OH 1480 | Oral History

OH 1480

Her 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.

About this Oral History

Physical Description 48 pp.
Terms of Use Open
Interviewer(s) Dennis Tittle
Date of Interview March 2, 2003

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