The Wind in the Willows (band) The Wind in the Willows (band) The Wind in the Willows was an American band which included Deborah Harry as a back-up vocalist. The band took its name from British writer Kenneth Grahame's "The Wind in the Willows", a classic of children's literature. The band's only album, the self-titled "The Wind in the Willows" (1968, Capitol Records LP2956), grazed the charts at #195. The band broke up shortly after failing to achieve commercial success or critical acclaim. The following year Artie Kornfeld, the producer of the album, went on to be the music producer of the Woodstock festival in 1969.
Battle of the Willows Battle of the Willows The Battle of the Willows (377) took place at a place called "ad Salices" ("town by the willows"), or according to Ammianus, a road way-station called "Ad Salices" ("by the Willows"); probably located within 15 kilometres of Marcianople (modern day Dobrudja, Bulgaria), although its exact location is unknown. Forces from the Western Roman Empire under the command of Richomeres advanced westward, while forces of the eastern Roman Empire under Traianus and Profuturus advanced northward where they joined forces to attack the Goths who had recently rebelled under command of Fritigern. and were laying waste to the