the best part was joe cocker. we had never heard of them. we just sat there in all of joe cocker. was the best of everybody that was there. expected a disaster. nothing bad happened. the three of us survived. we woke up sunday morning. across to the other side, they fed us. guitar, they erected and became an iconic figure in the rock scene. for others, it was a validation. for some, it was the best show they ever played. the music did turn on a generation. turned -- did turn people on two bands they did not know before that. started, it was like a spiritual awakening. you can tell by the music how it progressed. music,ted off with full it went into british invasion. then it went into psychedelic. and talkedaround about the insights they thought they had gotten. nixon,ction of richard what made woodstock different from the moderate pop festival in 1967 or the newport jazz festival in the summer of 1969? guest: there were other festivals going on. woodstock was not that. the multi-day aspect of it was not unique, people camping, people having to make do with what they had, created a

the best part was joe cocker. we never heard of him. sat there in awe of joe cocker. >> i have a question for you. we have a twitter poll and i'd like you to answer it as well. the question is this, did the 1969 woodstock festival have a lasting impact on culture in america in a positive way, a negative way, or no impact at all? three areas that you can decide upon. right now a majority saying in a positive way. how would you answer that? >> caller: definitely positive. everybody was expecting a disaster. it was definitely positive. nothing bad happened there. the three of us survived. when we got up sunday morning, i forget what morning it was, we had gone up the hill to sleep for the night. we looked across the other side and there was a big tanker other there. we went over there and they fed us and gave us free water. the port sans were cleaner than some of the port o sans you see around baseball stadiums. it was a positive impact on me. everybody was nice. the people bugging us for the beer, we couldn't blame them. >> jeff, thank yo

the best part was joe cocker. we never heard of him. we just sat there in awe of joe cocker.magnificent. he was definitely the best of everybody that was there. >> thanks for phoning in. i have a question for you because we have a twitter poll. i'd like you to answer it as well. we encourage our viewers and listeners to answer the question as well from american history tv. the question is this, did the 1969 woodstock festival have a lasting impact on culture in america in a positive way, a negative way, or no impact at all? so three areas that you can decide upon. right now a majority saying in a positive way. how would you answer that, jeff? >> caller: definitely positive. everybody was expecting a disaster. it was definitely positive.ree u nothing bad happened there. i mean, the three of us survived. i mean, when we got up, i think it was sunday morning, i forget what morning it was, and we had gone up to the hill to sleep for the night.si we looked across the other side and there was a big tanker over there. we had milk and water. we went over there and they fed us hot dog