The Year of 1969
Rolling Stone Issue 42

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The 1960s came to an end with triumphs like the moon landing and the Woodstock Arts and Music Festival, as well as severe low points like Altamont and the beginning of the Vietnam War draft lottery. In our definitive cover story on Woodstock, Greil Marcus reports from the grounds about everything from the music and the weather to the traffic jams and the entire unforgettable weekend that changed rock & roll.