The summer of 1969 was famous for many things, including the subject of today's episode. If you were alive back then, and a fan of music, you might have found yourself at the Woodstock Festival in New York. What else was going on around the country while hundreds of thousands of fans were rocking out to some of the most famous musicians of all time?

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SOUND SOURCES

Al Jolson. “I’ll Say She Does.” www.pixabay.com/music.

Lucille Hegamin and The Dixie Daisies. “Cold Winter Blues.” www.pixabay.com/music.

Sophie Tucker. “Reuben Rag.” www.pixabay.com/music.