Anniversary of the woodstock Music Festival which affected half a Million People to a dairy farm in up state new york. Next an interview with woodstock cocreator Artie Kornfeld. He recalled how the concert came together, how he signed the Musical Artists and the business arrangements for the documentary film. This is half an hour. I wanted to be a baseball player but i always loved music and my mother always had Benny Goodman of the lombardos. Not guy lombardo, but the two brothers. They both had bands. One of the two guys who had the big bands. Anyway, she listened to big band music and my uncle loved jazz. And he was always listening to jazz. That was the influences i had. Then was your mother a pianist, a performer . No, my mother founded the freedom rides and became a very famous shes a founder of the freedom rides. If you get my book, youll see the letter that will blow your mind about shirley kornfeld. Shes a star in my family. Not me. Today you are the star. Im just a representa
This is half an hour. Wanted to be a baseball player, but i always loved music, and my mother always had beeny goodwin and the lombardos, one of the two guys that had the big bands. She was into big band music and my uncle loved listening to jazz so those were the influences i had. Was your mother a pianist . No. My mother founded the freedom rise, and if you get my group youll see the equality that will blow your mind about shirl kornfeld. Shes the star in my family, not me. Today you are the star. Well, im just a representative of a hope, of a dream. Capitol records was a new concept at the time and you took a pretty commanding position there. How did that happen . My good friend sold his stock in Martha Stewart and was change an of the board of emi records for 15 years. We met if you read my book youll see, we met by accident in a snack bar, and he had taken over the job working for donny kisher in, and if you were a writer, i had already had a record out when i was 16. I was signed
Folklife center. The library hosted this event as part of its summer lecture series. I am going to start the program off. I want to leave time for q a for stephen afterwards. I have a boatload of questions and i imagine the audience is going to as well. As littlewho know about the American Folklife Center as i did, i will share notes i jotted down. Our speaker today is Stephen Winick, who is with the Folklife Center. I will tell you more about his job and a second. The center is located at the library of congress, that is our theme for this month lecture series. The center was created in 1976 to preserve and present american folk life. Rather Ambitious Mission that involves researching,ocumentation, archiving performance, exhibitions, publications, everything that any Cultural Organization likes to do, the Folklife Center tries to do it. Is made up of 2700 collections, that is according to their website. It could it includes 150,000 sound recordings, 3 million items. Youll be sharing s
Stops in rochester and syracuse tomorrow. Dari oops, two of Donald Trumps biggest supporters wont vote for him in next weeks new york primary. Ivanka and eric are not eligible to vote. Trump admitted his kids missed the deadline to register with the Political Party before the primary. This is a close primary in new york state. Earlier today, the gop candidate explained what happened on fox news channel. He had a long time register and they were unaware of the rules and they didnt register in time. So they feel very, very guilty. They feel very guilty. Its fine. I understand that. Dari state records show trumps eldest son, donald, jr. , is a registered republican and his youngest daughter tiffany is registered as a republican in philadelphia. Steve Ohio Governor john kasich campaigning in upstate new york in troy this afternoon. He heads to Saratoga Springs tonight. In albany he made it clear that competitive if were going to get the unemployed back to work. Were not doing the best job
Nebraska, often celebrated for its sweeping plains and rich pioneer history, is also a wellspring of musical talent that has made an indelible mark on the music industry. From the heart of the Midwest, the Cornhusker State has produced a diverse array of artists whose influence spans across various genres, including indie rock, folk, country,