Friday, March 29, 2024

RIP Michael Lang, the Man Who Brought Us Woodstock and Changed a Generation

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Is there any more powerful event in the popular culture than Woodstock?

The summer of ’69 gave us the first mass rock concert experience, way beyond Monterey Pop. It changed everything, gave us dozens of music acts, lasting music, created the rock festival. Everyone wanted to be there. Everyone said they were there even if they weren’t.

Michael Lang did all that. He has died at age 77 from cancer. I met him several times. He was a sweet guy who was ruthless when he put Woodstock on and never really recovered from it. Woodstock was his one incredible moment. It will never be forgotten.

Rest in peace.

 

Roger Friedman
Roger Friedmanhttps://www.showbiz411.com
Roger Friedman began his Showbiz411 column in April 2009 after 10 years with Fox News, where he created the Fox411 column. His movie reviews are carried by Rotten Tomatoes, and he is a member of both the movie and TV branches of the Critics Choice Awards. His articles have appeared in dozens of publications over the years including New York Magazine, where he wrote the Intelligencer column in the mid 90s and covered the OJ Simpson trial, and Fox News (when it wasn't so crazy) where he covered Michael Jackson. He is also the writer and co-producer of "Only the Strong Survive," a selection of the Cannes, Sundance, and Telluride Film festivals, directed by DA Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus.
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