From the July 31st Chicago Tribune by Mark Jacob and Stephan Benzkofer.
And with a photo of my favorite all-time band (if I have to pick one), Creedence Clearwater Revival. These ten were done because of the Lollapalooza Festival the next weekend.
1. CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL was the first big-name band signed to play at WOODSTOCK in 1969. And this is when the band was really churning out the hits.
Theu ended up with a horrible time slot and were even left out of the soundtrack album (even with its three LPs). They began their set at 1:30 am, right after the Grateful Dead. Said CCR frontman John Fogerty: "Wow, we got to follow the band that put a half a million people to sleep." With those never-ending Dead jams, I know what John means.
2. The name of the BONNAROO FESTIVAL in Manchester, Tn., comes from DR. JOHN's album "Desitively Bonnaroo," a title based on New Orleans slang.
3. The end of the FRANCO-PRUSSIAN WAR was celebrated at a music fest in Boston at THE PEACE JUBILEE AND INTERNATIONAL MUSICAL FESTIVAL OF 1872. Composer Johann Strauss conducted about 17,000 singers and a 1,500 piece orchestra.
Newport Folk Festival Up Next. --Cooter
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