Stills politicked very hard to get Neil Young into the group [CSN] over Crosby's and Nash's angry protest. Neil Young was still intent on making it as a solo artist but he hadn't broken out yet. By the time Stills was the power in the group and he wielded it with a heavy hand. (4 Way Street - Dave Zimmer).

1969 - The Woodstock Music and Art Festival was held at Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel, New York, near Woodstock. Although 10,000 or 20,000 people were expected, over 400,000 attended. Among the many artists who performed were CSNY, Jimi Hendrix, Joan Baez, Joe Crocker, The Who and the Grateful Dead. The weekend was rainy, the facilities were overcrowded, and attendees shared food, alcohol, and drugs, although no violence was reported. The Woodstock Festival represented the culmination of the counterculture of the 1960's and the high point of the "hippie era."
Top songs: 1."Crimson and Clover", Tommy Jones & the Shoulders 2."Everday People", Sly and the Family Stone 3."Dizzy", Tommy Roe