http://xponentialmusic.org/blogs/885mmmm/2007/09/04/atlantic-city-rock-festival/ Just another Xponentialmusic.org weblog Fri, 21 Nov 2008 19:30:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=wordpress-mu-1.2.1 http://xponentialmusic.org/blogs/885mmmm/2007/09/04/atlantic-city-rock-festival/#comment-7909 Donna Greenberg Thu, 06 Sep 2007 01:09:02 +0000 http://xponentialmusic.org/blogs/885mmmm/2007/09/04/atlantic-city-rock-festival/#comment-7909 I am looking at the Atlantic City Pop Festival poster, which hangs right above my computer. Every time I see it, I sigh and think about how many talented musicians gathered for that -- as you said -- mostly forgotten concert before Woodstock. Santana was known as Santana Blues Band; it was Dr. John the Night Tripper back then....and Tim Buckley and Janis were still alive and playing then. And what a mix -- rock, jazz, blues, 50s doo-wop. Wow, those were the days! I am looking at the Atlantic City Pop Festival poster, which hangs right above my computer. Every time I see it, I sigh and think about how many talented musicians gathered for that — as you said — mostly forgotten concert before Woodstock. Santana was known as Santana Blues Band; it was Dr. John the Night Tripper back then….and Tim Buckley and Janis were still alive and playing then. And what a mix — rock, jazz, blues, 50s doo-wop. Wow, those were the days!

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