Stealing Dylan from Woodstock: When the World Came to the Isle of Wight
Ray Foulk
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Description for Stealing Dylan from Woodstock: When the World Came to the Isle of Wight
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For a time, the Isle of Wight Festivals transformed a sleepy English island into the rock'n'roll capital of the world. From promoting a one-nighter in 1968, to raise funds for a local swimming pool, the young Foulk brothers were able to outperform Woodstock, by signing the world-exclusive appearance of rock's poet laureate, Bob Dylan. The de facto leader of the counterculture had been hidden away in the artist-town of Woodstock, rarely seen after a motorcycle accident three years earlier. He turned his back on the eponymous festival, put there to persuade him to come out and play, and ... Read more
For a time, the Isle of Wight Festivals transformed a sleepy English island into the rock'n'roll capital of the world. From promoting a one-nighter in 1968, to raise funds for a local swimming pool, the young Foulk brothers were able to outperform Woodstock, by signing the world-exclusive appearance of rock's poet laureate, Bob Dylan. The de facto leader of the counterculture had been hidden away in the artist-town of Woodstock, rarely seen after a motorcycle accident three years earlier. He turned his back on the eponymous festival, put there to persuade him to come out and play, and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Medina Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
312
Place of Publication
Newport, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781909339507
SKU
V9781909339507
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-25
About Ray Foulk
RAY FOULK, now based in Oxford, has fostered many passions since his early days as a promoter. After the dizzy heights of the Isle of Wight Festivals and stadium events in London, the Foulk brothers were head-hunted by the Milton Keynes Development Corporation to help plan the leisure content of their new city. Through this Ray brought the inventor/scientist/ designer ... Read more
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