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Woodstock acts for Michael Lang

by Anna Weggel and Jade

January 10, 2022

David Brown and Carlos Santana perform at Woodstock, 1969.
David Brown and Carlos Santana perform at Woodstock, 1969.Tucker Ransom/Getty Images

Michael Lang, co-creator of the Woodstock Music & Art Fair, died on Saturday at the age of 77.

"Woodstock was a test of whether people of our generation really believed in one another and the world we were struggling to create," Lang wrote in his 2009 book The Road to Woodstock. "How would we do when we were in charge? Could we live as the peaceful community we envisioned? I'd hoped we could."

For today’s 9:30 Coffee Break, what acts from Woodstock would you like to hear in honor of Michael Lang?


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