Oral history interview with Joe Cole, 2004 January 20.

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Oral history interview with Joe Cole, 2004 January 20.

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Interview with Joe Cole, photojournalist and artist, concerning his experiences while attending the Texas International Pop Festival, Lewisville, Texas, August 30-September 1, 1969. His parents' reaction to changes in the Sixties; his introduction to marijuana, 1967; his attraction to the music of the Beatles; his initial introduction to the Fort Worth hippie culture; his views toward the Vietnam War; obtaining an agricultural exemption from his local draft board, 1965; comments about Sixties music and its message; his decision to attend the Texas International Pop Festival; comments about Chicago Transit Authority, Canned Heat, and Led Zeppelin; activities of the Hog Farm; drug usage at the festival; comments about the friendly mood of the crowd; festival security personnel; "bad trip" tents; skinny-dipping in Lake Dallas; lasting influence of the festival on his life.

95 leaves ; 29 cm.

University of North Texas Library, UNT

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University of North Texas Library, UNT

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The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960. The core lineup of the band comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are widely regarded as the most influential band of all time and were integral to the development of 1960s counterculture and the recognition of popular music as an art form. Rooted in skiffle, beat and 1950s rock 'n' roll, their sound incorporated elements of classical music and traditional pop in innovative ways. The band al...

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