Camille Moore
Roy Rogers Was Supposed To Play Last
Jimi Hendrix was not supposed to be the festival closer; it was intended to be singing cowboy Roy Rogers. Michael Lang and his co-organizers wanted to have the show closed out with the famous song “Happy Trails.”
However, Rogers turned it down because he was a Republican, a pro-Vietnam War, and the antithesis of everything they stood for. It all worked out, though, because Hendrix closed the weekend with an iconic performance.