Back to the Garden
The Story of Woodstock and How It Changed a Generation
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
2 August 2010
Summary
The definitive oral history of the seminal rock concert, Woodstock—three days of peace and music and one of the most defining moments of the 1960s—with original interviews with Roger Daltrey, Joan Baez, David Crosby, Richie Havens, Joe Cocker, and dozens of headliners, organizers, and fans.
On Friday, August 15, 1969, a crowd of 400,000—an unprecedented and unexpected number at the time—gathered on Max Yasgur’s farm in upstate New York for a weekend of rock ‘n’ roll, the new form of A…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781416591207 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1416591206 |
| Author: | Pete Fornatale |
| Publisher: | Simon & Schuster |
| Imprint: | Touchstone |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 2 August 2010 |
| Weight: | 351g |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 140mm x 25mm |
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Critics Review
“I have turned down tickets to every Woodstock there’s been, for the same reason: rock ‘n’ roll and camping have nothing in common. If you’d like to make up your own mind, tune in to “Back to the Garden”, Pete Fornatale’s fine history of whatever hit ‘em up there (in addition to the brown acid or brown rice, whichever it was). From Richie Havens to the endless repercussions, this is the tale…and even a veteran antihippie like me has to recognize it as an indispensable document of rock history.” – Dave Marsh
“Pete Fornatale is a great music historian and one of the best broadcasters in America. His book “Back to the Garden” actually made me feel like I attended Woodstock myself. I recommend it highly.” – Brian Wilson
“The myth of Woodstock is something in my mind that is very close to the reality. Kids today are drawn to the place. It is the history of our musical past and our artistic past. It is a story that needs to be told and I trust my friend forever Pete Fornatale to tell it.” – Richie Havens
About The Author
Pete Fornatale
Pete Fornatale is an award-winning broadcaster who has been a fixture on the New York City radio scene for the past forty years. The author of Simon and Garfunkel’s Bookends, he can currently be heard in the New York area on WFUV radio’s Mixed Bag.
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