Wavy Gravy: “Please Chief” of Woodstock

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Wavy Gravy: “Please Chief” of Woodstock American Experience

Premiered July 18, 2019

Wavy Gravy: “Please Chief” of Woodstock

Hugh Romney, aka Wavy Gravy, was an American figure of the 1960s counter culture.

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Watch chapter 1 of Woodstock.

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Chapter 1 | Woodstock

In 1969, Joel Rosenman and his partners met to brainstorm what would become Woodstock.

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Joel Rosenman: Woodstock Producer

They came for the concert of their lives, but most experienced something far more profound

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Official Trailer | Woodstock | PBS

Bill Hanley made Woodstock sound system that forever shaped our collective memory.

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The Sound of Woodstock

Max Yasgur, a dairy farmer agreed to host Woodstock on his property.

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Max Yasgur: Woodstock’s unexpected champion

Hugh Romney, aka Wavy Gravy, was an American figure of the 1960s counter culture.

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Wavy Gravy: “Please Chief” of Woodstock

In 1969, about half a million people gathered at a farm in upstate New York to hear music.

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Trailer | Woodstock

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