The week marks the 55th anniversary of the legendary Woodstock festival, which took place Aug. 15-18, 1969, on a grassy farm in upstate New York. An estimated 400,000 to 500,000 young music fans, many ...

Melanie, the singer-songwriter who rose through the New York folk scene, performed at Woodstock and had a series of 1970s hits including the enduring cultural phenomenon “Brand New Key,” has died. Her ...

Just 22 when she charmed the festival crowd, she went on to enjoy success with songs like “Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)” and “Brand New Key.” By Alex Williams and Peter Keepnews She missed a shot at ...

Woodstock 1969 was well remembered for being the launchpad of liberalism. But was there any crime beneath that?

Take a trip back to 1969 in Embassy Theatre’s time machine at Saturday’s Down the Line 17. Americans walked on the moon for the first time. A cocky Joe Namath guaranteed a Super Bowl win for the New ...

From the 1970s through the 90s, rock music’s A-listers flocked to the tiny Woodstock hamlet of Bearsville to record some of the era’s most iconic albums. The Band, Ringo Starr, Patti Smith, Todd ...

BETHEL, N.Y. — Beverly “Cookie” Grant hitchhiked to the Woodstock music festival in 1969 without a ticket and slept on straw. Ellen Shelburne arrived in a VW microbus and pitched a pup tent.

The 1960s and 1970s saw the rise of the music festival, and a number of documentaries have captured the spirit of these events. Some of the biggest bands at the time played festivals, and ...

A trio in neo-hippie garb with tie-dye and fringe shimmied to the music, laughing and taking selfies. One of them was Donna Valenti, who said she was a hippie back in the day but never made it to ...

A new photography show celebrates the 30th anniversary of Woodstock 1994, middle child to the festivals of 1969 and 1999. By Annie Aguiar Just 22 when she charmed the festival crowd, she went on to ...