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Preview: Season 31 Episode 6 | 30s
In August, 1969, half a million people from all walks of life and every corner of the country converged on a small dairy farm in upstate New York. They came to hear the concert of their lives, but most experienced something far more profound.
Aired: 08/06/19
Corporate sponsorship for American Experience is provided by Liberty Mutual Insurance and Consumer Cellular. Major funding by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.
Joel Rosenman: Woodstock Producer
In 1969, Joel Rosenman and his partners met to brainstorm what would become Woodstock.
Max Yasgur: Woodstock’s unexpected champion
Max Yasgur, a dairy farmer agreed to host Woodstock on his property.
Wavy Gravy: “Please Chief” of Woodstock
Hugh Romney, aka Wavy Gravy, was an American figure of the 1960s counter culture.
In 1969, about half a million people gathered at a farm in upstate New York to hear music.
They came to hear the concert of their lives, but experienced something far more profound.
