by Weston | Apr 21, 2016 | Roots Book |
Recently I had the pleasure of speaking with Calixte Stamp, Chris Stamp’s wife. Last April, I saw a review of Lambert & Stamp, the documentary, in Rolling Stone. More recently, I screened a copy from Netflix. Kit Lambert and Chris Stamp managed The Who. Usually,...
by Weston | Jul 31, 2014 | Book Events, Roots Book, Roots Concert |
On August 9, at 7 p.m., join Weston Blelock, author of Roots of the 1969 Woodstock Festival: The Backstory to “Woodstock,” for a talk and book signing at the Inquiring Mind Bookstore and Cafe. Blelock will discuss the events—including the Sound-Out Music Festivals in...
by Weston | Dec 20, 2013 | Roots Book |
On December 29, Rick Danko, the bass player and singer in The Band, would have been 70. Danko grew up in Ontario, Canada, and left school at 14 to become a rock musician. His break came when he was tapped by Ronnie Hawkins to join The Hawks, one of Canada’s hottest...
by Weston | Nov 15, 2013 | Roots Book |
In 1971 the Woodstock Aquarian wrote, “Family is a crisis intervention service—a 24-hour hotline for major and minor crises. Family is communications—it is a gathering together of the community. It is a connecting service. Receptive in that it answers whatever...
by Weston | Aug 27, 2013 | Roots of Woodstock Blog |
What is the Rev. Thunderbear Traveling Roadshow (RTTR)? It’s a band headed up by Bill Barrett, a recent Woodstock returnee. Joining Bill are John Coghill on bass, Ian Snyder on lead guitar, and Russell Riley on drums. Barrett is a fan of impassioned three-hour sets,...