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OH 1527

About the Interviewee

IntervieweeCOREY, Harold (b. 1953)
ProfessionsBusinessman

About this oral history

Interview ID #OH 1527
Date(s) of interview
DescriptionBusinessman. His experiences while attending the Texas International Pop Festival, Lewisville, Texas, August 30-September 1, 1969. His parents’ reaction to the social, political, and cultural changes of the Sixties; his early interest in popular music; activities at Lee Park, Dallas, Texas, during the Sixties; protests against the Vietnam War; conflicts with the “redneck” culture; influence of the Beatles on the music of the Sixties; the influence of the “British Invasion”; his assessment of the Who; decision to attend the Texas International Pop Festival; meeting the Grand Funk Railroad at the festival; comments about “Wavy Gravy” and the Hog Farm; comments about Janis Joplin; comments about Led Zeppelin; sale and use of drugs; the trip tent; festival security; activities at the campgrounds; comments about Ten Years After; lasting effects of the festival on his life.
Interviewer(s)Dennis Tittle
Physical Description88 pp. plus documents (2 pp.)
Terms of UseOpen