Woodstock has been called the defining event of a generation, a three-day festival in August 1969 that showcased some of the most iconic musical acts of the day. But more than that, it was a ...

The (about) 450,000 people who converged on Max Yasgur’s dairy farm in the summer of ’69 for Woodstock didn’t all experience three days of peace, love and music. Some endured miles of traffic snarls ...

“Woodstock” involved filmmakers who figure in this year’s awards ceremony. By Alissa Wilkinson The best documentary award became part of the Oscars in 1942, and the list of winners is genuinely ...

In the early morning hours between midnight and dawn (around 2:00 a.m.) on Sunday, August 17, 1969, Janis Joplin stepped on stage for her delayed, yet historic, set during the three-day Woodstock ...

There was a most unlikely casualty from the 1980s term Brat Pack: a major movie about the 1960s Woodstock music festival starring Andrew McCarthy and Emilio Estevez. In McCarthy's documentary "Brats," ...

Chip Monck may be the second-best known behind-the-scenes person from the original 1969 Woodstock festival, thanks to his having been drafted as a master of ceremonies for the daytime parts of the ...