Woodstock was Wild #1960s #1970s #classicrock #rocknroll | Songs That Rock

Sunday 9am ET – LIVE on C-SPAN & C-SPAN3 Woodstock Festival 50th Anniversary American History TV and C-SPAN's Washington Journal look back at the 1969 three-day rock concert that attracted nearly half a million people to a dairy farm in upstate New York. Historian David Farber joins us to talk about the social movements of the time, how the unexpected cultural phenomenon unfolded, and the music festival's legacy. Mr. Farber is the author of "The Age of Great Dreams: America in the 1960s." INFO:

“The Weight” rendition at Woodstock festival, played on 2nd night of festival (sunday, august 17th, 1969). “The Weight” is a song by Canadian-American rock band the Band that was released as a single in 1968 and on the group’s debut album Music from Big Pink. It was their first release under this name, after their previous releases as Canadian Squires and Levon and the Hawks. Written by Band member Robbie Robertson, the song is about a visitor’s experiences in a town mentioned in the lyric’s fir