Sam Yasgur
Sam Yasgur | |
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| Born | January 9, 1942 |
| Died | June 23, 2016 (aged 74) |
| Alma mater | Cornell University University of Chicago School of Law |
| Occupation(s) | 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.[2][5] He continues to practice law in New York and is currently the Sullivan County Attorney.[6]
Yasgur wrote a book about his father, Max B. Yasgur: The Woodstock Festival’s Famous Farmer, which was self-published in August 2009.[7]
Notes
- ^ "Sullivan County's long time attorney, Sam Yasgur, die". www.midhudsonnews.com. Retrieved 2016-07-14.
- ^ a b c d Yasgur, Sam. ""About the author," Sam Yasgur website". Retrieved 2009-09-07.
- ^ "Farmer With Soul:Max Yasgur". The New York Times. 1969-08-17.
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|coauthors=(help) - ^ Tiber, Elliot. "How Woodstock Happened", reprinted from the Times Herald-Record, Woodstock Commemorative Edition (1994)
- ^ https://books.google.com/books?id=OIzURniOBt4C&lpg=PA281&ots=lhEzFK8Xmt&dq=%22sam%20yasgur%22%20%22district%20attorney&pg=PA281#v=onepage&q=%22sam%20yasgur%22%20%22district%20attorney&f=false
- ^ http://www.timesunion.com/AspStories/story.asp?category=RENSSELAER&storyID=731554&BCCode=&newsdate=10/22/2008
- ^ Cohen, Howard (2009-08-15). "Two books about Woodstock bring readers back to Yasgur's farm". Pop Matters. Retrieved 2009-09-07.
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