Woodstock
a town in northeastern Illinois.
a rock music festival held in August of 1969 in Bethel, N.Y., a town near Woodstock, N.Y.
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I was reading Prince’s autobiography as I was working on this film, and he wrote about how his father taking him to see Woodstock was his “come to Jesus” moment with music.
"This Film Was My Chance to Correct History": Questlove on Summer of Soul and the Oscars | Andrew R. Chow | June 28, 2021 | TimeThe Woodstock film did more for our ideas of what we think the ’60s were than what they actually were.
"This Film Was My Chance to Correct History": Questlove on Summer of Soul and the Oscars | Andrew R. Chow | June 28, 2021 | TimeWhile Woodstock has long loomed large in American cultural memory, the Harlem Cultural Festival, another music festival from the same summer of arguably equal importance, was all but forgotten—until now.
Later in my trip, I stopped by Opus 40 Sculpture Park and Museum in Saugerties, just outside Woodstock.
The Hudson Valley’s outdoor art parks make for an alluring pandemic destination | Nevin Martell | April 23, 2021 | Washington PostCherokee County Sheriff Frank Reynolds drove over to Woodstock to see the family.
A nationwide horror: Witnesses, police paint a picture of a murderous rampage that took 8 lives | Tim Craig, Mark Berman, Hannah Knowles, Marc Fisher | March 18, 2021 | Washington Post
He is my favorite Woodstock artist, the highlight of the entire festival.
The Greatest Rock Voice of All Time Belonged to Joe Cocker | Ted Gioia | December 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTCocker became an international star in the late 1960s, showing up everywhere from Woodstock to The Ed Sullivan Show.
The Greatest Rock Voice of All Time Belonged to Joe Cocker | Ted Gioia | December 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSo Many Jihadists Are Flocking to Libya, It's Becoming ‘Scumbag Woodstock’
In Washington, being the guy on a mission to stamp out leaks is a bit like being the lone narc at Woodstock.
Spy Chief James Clapper: We Can’t Stop Another Snowden | Eli Lake | February 24, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOr the inimitable Oregon Country Fair, a 45,000-person, three-day Woodstock-esque hippy festival in the woods outside Eugene.
During the same month of January, a dramatic episode occurred at Woodstock.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. TorpeyIn any event, ChaucerPg 263 certainly lived in Woodstock—very likely in the house assigned to him today.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car | Thomas D. MurphyOur guide pointed out the spot where once stood the manor-house of Woodstock, torn down about a hundred years ago.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car | Thomas D. MurphyThe town of Woodstock has a long line of traditions, but shows little evidence of modern progress.
British Highways And Byways From A Motor Car | Thomas D. MurphyMagazine, April, 1882, has an interesting article on 'Chaucer at Woodstock.'
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey Chaucer
British Dictionary definitions for Woodstock
/ (ˈwʊdstɒk) /
a town in New York State, the site of a large rock festival in August 1969. Pop: 6253 (2003 est)
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Cultural definitions for Woodstock
A village in New York state, where some 400,000 young people assembled in 1969 for a rock music festival.
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