The
Woodstock Music and Art Fair began on Max Yasgur's 600-acre farm in Bethel, New York. Estimates of total attendance vary among sources, while contemporary figures put the number at approximately 450,000 people. The three-day festival featured 24 acts, including
Jimi Hendrix, Joe Cocker,
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young,
Santana,
The Who,
Creedence Clearwater Revival,
Grateful Dead,
Janis Joplin,
The Band, Canned Heat,
Joan Baez,
Sly and the Family Stone and
Jefferson Airplane. Three people died during the festival, two children were born, and miscarriages were reported. The festival became one of the most significant events in the history of rock music and a symbol of the 1960s counterculture.
