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That's the way things went at Altamont—so badly that the Grateful Dead, the prime organizers and movers of the festival, didn't even get to play," wrote staff at Rolling Stone magazine in a detailed narrative on the event, [11] terming it, in an additional follow-up piece, "rock and roll's all-time worst day, December 6th, a day when ...
The 9 Mile Music Festival, also known as the Bob Marley Festival, Bob Fest, Marley Fest and Caribbean Festival, is an annual music event which began in 1993 in Miami. [ 1] 9 Mile was pioneered by Bob Marley 's mother, Cedella Marley Booker, to pay tribute to the legacy of her late son, and his messages of peace, love and unity. [ 2]
Festivus (/ ˈ f ɛ s t ɪ v ə s /) is a secular holiday celebrated on December 23 as an alternative to the perceived pressures and commercialism of the Christmas season.Originally created by author Daniel O'Keefe, Festivus entered popular culture after it was made the focus of the 1997 Seinfeld episode "The Strike", [1] [2] which O'Keefe's son, Dan O'Keefe, co-wrote.
Eugene Booker Record (December 23, 1940 –July 22, 2005), American lead vocalist with The Chi-Lites, would have turned 83 this year. Frederick Heath (December 23, 1939–October 07, 1966), Brit singer; Johnny Kidd of Johnny Kidd and the Pirates fame, would have turned 84 this year. Esther Phillips (December 23, 1935 –August 07, 1984 ...
Coachella (officially called the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and sometimes known as Coachella Festival) is an annual music and arts festival held at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, in the Coachella Valley in the Colorado Desert. It was co-founded by Paul Tollett and Rick Van Santen in 1999, and is organized by ...
December 2015) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Blues festivals are music festivals which focus on blues music. Blues is a genre [ 1 ] and musical form that originated in African-American communities in the Southern United States around the end of the 19th century.
The jam session at a local hotel afterwards was so hugely popular that the idea to hold it annually was born. The festival drew tens of thousands and has been held every year since. 2021 marks its 50th anniversary, making it one of the longest running jazz fests in the U.S.