Fans Remember The Legacy Of Woodstock Co-Founder Michael Lang

On Sunday, January 9, Woodstock co-founder Michael Lang passed away.

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He was only 77 years old.

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Lang passed away at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City.

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According to his family, Lang died from a rare form of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma.

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Before Woodstock, Lang organized the Miami Pop Festival in 1968.

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He later planned Woodstock with Artie Kornfeld, Joel Rosenman, and John P. Roberts.

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The iconic festival was held in Bethel, New York, from August 15-18th in 1969.

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More than 400,000 people attended the festival.

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It was headlined by the Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Jimi Hendrix, and many more.

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