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Coffee Break: Woodstock

About 400,000 people attend the Woodstock Music and Arts Festival in Bethel, N.Y., August 16, 1969.
About 400,000 people attend the Woodstock Music and Arts Festival in Bethel, N.Y., August 16, 1969.AP Photo

August 15, 2019

It's the 50th anniversary of Woodstock today.

More than 400,000 people attended the festival held at Max Yasgur's 600-acre dairy farm in Bethel, New York, with thirty-two acts performing.

So for today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs do you want to hear that were played at Woodstock in 1969?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs played

Janis Joplin - To Love Somebody
The Band - The Weight
Sly and the Family Stone - Everyday People
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River
Jimi Hendrix - Purple Haze
Joe Cocker - I Shall Be Released
Jefferson Airplane - White Rabbit