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eBay I played at this Festival with the Peanut Butter Conspiracy. It had been raining and these people were reveling in the rain. We were on stage and I went up to my mic and said : "We're gonna play a Carole King song, "LADY PLEASURE WITH THE SUNSHINE EYES" and bring the sun out! We started doing the song and the sun came out and everyone went crazy!! Sky River Rock Festival, 1968 August31 September 2Poster from the Sky River Rock Festival and Lighter Than Air Fair, held over Labor Day weekend, August 31through September 2, 1968 at Betty Nelson's farm in Snohomish County Washington Main design is a black and white photograph of a large number of people covered in mud against a blue tinted background of clothed people from the same photograph. There is some creases - see picture. Will ship in tube - poster measures 18" x 24".The first Sky River Rock Festival and Lighter than Air Fair', took place on August 28 through September 3, 1968; the town of Sultan Washington was visited by approximately 4,000-5,000 young people during the festival. Though the event was ticketed, many people showed up without tickets and snuck in. The promoters claimed to have lost $6,000, although proceeds were to be donated to the Mexican American Federation of Washington, the Foundation for American Indian Rights and the Central Area Peace and Improvement Cooperative. The Camlin Hotel hosted performers for the festival.Bands and musicians scheduled in the lineup were; the Santana CountryJoe and the Fish RichardPryor DinoValente Freedom Highway, Blues Feedback, SandyBull Cleanliness and Godliness Skiffle Band, JohnFahey,Byron Pope Ensemble, H P Lovecraft PinkFloyd (who were on the poster but in Europe at the time and did not play) CountryWeather Easy Chair, Floating Bridge, Steppenwolf FrumiousBandersnatch NewLost City Ramblers,It'sa Beautiful Day TheYoungbloods My Indole Ring, Mother Tucker's Yellow Duck BillyRoberts Alice Stuart Thomas, JoshWhite SanFrancisco Mime Troupe Ramblin Jack Elliot Juggernaut Phoenix, Sons of Champlin,Mystic Knights of the Sea, Gale Garnett's band The Gentle Reign (sans Garnett), The Peanut Butter Conspiracy Marble Farm, The Allman Joys,Black Snake Boogie, Flamin Groovies Salvation Anonymous Artists of America. Thelast day members of the GratefulDead jammedwith JamesCotton BigMama Thornton,and BillyRoberts.

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