'We are all one': Woodstock photographer looks back 55 years later
CTV
In August 1969, American photographer Henry Diltz was on the phone with a friend who invited him to an outdoor concert he was organizing. The invitation was accepted, and within hours, Diltz was on his way to cover a massive counter-culture event set to take place on a dairy farm 60 kilometres from Woodstock, N.Y.
In August 1969, American photographer Henry Diltz was on the phone with a friend who was organizing an outdoor concert.
"He said, 'You should be out here at this music festival,'” Diltz recalls.
The invitation was accepted, and within hours, Diltz was on his way to cover a massive counter-culture event set to take place on a dairy farm 60 kilometres from Woodstock, N.Y.
“It was a huge concert and it was mainly about the music,” Diltz said.
From August 15 to 18, 32 acts performed, including Joan Baez, Santana, Grateful Dead, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix - some of the biggest musicians from that era.
Music historian Alan Cross said that without the tumultuous decade of 1960s, Woodstock would never have happened.
