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Howard Smith was the only journalist phoning in live reports, broadcast nationally, throughout the weekend. Here are a handful.

Live from Woodstock pt.1

Live from Woodstock pt.2

Live from Woodstock pt.3

Live from Woodstock pt.4

Live from Woodstock pt.5

The Smith Tapes PODCAST - George Harrison

The Smith Tapes Podcast- Lou Reed

Dennis Hopper and Peter Fonda just returned from the premiere of "Easy Rider" at Cannes, 1969. It won't open in theaters for another 6 weeks. This is their first American interview-

Dennis Hopper / Easy Rider Radio spot PRX

An excerpt from a Howard Smith interview with John & Yoko in their rented NYC apartment in 1972. Howard dropped by with his tape recorder to find them listening to a Beatles marathon that was on the radio. He pressed "Record," and they spoke for over an hour.

John & Yoko: On Stage Fright

At their last show in England before this interview, things turned ugly with a crowd of skinheads in the audience. Here's the end of it.

pete townshend - run in with skinheads, university of liverpool, 1970

Jim Morrison

While recording her final album, and just days before her death, Howard interviewed Janis on the phone and asked her about the stir she's causing in the Women's Lib movement.

Janis Joplin

Zappa doesn't care about his audience. And then later on in the interview he gets much nastier...

Frank Zappa

Known for posing shirtless in photo shoots, and 3 months after appearing shirtless on the cover of Rolling Stone, Howard asks Jim Morrison about being a sex symbol.

Jim Morrison on being a sex symbol

In memory of Ravi Shankar, here are 2 minutes from his hour-long interview with Howard, Nov.21, 1971. He will be missed.

Ravi Shankar

David Gans and Gary Lambert host this weekly program on SiriusXM.
The interview with Ezra starts about 66 minutes in.

Tales from the Golden Road  12/30/2012

Lost interviews with rock stars and icons, recorded 1969-1972. Not heard since.

SOUND CHECK with Howard Smith

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