Woodstock Turns 40: Top 9 Books
Celebrate the 40th anniversary of the three days of music that rocked the world.
Forty years after a crowd of nearly 500,000 gathered for three days of peace, love and music, "Good Morning America" is celebrating Woodstock's 40th anniversary. The iconic pop culture event is being remembered in so many ways, including in books.
We have some of the best of the bunch right here.
See our nine favorite Woodstock books below, and then check out "GMA" Books for more good reads.
Woodstock Revisited
50 Stories From Those Who Were There
Edited by Susan Reynolds
Susan Reynolds was "there." As a part of Woodstock, Reynolds saw firsthand one of the most significant musical events in American culture. "Woodstock Revisited" is the first and only book to chronicle the audience experience at Woodstock.
Read stories from 50 of the 500,000 attendees at the dairy farm in upstate New York, and gain new insight into three days that changed the world.
The Woodstock Story Book
Special 40th Anniversary Edition
Text by Linanne G. Sackett
Photographs by Barry Z. Levine
Barry Z. Levine, part of the Academy Award-winning "Woodstock" documentary team, photographed the three-day music festival. Levine arrived before the crowds and remained after the last of the audience had gone.
Levine took so many pictures that he had blisters on his index finger and thumb from clicking the shutter and advancing the film.
In "The Woodstock Story Book," more than 300 of Levine's pictures are compiled to offer a new look at the performers, personalities, audience and excitement that made up Woodstock.
Back to the Garden
The Story of Woodstock
By Pete Fornatale
Author and New York City disc jockey Pete Fornatale brings Woodstock to life through original interviews with Roger Daltry, Joan Baez, David Crosby, Richie Havens, Joe Cocker and dozens of headliners, organizers and fans.
Back to the Garden celebrates the iconic concert's 40th anniversary through the words of the people who were there. These interviews along with beautiful black and white photos document Richie Haven's legendary opening act, The Who's violent performance, the Grateful Dead's jam and Jimi Hendrix's famous guitar solo.
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