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Lang says that the salesman drove Lang, without Tiber, to Yasgur's farm. Sam Yasgur, son of Max Yasgur, agrees with Lang's version, and says that his mother, who is still alive, says Max did not know Tiber. Artie Kornfeld, a Woodstock organizer, has said he found out about Yasgur’s farm from his own sources. [13] [14]
Son of Woodstock Festival land owner Max Yasgur Samuel Stephen Yasgur (January 9, 1942 – June 23, 2016 [ 1 ] ) was an American attorney and Sullivan County, New York official. He was the son of Max Yasgur , who leased land on his 600 acres (2.4 km 2 ) dairy farm in Bethel, New York for the Woodstock Music & Art Festival in August 1969.
Taking Woodstock is a 2009 American historical musical comedy-drama film about the Woodstock Festival of 1969, directed by Ang Lee. The screenplay by James Schamus is based on the memoir Taking Woodstock: A True Story of a Riot, a Concert and a Life by Elliot Tiber and Tom Monte.
From Aug. 15-18, 1969, the Woodstock Music and Art Fair was held in Bethel, New York, on Max Yasgur's dairy farm. The music festival drew more than 460,000 attendees and is regarded as a pivotal ...
By MORGAN GIORDANO It has been 45 years since festival-goers began to populate the tiny town of Bethel, N.Y., but the legacy of Woodstock lives on. The officially billed 'Woodstock Music and Art ...
Sam Yasgur, son of Max Yasgur, agrees with Lang's version, and said that his mother, who is still alive, said that Max did not know Tiber. Artie Kornfeld, a Woodstock organizer, has said he found out about Yasgur’s farm from his own sources. [7] [8] The motel later became an Italian restaurant before being torn down in 2004.
Joel Rosenman (born 1942) conceived and co-created the Woodstock Festival in 1969. Rosenman thought of the idea for the three-day concert when he and business partner John Roberts were evaluating a proposal from Michael Lang and Artie Kornfeld for a recording studio in upstate New York. The four went on to create the event.
Yasgur's farm at 27 Yasgur Rd in Cochecton, New York, in 1999. Max Bernard Yasgur (December 15, 1919 – February 9, 1973) was an American farmer. He was the owner of the 600-acre (240 ha) dairy farm in Bethel, New York, where the Woodstock Music and Art Fair was held on August 15–18, 1969.