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American Experience

Official Trailer | Woodstock | PBS

They came for the concert of their lives, but most experienced something far more profound

Aired 08/06/2019

American Experience

Official Trailer | Woodstock | PBS

Preview: Season 31 Episode 6 | 30s

They came for the concert of their lives, but most experienced something far more profound

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 08/06/2019

Corporate sponsorship for American Experience is provided by Liberty Mutual Insurance and Carlisle Companies. Major funding by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation.

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Chapter 1 | Woodstock

Video has Closed Captions

Watch chapter 1 of Woodstock. (9m 59s)

Joel Rosenman: Woodstock Producer

In 1969, Joel Rosenman and his partners met to brainstorm what would become Woodstock. (1m 13s)

The Sound of Woodstock

Video has Closed Captions

Bill Hanley made Woodstock sound system that forever shaped our collective memory. (6m 27s)

Max Yasgur: Woodstock’s unexpected champion

Max Yasgur, a dairy farmer agreed to host Woodstock on his property. (1m 7s)

Wavy Gravy: “Please Chief” of Woodstock

Hugh Romney, aka Wavy Gravy, was an American figure of the 1960s counter culture. (1m 13s)

Trailer | Woodstock

In 1969, about half a million people gathered at a farm in upstate New York to hear music. (2m 1s)

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