Woodstock Nation with the passage of time. Woodstock Nation The term Woodstock Nation refers specifically to the attendees of the original 1969 Woodstock Music and Arts Festival that took place from August 15–17 on the farm of Max Yasgur near Bethel, New York. It comes from the title of a book written later that year by Yippie activist Abbie Hoffman, describing his experiences at the festival. More generally, however, the term is used as a catch-all phrase for those individuals of the baby boomer generation in the United States who subscribed to the values of the American counterculture of the 1960s and
Santana (1969 album) songs' lengths are in accord with album's inner notes. Note: Tracks 10–12 are from the studio sessions for the album recorded in May 1969. Note: Tracks 1–6 are from the original studio sessions for the album recorded January 27–29, 1969. Production Santana (1969 album) Santana is the debut studio album by American Latin rock band Santana. It was released on August 30, 1969. Over half of the album's length is composed of instrumental music, recorded by what was originally a purely free-form jam band. At the suggestion of manager Bill Graham, the band took to writing more conventional songs for