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The grandfather of Rock & Roll Productions that was the master of ceremonies for Woodstock, oversaw the Newport Folk Festival and has a resume full of iconic artists joins the show. 

What he designed as a youngster that McCormick purchased and how the first Wednesday of each month in 1954 became his escape and introduced him to numerous plays on Broadway. Bob Dylan wrote songs in his apartment!

Hear about Village Gate, Newport Folk Festival, Newport Jazz at same time toured with many named artists..Oh and then there is Sam Shepard! The Rolling stones in 1966 along with the music festivals at Monterey, Philadelphia, & Miami that saw the likes of Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Janis Joplin, Judy Garland, Pink Floyd, Fleetwood Mac, and many others!

In 1969, there was WOODSTOCK! He was the lightning designer who became the emcee. Hear stories about this iconic festival that includes his famous, “Don’t take the brown acid” speech. 

Crosby, Stills, Nash and Joni Mitchel at Greek Theatre, Eric Clapton’s Derek & the Dominos premiere, and The Rolling Stones free concert with the Hells Angels. His relationship with Paul Anka in Vegas, and dealing with Yoko Ono for a John Lennon concert, handling the lighting for Elvis in Hawaii in 1973. 

He received a Tony Award Nomination for lightning design of the Rocky Horror Picture Show! Zaire Festival with James Brown during the “Rumble in the Jungle.” How his license plates caused Bette Midler to drive into his car! Then there was the Beach Boys Stadium Tour and let’s not forget the 1984 Olympics! And this is just a snippet of his career!

Chip Monck Links:

Website: https://www.chipmonck.com/

Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chip_Monck

Chip Monck Stage Announcements @ Woodstock: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBysxN5ry-8

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