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OH 1480

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeKHAMMASH, Susan (b. 1951)

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 1480
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionHer recollections while attending the Texas International Pop Festival, August 30-September 1, 1969, in Lewisville, Texas. Her early interest in popular music, particularly The Beatles; her rejection of middle-class cultural values; influence of the Vietnam War on young people; her decision to attend the Texas International Pop Festival; her involvement with the Back-To-Earth movement; cowboys, bikers, and townfolk; security; alcohol and drug use; activities of the Hog Farm; medical and camping facilities; “Wavy Gravy” (Hugh Romney); Grand Funk Railroad, Led Zeppelin, Santana, Ten Years After, Chicago, and Janis Joplin; her thoughts about environmentalism; the women’s movement; the role of music as a reflection of the hippie movement of the Sixties.
Interviewer(s)Dennis Tittle
Physical Description48 pp.
Terms of UseOpen