Saw this about Woodstock and Roy Rogers. Had the honor of meeting him briefly once. He said "happy trails" as he walked off. It was great.
The revelation that old-timey TV cowboy Roy Rogers had actually been invited, as well, remains something of a shock. Apparently, as Michael Lang relayed in an interview for the expanded Woodstock DVD, the idea was for Rogers to close out the festival with a rendition of 'Happy Trails.' It didn't happen, of course, but only because “his manager didn’t think it was such a great idea.” Hard to argue with that, isn't it?
The revelation that old-timey TV cowboy Roy Rogers had actually been invited, as well, remains something of a shock. Apparently, as Michael Lang relayed in an interview for the expanded Woodstock DVD, the idea was for Rogers to close out the festival with a rendition of 'Happy Trails.' It didn't happen, of course, but only because “his manager didn’t think it was such a great idea.” Hard to argue with that, isn't it?
