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Son of Bethel
The 1969 Texas International Pop Festival

THE PRINCIPALS

The Officials

  • Sam Houston, Mayor of Lewisville
  • John Sartain, Lewisville City Manager
  • Ralph Adams, Lewisville Chief of Police

The Promoters

  • Angus Wynne III President, Showco, Inc., Dallas, Texas
  • Christopher Cowing President, Interpop Superfest Inc.. Atlanta, Georgia

The Musicians (in alphabetical order)

  • Delaney, Bonnie & Friends
  • Canned Heat
  • Chicago Transit Authority
  • James Cotton Blues Band
  • Grand Funk Railroad
  • Incredible String Band
  • Janis Joplin and the Kosmic Blues Band
  • B. B. King
  • Freddie King
  • Led Zeppelin
  • Herbie Mann
  • The Nazz
  • Rotary Connection
  • Sam and Dave
  • Santana
  • Sly and the Family Stone
  • Spirit
  • Sweetwater
  • Ten Years After
  • Tony Joe White

Aftermath     Sources

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