Required fields are marked *. Lance Bragg was commissioned to do the original Atlanta Pop Festival Poster, and after doing the 1969 Atlanta Pop Festival Poster, he was subsequently called upon to do the 1969 Texas Pop Festival Poster, and the following year the 1970 Atlanta Pop Festival Poster. Was there in 70, car we we’re in broke down in Lexington My. I hope people appreciate how good he was there and how close in time we were to losing him. King / Procol Harum / Grand Funk Railroad / Mountain / Ten Years After / Ravi Shankar / Jimi Hendrix / Poco / Johnny Winter / Chambers Brothers / John Sebastian / Terry Reid / Spirit / Radar / Bloodrock / Hampton Grease Band: Middle Georgia Raceway: Byron, GA: Jun 13, 1970 There were others, including Joe Cocker, The Butterfield Blues Band, Canned Heat, Sweetwater, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Johnny Winter and Janis Joplin who would all appear at Woodstock a month or so later. The film of the Second Atlanta Pop Festival is not in a vault somewhere, or anywhere. There’s a cable TV documentary about (mostly) Hendrix at this festival- brought back forgotten memories of that epic extended weekend. Cooley was also one of the organizers of the Texas International Pop Festival a few weeks later on Labor Day weekend, as well as the second, and last, … they need to get back togather and make a recording. Peace and Be Wild; In Your On Style. Your email address will not be published. Atlanta Pop Festival Posters are an enduring symbol of historic musical events. I did get to see Grand Funk during the Shining On Tour with Wet Willie at the then Capital Center in largo, MD. Saw the Allman Brothers for the first time and was blown away. In 1971, Savage Grace, one of the bands who performed at the festival, released their second album, Savage Grace 2, which contained "Macon, Georgia", a song they had written about some of their festival experiences. HE HAS BEEN HOLDING THEM HOSTAGE FOR MONEY FOR YEARS. When you hear anything about The Atlanta Pop Festival, it’s very likely about the second one, from 1970. I was at the first Atlanta Pop Festival in ’69. Originally scheduled for July 3 to July 5, 1970, it did not finish until near dawn on the 6th. I don’t remember Ginger Baker or Jethro Tull.If they were there I must have been asleep! The Hells Angels were not hired to do security for either festival, and there is no evidence they were present at all. i WOULD LOVE TO SEE A LIST AS TO WHO PERFORMED AT WHAT TIME. Terrible traffic jam getting there and the heat was unbearable but I do remember seeing Grand Funk. Music from The Allman Brothers Band Live At The Atlanta International Pop Festival was initially released by Columbia Records in 1971 and featured select cuts from sets by ABB, Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Winter, Poco, Sly and the Family Stone and others. Alex Cooley was at the preview along with a large Atlanta group close to the festival back in the day. I was at that festival it was fantastic. Lots of good Grand Funk footage included. It was the only successor to the first Atlanta International Pop Festival … . It's festival time! It was my first festival and had a major effect on my mind. The following year the festival moved to the Middle Georgia Raceway in Byron, Georgia, and ran from 3 July and this time ran over three days. What a birthday! Their second album the one with the red cover is the first rock and roll album i ever purchased. Country: Canada. WAS THERE , AND WILL NEVER FORGET THOSE YEARS OF FESTIVALS. Some of the mainliners played down there. King, the Bob Seger System, Cactus, the Chambers Brothers, It’s A Beautiful Day, Spirit and the first white rock act signed to Motown, Rare Earth. Got to the Byron exit walked in to a gas station and ran into uncle bill and had a great time.grape juice and eggs. It was the only successor to the first Atlanta Pop Festival, which had been held the previous summer near Hampton, Georgia. Overs Kid & Herman Like Woodstock the organisers started out charging for tickets ($14) and again like Woodstock it ended up a free-festival the promoters, fearful for people’s safety opened the gates the let in the huge crowd. The first festival of its kind in the deep South; over 100,000 people braved the searing Georgia heat to see legendary performers. The film has not been in a vault, but languishing — much of it undeveloped — in producer Steve Rash’s barn somewhere on the East Coast. The Atlanta International Pop Festival. Get the latest rock news straight to your inbox! Mark is the reason i picked up the guitar in the first place. A 2"x 4" replica of the main ticket stub (ready for mounting) is available for an additional - $ 10.00 . Find and share Atlanta International Pop Festival 1970 setlists. The concert was organized by renowned concert promoter Alex Cooley, who also organized the Texas International Pop Festival held later in the summer of 1969. You had to be there to understand. Despite the very high temperatures, the whole affair passed off with no violence or trouble, but as with so many early festivals, the ability to buy decent food was woefully inadequate. October 21, 2020 Billy Sunday Allman Brothers Band, Music News & Reviews. And there is plenty of Grand Funk Railroad footage — at least in the version I saw. Santana, Country Joe and the Fish, It’s a Beautiful Day, Jefferson Airplane and many more. 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They really need to patch this thing up and get the three of them up on stage together again.Would love to take my son to see the real grand funk. Among the big names that had appeared at Woodstock and played here were John Sebastian, Ravi Shankar, Johnny Winter, Mountain, Richie Havens and the biggest name of all being Jimi Hendrix. My first concert with x boyfriend an 2 friends , the time of my life , will NEVER FOEGET !! sECONDLY, i WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE FILM. Drank beer backstage with Janis! Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. P.S. The Atlanta Journal Constitution reported between 350,000 to 500,000 attendees at this festival. Prince would shake his head on that S@#%&!. Atlanta International Pop Festival 1970 Allman Brothers Band / B.B. I was at the first APF with Herman Parker and Bobby Landrum. Museum quality second printing of the 1970 Atlanta International Pop Festival Poster printed on 100# acid-free cardstock using archival inks. I’m a Prince Fan-nutic but Prince in the Rock and Roll Hall be for Grand Funk Railroad. I went to the New Orleans Pop Festival two months later and and really dug it. What a gift you have been able to be there. I was at the 2nd Atlanta Pop Festival. IF YOU WANT TO SEE CONCERT FILM ON GFRR , INCLUDEDING SHEA CONCERT , GET MANAGER TERRY KNIGHT TO GIVE THEM UP – BEFORE WE ALL DIE. Never saw them in Alanta but did get to catch the sha stadium. It was neat seeing something from that far back and knowing that you were in the crowd. The Atlanta International Pop Festival Poster: In 1969, Cooley brought a new brand of entertainment to his home. Others were, Mott the Hoople, Giner Baker’s Air Force, Jethro Tull, Procol Harum and the vastly under-rated Terry Reid who nearly became the lead singer with Led Zeppelin but turned down the gig. Released: 1971. I was at Byron( for a week). According to the festival organizer Alex Cooley, “We had it all set where Jimi Hendrix would play his `Star-Spangled Banner’ right at midnight on the Fourth. I saw the director’s cut of the second pop film. If I knew how to post pics here, I would post a couple. The 1969 Festival included the likes of Led Zeppelin, Dave Brubeck and Janis Joplin. The first one’s to play were Grand Funk, and no one from here had ever heard of them before. It might get released, lots of legal issues and money problems. My Book, A Hippy Grows in Graceland, has a section called “Baroque Fest in Outlandisk” which is about my experiences at the 1970 Atlanta Festival. I was at both.The second was especially good;the best weekend of my life.We took Jaimoe’s girlfriend home;Benzena Hall:http://www.classcreator.com/Columbia-South-Carolina-C-A-Johnson-1964/class_profile.cfm?member_id=6315570, I remember seeing Ginger Baker getting an injection that brought him out of a stupor; 15 minutes later he was banging away on the drums…. I was kinda indisposed the next year so missed #2 in Byron…hospital for four months. The ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND have announced plans to re-issue their legendary performance at the July 4, 1970 Atlanta International Pop Festival. This is a film that is just as, if not more important than Woodstock. Rockers today don’t have a clue! It’s high time some sort of compilation film be released before those of us who were there all kick off! Lived a life time in three days was a wonderful time in my youth. Would give a body part now to have attended. 1970 Atlanta Pop Festival T-Shirt - White Be the first to write a review High quality, regular fit, 100% cotton, preshrunk white commemorative t-shirt featuring the 1970 Atlanta Pop Festival poster artwork printed in maroon ink. Tull never showed up… i don’t remember ginger either but the water was electric. A field adjacent to the track was the location of the Second Atlanta International Pop Festival in 1970, commonly called the Byron Pop Festival, which drew hundreds of thousands people. It was worth the hassle. I’ll never forget Canned Heat’s performance and when Bob (Bear) Hyte belts out his reminder, “Don’t forget to Boogie” ! I loved that band,every songs they did were great! It was a great weekend, Hot Hot Hot, but great music and great friends! On the first weekend of July, the Atlanta Pop Festival attracted 140,000, although reports do vary, to the Atlanta International Raceway in Hampton, Georgia, 20 miles south of the city from which it took its name. I was there in 70 and it was a life-changing for me. Caught a grand funk show a while back they were terrible ,nothing like they were with mark. There was again Grand Funk Railroad – fact becoming a big name in the USA – and the brilliantly named Cat Mother & the All Night Newsboys. Crowd estimates vary from 200,000 to 600,000. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. The second Atlanta International Pop Festival was a rock festival held in a soybean field adjacent to the Middle Georgia Raceway in Byron, Georgia, from July 3–5, 1970, although it did not finish until near dawn on the 6th. Attended by over half a million people, the band's epic performances showed clear signs on what was to come on future live albums like 1971's At Fillmore East and 1972's Eat A Peach.. Set for digital re-release on October 23, 2020 and on CD in … Also in 1971, Columbia Records released a triple-LP re… Was at the 1970 show! The summer of ’69 really was the summer of the rock festivals. Jun 8, 2014 - Explore Ed Byrd's board "ATLANTA POP FESTIVAL", followed by 985 people on Pinterest. Title of the film is ‘Jimi Hendrix: Electric Church ‘. If you were at Byron there was a free stage acoss the road where most of us camped.i believe it was (a baptist campground). Spent my 21st birthday there. The pop festival’s promoter, Alex Cooley, very much wants the project to be finished and released, but the cost of doing so is exorbitant. Local favourites The Allman Brothers Band were there along with B.B. Best Loretta Lynn Songs: 20 Essential Country Tunes, ‘Control’: How Self-Assertion Made Janet Jackson An Icon, Best Wes Montgomery Pieces: 20 Jazz Essentials, ‘Birth Of The Cool’: How Miles Davis Started A Jazz Revolution. The second Atlanta International Pop Festival was a rock festival held in a soybean field adjacent to the Middle Georgia Raceway in Byron, Georgia, from July 3–5, 1970, although it did not finish until near dawn on the 6th. King / Procol Harum / Grand Funk Railroad / Mountain / Ten Years After / Ravi Shankar / Jimi Hendrix / Poco / Johnny Winter / Chambers Brothers / John Sebastian / Terry Reid / Spirit / Radar / Bloodrock / Hampton Grease Band: Middle Georgia Raceway: Byron, GA: Jun 22, 1969 The film is apparently in a vault somewhere in Philadelphia. their seems to be some legal bullshit between Mark and the other members of grand funk . i wish i can get a hold of the film,i would love to see GRAND FUNK. Portions of the Allmans’ set in front of over 500,000 people were initially released by Columbia Records back in 1971, and also featured select cuts from Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Winter, Poco, Sly & The Family Stone, and others. What an EPIC experience, so glad I went even 8 months pregnant, in the heat. Practically every weekend during that long hot summer there was a gig somewhere in America, the UK and in many other countries in the Northern Hemisphere. The Atlanta International Pop Festival was one of the biggest fests in 1969, boasting Grand Funk Railroad, Led Zeppelin, Joe Cocker and CCR on the line-up. There is a bit of a bargain-basement feel to this collection -- three LPs in an ungainly package, one devoted to the now-forgotten Second Atlanta International Pop Festival (July 3-5, 1970) and the other two taken from the Third Isle of Wight Festival (Aug. 26-31, 1970), which according to many sources attracted a larger audience than Woodstock. Label: Columbia ‎– G3X 30805. Not long after the festival, little-known country singer Paul Wilson recorded a song called "Hippie Invasion" about what he considered to be the seamier side of the festival crowds, which was released on a 45 rpm record by Country Town Records. There is a video on Utube of them playing, found it by doing a search for Atlanta Pop Festival. whats the !@#$%&? Cooley took over and the festival was to take place in the same area. The First Great Rock Festivals Of The Seventies - Isle Of Wight / Atlanta Pop Festival. The second Atlanta International Pop Festival was a music festival held in a soybean field adjacent to the Middle Georgia Raceway in Byron, Georgia. If I could re-live any part of my life, it would be those three days. The photo of Grand Funk is not from either of the two Atlanta Pop Festivals. 50th Anniversary Special - $ 50.00 . We were there will never forget Janice Joplin , Big Brother an the Holding Company and many others that played At the Second Atlanta Pop Festival in 1970, none of the following artists actually performed: Ravi Shankar, Ginger Baker’s Air Force, Jethro Tull (although all of them were named on posters and in other advertising). Would have been at Atlanta in ’70 but by then I was serving Uncle Sam. The Atlanta International Pop Festival was one of the biggest fests in 1969, boasting Grand Funk Railroad, Led Zeppelin, Joe Cocker and CCR on the line-up. The Allmans’ Atlanta Pop entire set was issued in full by Sony Legacy back in 2003, and has been out of print since. Oh, my gosh, the stories I could tell. About two years ago I saw a rough cut of what Rash envisions the film being at a private screening. The rock festival had come South and it was a massive event. Since then, the Hendrix footage has all been developed and will be released on blu-ray as Electric Church. It was the only successor to the first Atlanta Pop Festival, which had been held the previous summer near Hampton, Georgia. DOME GROUPS i FORGOT. I was at the fESTIVALON 70. i GOT THERE RIGHT AFTER THEY oPENED THE GATES.. i GAVE A HELLS ANGEL’S BABE A pbr FOR ADMISSION. This album lot of people hated, but I saw it as a chance in direction, but still funky. Attended by over half a million people, the band’s epic performances showed clear signs on what was to come on future live albums like 1971’s At Fillmore … You’re so right about it being life changing! The ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND have announced plans to re-issue their legendary performance at the July 4, 1970 Atlanta International Pop Festival. Went to many festivals in those days and nothing came close to that whole scene. Jimi, and the Allman Brothers, Lord have mercy! Decades later, this experience motivated me to attend a few Rainbow Gatherings. I was there too! As to the comment above ,they sort of are back together , without Mark. Those three days were life-changing, the best time of my life, and nothing has ever topped it. Grateful Dead played all night. It is in very decent shape and a full-length feature documentary film has been put together for public release, although when it will be available is still unknown. We told him to signal us when he was about 10 minutes from being done because we needed that much leeway to set off the fireworks above the stage. Atlanta International Pop Festival 1970 Allman Brothers Band / B.B. Measures 22" x28". See more ideas about atlanta, festival, pop. Jimi got so into his solo he just forgot. Perhaps closer to 200,000, this so called "Woodstock of the South" made an indelible impression on the South and helped propel The Allman Brothers Band and Southern Rock into the National spotlight. Follow the Classic Rockers Then & Now playlist for more classic rock songs. Words can’t describe! The Allman Brothers Band Atlanta Pop set was issued in full by Sony Legacy in 2003, and has been out of print since, and is now being made available … A quick primer of well-known music festivals from the late 1960’s/early 1970’s might looks something like this – Monterey Pop, Woodstock, Altamont, Summer Jam and the Atlanta International Pop Festival. It needs to be seen. Hitchhiked and took bus rest of way. it was the 60’s and I was “THERE”, There is more about this festival at http://electriccollage.com. IF YOU WANT TO SEE ANY FILM ON GFRR , TERRY KNIGHT HAS BEEN HOLDING IT HOSTAGE FOR $$$ FROM THE BAND , INCLUDES SHEA CONCERT. I was 10 at the time, but I do remember the event occurring. That is not to say it won’t happen. For the first time anywhere -- officially or not -- two (mostly) complete performances by the Allman Brothers at the Atlanta International Pop Festival over the Fourth of July weekend (they were the bookends of the fest) in 1970 have been issued with stellar sound, complete annotation and cool liner notes. The first Atlanta International Pop Festival was held on the July 4 & 5, 1969 holiday weekend at the Atlanta International Raceway in Hampton, Georgia. Format: 3 × Vinyl, LP, Album. Crowd estimates ranged from the high tens of thousands to as high as 150,000. Hate I missed that one! However he brought his own bands and changed the name to Mar Y Sol ( Sea And Sun ). The festival was organized by a promotional team that included Chris Cowing, Robin Conant and Alex Cooley. Apparently Jimi also forgot about the fireworks because when the first one went off, he jumped about 10 feet!”, There was a healthy contingent of British artists led by Ten Years After who had become very big in America on the back of their Woodstock appearance. Your email address will not be published. Well! Please have someone remaster it and release it. Great times, the guys that I worked with at that time thought that I was crazy for taking time off to got to this event. ANOTHER FILM (DVD) of Jimi Hendrix only, will be released before the end of 2015 by the Hendrix family. They had stood outside chanting, “Free, free, free. Instead he resuscitated a dying project; a festival being planned on the island in 1971 which was to be called “Fiesta Del Sol” ( Party of the Sun ). It was way better than awesome. The Allman Brothers Band /Whipping Post / Live At the Atlanta International Pop Festival July 3 & 5, 1970 (1971) The Allman Brothers Band /Mountain Jam/ The Allman Brothers Band (Live At the Atlanta International Pop Festival July 3 & 5, 1970) (1971) Sweet Smoke /Baby Night/ Just a Poke (1970) Fleetwood Mac /Only You/ The Vintage Years Live (2002) The audio is already available as Freedom, a double CD. The only problem we had was finding a bathroom. In a headline in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, it said, “Music fans stay orderly despite the heat, wine, drugs.” The PA was supplied by Hanley Sound of Medford, Massachusetts, and the lights were the work of The Electric Collage of Atlanta, both companies doing the same thing a year later. (Laserdisc, 12", S/Sided, Comp, Mono, NTSC, CLV), Johnny B. Goode An Original Video Soundtrack, Los Primeros Grandes Festivales De Rock De Los Setenta - Isle Of Wight / Atlanta Pop Festival, Electric Church Atlanta Pop Festival July 4, 1970, Johnny B. Goode (An Original Video Soundtrack), Electric Church (Atlanta Pop Festival July 4, 1970), Live At The Atlanta International Pop Festival July 3 & 5, 1970, The First Great Rock Festivals Of The Seventies - Isle Of Wight / Atlanta Pop Festival, Live at the Atlanta International Pop Festival, Johnny B. Goode - Original Video Soundtrack, High Voltage At Atlanta Pop & Electric Lady Studios. Various ‎– The First Great Rock Festivals Of The Seventies - Isle Of Wight / Atlanta Pop Festival ‎– G3X 30805 3 × Vinyl, LP Canada IMPORT 1971 Jazz, Blues Rock, Folk Rock, - VG++/EX x3 Jan 1, 1971 I was there, so I’ve been told. But their have been no new recording in years . It was the only successor to the first Atlanta Pop Festival, which had been held the previous summer near Hampton, Georgia. Photo: Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images. The first Atlanta International Pop Festival was a rock festival held at the Atlanta International Raceway in Hampton, Georgia, twenty miles south of Atlanta, on the July Fourth (Friday) weekend, 1969, more than a month before Woodstock. The larger, more storied second incarnation at Byron, Georgia is what I’ll be covering, though. The second Atlanta International Pop Festival was a rock festival held in a soybean field adjacent to the Middle Georgia Raceway in Byron, Georgia, from July 3–5, 1970, although it did not finish until near dawn on the 6th. As noted above, some acts were advertised but never appeared. The festival ran over two days and among the acts appearing were Booker T. & the M.G.s, The Dave Brubeck Trio with Gerry Mulligan, Delaney and Bonnie and Friends, Grand Funk Railroad, Ten Wheel Drive, Tommy James and the Shondells, Chicago Transit Authority and Led Zeppelin. The latest installment is the double-disc Live at the Atlanta International Pop Festival July 3 & 5, 1970, and it is yet another gem. I was there and remember Grand Funk. Given the extra day there were many more bands appearing. Music belongs to the people” and threatened to overwhelm the bikers/Hells Angels who had, like Altamont, been hired to handle security. long live grand funk. It will be on PBS as well as DVD. Other live recordings were released on the albums Fillmore East, February 1970, Live at Ludlow Garage: 1970, Live at the Atlanta International Pop Festival: July 3 & 5, 1970, The Fillmore Concerts, and deluxe edition of At Fillmore East (1971). All the music was amazing. This second printing of Atlanta Pop Festival Poster lithographs was produced with archival ink on acid-free museum quality poster stock, resulting in their appearance surpassing that of the first printing, in addition to lasting for generations without the color fading associated with the earlier printing. I still have all there albums including All the Girls in the World Beware. Although all this material from one small chunk of the band s history may be too much for the casual fan, the diehards are undoubtedly eating it up.