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photo essay by michel arnaud p u b l i s h e r ssettingetting tthehe sscenecene In 1968, the Beatles closed their Apple Boutique at 94 Baker Street. Perhaps it was a sign of things to come. BY April 1970, the Fab Four had disbanded. Both Paul 4 and John were married. The ultimate “boy band” 5 had grown up. The Swinging Sixties had come to a end. pop music which had emerged and developed during the decade was in a state of transition. Influences of Hippie Culture, Folk Music, psychedelic drugs, and the anti-war movement in America had seeped into left: London was abuzz fashion, music, art and design. with activity giving a sign of things to come at the Isle of Wight Festival.
This was the scene that welcomed above: The official festival
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John Sebastian The showstopper of the Festival performed an 80-minute set, during which Zal Yanovsky, former Lovin’ Spoonful guitarist, made a surprise guest appearance. 16 17 18 19 20 21
played a controversial set, Following her rendition of “Woodstock”, a hippie named Yogi Joe interrupted her set to make a speech about Desolation Row. When Joe was hauled off by Joni’s manager, the audience began to boo
until Mitchell made an emotional appeal to them oni mitchell for some respect for the J performers. After the crowd quieted down,
Mitchell closed her set with “Big Yellow Taxi”. 22 23
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joan baez in an exclusive performance in Britian. joan was a top attraction at the Festival. as her husband was currently in prison in the States for draft evasion, she had refused to appear in her own country since woodstock. 26 27 28 29
T he star of the festival performed in the early hours of 31 August with Mitch Mitchell on drums and Billy Cox on bass. In
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