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agreement with Max Yasgur to use, 119–21

building of site at, 125–31

finding of, 115–19

opposition to, 134–35

publicity about, 132–34

White Lake and Bethel permits for, 121–25

Yippies.
See
Hoffman, Abbie; Krassner, Paul; Youth International Party (Yippies)

yoga, 79, 142

Young, Jim and Jean, 36, 44

Young, Neil, 164, 234–35, 260.
See also
Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young

Young Men with Unlimited Capital
(book), 45–46

Youth International Party (Yippies), 25, 39, 90–98, 200.
See also
Hoffman, Abbie; Krassner, Paul

Zappa, Frank, 22, 27, 30, 33

Zebulon, Daniel Ben, 173, 181–83

About the Authors

MICHAEL LANG
is a producer who is best known as a cocreator of the Woodstock Music and Art Fair in 1969. He has produced festivals in East Berlin, the concert at the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, Woodstock ’94, and Woodstock ’99, among many other events worldwide. He is the head of the Michael Lang Organization, which encompasses live-event production, film and theater production, and artist management. He lives in upstate New York.

HOLLY GEORGE-WARREN
is the award-winning author of numerous books, including
Grateful Dead 365
and
Public Cowboy No. 1: The Life and Times of Gene Autry;
the coeditor of
The Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock & Roll;
and the coproducer of the Grammy-nominated box set
RESPECT: A Century of Women in Music.

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Copyright

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“Woodstock,” words and music by Joni Mitchell. © 1968 (renewed) Crazy Crow Music. All rights administered by Sony / ATV Music Publishing, 8 Music Square West, Nashville, TN 37203. All rights reserved. Used by permission from Alfred Publishing Co., Inc.

THE ROAD TO WOODSTOCK
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Adobe Digital Edition May 2009 ISBN 978-0-06-189226-4

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