The simple reason Woodstock 1969 came perilously close to “the world’s largest riot”
“There wasn’t gonna be a Woodstock, to tell you the truth.”
1969
The 1969 album Eddie Van Halen fell in love with: “Takes you for a ride”
The perfect kind of musical ride.
“I love it to death”: The underrated song Elton John has loved since 1969
Still the same rock and roll energy.
The forgotten guitarist who played Woodstock 1969 with Jimi Hendrix: “What you doing?”
“We’d like for you to come up and join us…”
The 1969 Beatles track Frank Sinatra called “the best love song” of the last 100 years
A universally beloved classic.
The 1969 Led Zeppelin song that Jimmy Page lied about: “Quite a little showpiece”
Jimmy Page lied for Zeppelin.
“Separate having orgies from doing business”: Grace Slick’s Altamont regret
“Turned out to not be right.”