WILKES-BARRE — It was 2009 and I was writing a few stories on the 40th anniversary of Woodstock. I met a man who lived on Route 17-B, the main artery leading to Max Yasgur’s farm in Bethel, N.Y. The ...
Exactly 50 years ago, one of the most significant cultural events of the 20th century, The Woodstock Music and Art Fair took place in Bethel, New York on 600 acres of land owned by dairy farmer Max ...
BETHEL, N.Y. – The famous farm near the alfalfa field that drew 400,000 people to Woodstock for three days of sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll is up for sale. The asking price: $8 million. Roy Howard, the ...
Fifty years ago, a Westchester teen traveled upstate to experience peace, love and music, all from his late uncle's farm. Joey Yasgur's summer of '69 was highlighted, like many others, by the ...
He may not have been as hip as Jimi Hendrix, but Max Yasgur played as important a role in the original Woodstock, which took place 50 years ago, beginning Aug. 15, 1969. Woodstock’s organizers were ...
Cultural institution is honored with a 6xCD box from Rhino. Jimi Hendrix, the Who, Sly and the Family Stone, Jefferson Airplane, and CSN appear. Save this story Save this story The forgotten secret of ...