by Weston | Feb 2, 2024 | Book Events, Roots of Woodstock Blog |
Sled Hill Café Posters at Swann Auction Galleries On February 8, 2024, thirteen posters from the Sled Hill Café are up for sale at the Swann Auction Galleries in New York City. In 1968, the Sled Hill Café, The Elephant, and the Café Expresso hosted nightly music...
by Weston | Nov 20, 2012 | Roots Book |
Earlier this year, we were dismayed to learn from Liza Vittek that David Vittek, her dad, had passed away. He was just 66. Vittek, the bassist, guitarist, and part-time drummer for Holy Moses left us on February 25. Billy Batson, his old bandmate, said recently...
by Weston | Sep 17, 2009 | Roots Book, Roots of Woodstock Blog |
Billy Batson, a rough-hewn and as authentic a musician as you’re likely to encounter, arrived in 1965 Woodstock by way of California and Greenwich Village. For a time, he gigged around town as a solo act. In the late sixties, he played a set at The Elephant....