A generation speaks! Hear Woodstock memories from the people who lived it during WLIW21’s 40th anniversary special Woodstock Remembered.
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Louis and Emanuel Denaro
Louis Denaro shares his experience as an unsuspecting 7-year-old with his parents on the way to a Catskills weekend retreat suddenly surrounded by hippies and chaos! Louis recalls the fun, while his father Emanuel remembers the incident as one of the worst days of his life.
Francis Dumaurier
Rock fan Francis Dumaurier traveled from France to New York in search of rock ’n’ roll three days before Woodstock.
Jeremiah Horrigan
Rock fan Jeremiah Horrigan paints a picture of the festival experience, from buying tickets to witnessing Jimi Hendrix’s closing set.
Sandra Johnson
Sandra Johnson explains how the three-day festival changed her life.
Elliott Landy
Official Woodstock photographer Elliott Landy shares his unique perspective of the festival.
Glenn Nystrup
Glenn Nystrup shares his memories of winding up in Janis Joplin’s hotel room and seeing his favorite band, Jefferson Airplane.
Colleen Plimpton
Colleen Plimpton remembers exiting the festival covered in mud with her boyfriend, and later seeing that moment captured in Newsweek.



[...] Tomorrow at 8 p.m. WLIW21 celebrates the 40th anniversary of the legendary Woodstock festival — the pinnacle of hippie counterculture and, arguably, the greatest popular music event ever — with Woodstock Remembered. The new three-hour special features a look back at the music milestone through new interviews with people who attended the landmark event, including official Woodstock photographer Elliott Landy. Stories from hippies and rock fans include Colleen Plimpton, who was famously photographed by Newsweek exiting the festival covered in mud with her boyfriend; Glenn Nystrup, who wound up in the same hotel room as Janis Joplin; and Francis Dumaurier, who traveled from France to New York in search of rock ’n’ roll three days before Woodstock. Louis Salvatore Denaro also shares his experience as an unsuspecting 7-year-old with his parents on the way to a Catskills weekend retreat suddenly surrounded by hippies and chaos! Watch Woodstock Stories now. [...]