Sam Yasgur
| Sam Yasgur | |
|---|---|
| Born |
January 9, 1942 Mamaroneck, New York  United States |
| Died |
June 23, 2016 (aged 74) Charles County, Maryland, U.S. |
| Alma mater |
Cornell University University of Chicago School of Law |
| Occupation | Attorney, author |
| Known for |
- Sullivan County Attorney - Son of Woodstock Festival land owner Max Yasgur |
Samuel S. "Sam" Yasgur (born 9 January 1942 - 23 June 2016[1]) was an attorney; Sullivan County, New York official; and the son of Max Yasgur, who leased land on his 600 acres (2.4 km2) dairy farm in Bethel, New York for the Woodstock Music & Art Festival in August 1969. Yasgur has said that his "consultations with his father" played a crucial role in the concert coming to Bethel.[2] He grew up on his father's farm, and was a graduate of Cornell University and the University of Chicago School of Law.[2]
Yasgur was a 27-year-old assistant district attorney in Manhattan[2][3] when his father allowed the Woodstock Festival to take place on his land. The concert had just been barred from taking place at the Orange County town of Wallkill, NY.[4] The Woodstock Festival took place from August 15 to 18, 1969.
Yasgur went on to become an attorney at Hall Dickler, and also served as Westchester County Attorney.
Yasgur wrote a book about his father, Max B. Yasgur: The Woodstock Festival’s Famous Farmer, which was self-published in August 2009.[5]
Notes
- ↑ "Sullivan County's long time attorney, Sam Yasgur, die". www.midhudsonnews.com. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
- 1 2 3 Yasgur, Sam. ""About the author," Sam Yasgur website". Retrieved 2009-09-07.
- ↑ "Farmer With Soul:Max Yasgur". The New York Times. 1969-08-17.
- ↑ Tiber, Elliot. "How Woodstock Happened", reprinted from the Times Herald-Record, Woodstock Commemorative Edition (1994)
- ↑ Cohen, Howard (2009-08-15). "Two books about Woodstock bring readers back to Yasgur's farm". Pop Matters. Retrieved 2009-09-07.