Memories of Woodstock on its 50th anniversary

News 12 Staff

Aug 15, 2019, 12:27pm EDT

Updated on:Oct 08, 2020, 3:17pm EDT

The original Woodstock concert took place Aug. 15-Aug. 18 in 1969. The three-day festival of love and music featured some of the biggest musical names from the summer of love, including Jimi Hendrix, Jefferson Airplane, Janis Joplin and The Who.

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