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"To get the contracts, we had to have the credibility, and to get the credibility, we had to have the contracts, "Rosenman said.
Ventures solved the problem by promising paychecks unheard of in 1969. The big breakthrough came with the signing of the top psychedelic band of the day,
The Jefferson Airplane, for the incredible sum of $12,000. The Airplane usually took gigs for $5,000 to $6,000. Creedence Clearwater Revival signed for $11,500. The Who then came in for $12,500. The rest of the acts started to fall in line.
In all, Ventures spent $180,000 on talent. "I made a decision that we needed three major acts, and I told them I didn't care what it cost," Lang said. "If they had been asking $5,000, I'd say, 'Pay 'em $10,000.-Woodstock 69 ventures reading' Full post from this link.
So we paid the deposits, signed the contracts, and that was it: instant credibility."
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Woodstock 1969 best performance with incredible moments of America's biggest band in 1969.Reading full post with 10 video clips on Yousaytoo journal
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The Woodstock Music and Art Fair in 1969 drew more than 450,000 people to a pasture in Sullivan County.
The Woodstock Music and Art Fair in 1969 drew more than 450,000 people to a pasture in Sullivan County.
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Woodstock Ventures was trying to book the biggest rock'n'roll bands in America, but the rockers were reluctant to sign with an untested outfit that might be unable to deliver. "To get the contracts, we had to have the credibility, and to get the credibility, we had to have the contracts, "Rosenman said.
Ventures solved the problem by promising paychecks unheard of in 1969. The big breakthrough came with the signing of the top psychedelic band of the day,
The Jefferson Airplane, for the incredible sum of $12,000. The Airplane usually took gigs for $5,000 to $6,000. Creedence Clearwater Revival signed for $11,500. The Who then came in for $12,500. The rest of the acts started to fall in line.
In all, Ventures spent $180,000 on talent. "I made a decision that we needed three major acts, and I told them I didn't care what it cost," Lang said. "If they had been asking $5,000, I'd say, 'Pay 'em $10,000.-Woodstock 69 ventures reading' Full post from this link.
So we paid the deposits, signed the contracts, and that was it: instant credibility."
ALSO READING MORE "How Woods people "Grooving" on the sounds? ON this link and watch 10 video best performance in Woodstock 1969.
WOODSTOCK VENTURES VIDEO STORY.
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