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OH 1538

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeKELLEY, Craig (b. 1952)
ProfessionsLocomotive engineer, commodities trader

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 1538
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionLocomotive engineer, commodities trader. His experiences while attending the Texas International Pop Festival, Lewisville, Texas, August 30-September 1, 1969. His upper middle-class upbringing in Lubbock, Texas; his activities as a teenager; clothing fashions of the Sixties; general discussion of the music of the Sixties; comments about the Beatles; his decision to attend the Texas International Pop Festival; skinny-dipping activities in Lake Dallas; activities of the Hog Farm at the festival; “bad trip” tents; comments about the “free stage” at the festival; performance of the Grand Funk Railroad; comments about the performances of Janis Joplin and Sam and Dave; comments about vocalist Minnie Ripperton and the Rotary Connection; lasting effects of the festival on his life.
Interviewer(s)Dennis Tittle
Physical Description61 pp.
Terms of UseOpen