUIVALENT OF WOODSTOCK
ALTAMONT, UNLIKE WOODSTOCK, WAS UNPLANNED
THEIR INFORMAL SECURITY WAS MEMBERS OF THE HELLS
ANGELS MOTORCYCLE GANG
THE GRATEFUL DEAD WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THE LAST ACT OF
THE NIGHT, BUT THEY HAD ALREADY LEFT, OUT OF CONCERNS
FOR THEIR SAFETY
IT WAS DURING THE ROLLING STONES SET, THAT HELLS ANGEL
MEMBER ALAN PASSARO STABBED 18-YEAR-OLD MEREDITH
HUNTER JUST 20 FEET IN FRONT OF THE STAGE
THE DAY OF THE EVENT SAW THREE ACCIDENTAL DEATHS AND
FOUR LIVE BIRTHS

MOTOWN RECORD LABEL ESTABLISHED, 2648 W.

GRAND BLVD., DETROIT, MICHIGAN
BRINGING TOGETHER A RACIALLY DIVIDED COUNTRY
AFRICAN AMERICAN BERRY GORDY FOUNDED HIS
COMPANY WITH A LOAN OF $800
GORDY FORGED NEW GROUNDS FOR MINORITIES AND
MADE THE MOTOWN SOUND KNOWN WORLDWIDE
MOTOWN IS KNOWN AS THE GREATEST POP MUSIC HIT
FACTORY
AND WAS THE FIRST AFRICAN-AMERICAN-OWNED
RECORD LABEL

THE MUSIC FESTIVALS OF THE

1960S SHOWED THE POWER
OF UNITY.
THIS WOULD GO ON TO
INFLUENCE AMERICAS YOUTH
TO EXPAND THE
COUNTERCULTURE, AND TO
CREATE A SOCIAL JUSTICE.

Woodstock is committed to living by its

principles- we believe in universal human
rights, ethical business practices, unfettered
creative expression, free trade, the loving
care of our planet, the power of the individual
to make a difference, and the overwhelming
impact of communities to act as agents of
peaceful change.

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COACHELLA
MOVEMENT ELECTRONIC MUSIC
FESTIVAL
BONNAROO
ELECTRIC FOREST
LOLLAPALOOZA

THE FREQUENT USE OF DRUGS

DURING THE TIME OF THE MUSIC
FESTIVALS, TRANSLATED INTO MODERN
TIMES, BY MAKING THEM SEEM LIKE
THEY WERENT A BIG DEAL. AND DRUG
USE HAS THEREFORE BECOME MORE
FREQUENT.

ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT
THE ENVIRONMENTAL MOVEMENT IS
KNOWN AS THE NEW HIPPIE
MOVEMENT. THOSE WHO STAND UP
FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT, THAT
MOST WOULDNT OTHERWISE CARE TO
STAND FOR. ABOUT PROMOTING A
LOVE FOR THE EARTH AND
APPRECIATING THE BEAUTY OF
NATURE.

LEGALIZAING GAY MARRIAGE

THE ERA OF WOODSTOCK WAS FOR
FREE LOVE, AND THOSE WHO SUPPORT
THE LEGALIZATION OF GAY MARRIAGE
REPLICATE THOSE IDEAS, IN FIGHTING
FOR THE RIGHT TO LOVE WHOMEVER
ONE CHOOSES.

THE POWER OF THE INDIVIDUAL

THE BASIS OF WOODSTOCK WAS THAT
THE FEW INDIVIDUALS WHO CREATED
IT, COULD INFLUENCE OTHERS TO
BELIEVE IN PEACE, TOO. IN TODAYS
SOCIETY, COMPANY'S DONT LOOK FOR
FOLLOWERS, BUT FOR LEADERS WHO
BELIEVE THEY HAVE THE POWER TO
CHANGE THE WORLD.

VALUING THE INDIVIDUAL

OPRAH HAS EMBODIED EVERYTHING WOODSTOCK

STOOD FOR. SOCIAL EQUALITY, FEMINISM, AND BEING A
POWER INDIVIDUAL. SHE HAS TOUCHED THE LIVES OF
PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD THROUGH CHARITY, AND
PROMOTING PEACE.

D I S T R U S T I N G T H E
G O V E R N M E N T
WOODSTOCK WAS FOR PEACE, FOR
THOSE WHO NO LONGER TRUSTED THE
GOVERNMENT AND ITS DECISION TO
GO TO WAR. SINCE THEN, AND STILL
TODAY, PEOPLE HAVE LOST FAITH IN
THEIR GOVERNMENT AND ITS
LEADERS. MANY DONT FOLLOW WHAT
GOVERNMENT SAYS, BUT QUESTIONS
WHAT IT DOES.

QUESTION

How did the counter culture of the 1960s

effect the culture of modern day America?

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