Tag Archives: 45th Anniversary
Woodstock 45
This past weekend we celebrated the 45th anniversary of the Woodstock Music and Art Fair. The event was a legendary happening that’s been illuminated from so many angles, it’s hard to shed any new light on the subject. That said, it is — and always will be — a milestone in the establishment of the [...]
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Tagged 1969, 45th Anniversary, Crosby Stills & Nash, Jimi Hendrix, Richie Havens, Sly & The Family Stone, The Band, The Who, Woodstock
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Astral Weeks at 45
Van Morrison joined the British Invasion with Them until he left the band to meet Dylan and the folk rock revolution head-on with his first great masterpiece, Astral Weeks. Here’s what Rolling Stone has to say about this epic, emotive music: Van Morrison never sounded more warm and ecstatic, more sensual and vulnerable, than on [...]
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Tagged 45th Anniversary, Astral Weeks, Belfast, Brown Eyed Girl, celtic, improvisation, jazz, masterpiece, R&B, Richard Davis, Rollingstone, Them, Van Morrison, Warner Bros.
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