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>> day two of woodstock. the crowd is now 400,000 deep and waiting to be entertained. but santana is stuck in traffic, and that is when the organizers spot the lead singer of a psychedelic band out of berkeley called country joe and the fish, and they ask him to go solo. >> i said, well, i guess so. i mean, i dont have a guitar so they went and found a guitar and i said, i dont have a guitar strap. so they cut a piece of rope, and they said, go out to do something. so i went out and i did someth...

He had gotten physically in shape. he was really focused. he was really kind of like a new man. ♪ hold me now ♪ its hard for me to say im sorry ♪ >> no one -- there was never any one face in the band. but it became all about peter. ♪ after all that weve been through ♪ >> at first the focus did change, and there were videos. ♪ i promise to >> when we went in to record videos, the director would say, so whos the leader? what do you mean? there is no leader. you know, shoot all of us. "...

Out a bit. id like to thank you for that. >> youre talking to me, im going to talk to you. >> im not talking to you. im talking to the people who hit my lead singer in the head. >> youre talking to me. ill tell you whats happening. you are whats happening. >> no! ♪ ♪ one pill makes you larger, one makes you small ♪ ♪ and the ones that mother gives you dont do anything at all ♪ >> oh, thats what the story is here? oh, bummer. >> really, man. its scary. >> whos doing all the beating? >> ...

Crowd is now 400,000 deep, and waiting to be entertained. but santana is stuck in traffic. thats what organizers spot the lead singer of a psychedelic band out of berkeley called country joe and the fish, and they ask him to go solo. >> and i said, well, i guess so. i mean, i dont have a guitar. so they went and found a guitar. and i said, i dont have a guitar fret, so they cut a piece of rope, and they said, go out and do something. so i went out and i did something. >> at first, no one paid at...

♪ my girl, my girl >> in that era there was always the speculation kurts not doing well, kurt has drug problems. and nirvana "unplugged" was this kind of thing like the clouds parted. you know? and it seemed like everything was going to be okay. ♪ the whole night through [ cheers and applause ] >> from seattle tonight, word of an untimely death. >> the lead singer of nirvana shot and killed himself at his home in seattle, washington, today. >> it didnt come as a major surprise, but it was de...

[cheers and applause] japan january how did you all come together? how did this happen? >> how did we come together? >> the band started in a little garage on the sunshine coast of australia. and we just kind of met each other and traveled. kids out of school. former rock and roll band, it was a good time. steve: news boys united. united part is interesting. there was a phase one and now there is a phase 2. and now you are united. >> yeah, a while back peter started the band years ago i was in a...

About this kind of stuff and cheer and -- he talks about tariffs in china and immigration policy and people are screaming from their seats. i just -- i cant help it. i think its a healthyhy thing. >> mark: he said, you know, my best friend right now is jens stoltenberg who is the secretary general of nato and is barely a household name even in his own household, and yet the crowd is going wild as if hes the lead singer of the latest boy band. its amazing. >> and you know, if you believe in self-...

Come together and talk about this kind of stuff and cheer and coming out, he talks about tariffs in china and immigration policy and people are screaming from their seats. i just -- i cant help it. i think its a healthy thing. he >> mark: he said, you know, my best friend right now is jens stoltenberg who is the secretary general of nato and is barely a household name even in his old household and yet the crowd is going wild as if hes the lead singer of the latest boy then. its amazing. >> you k...

Gilroy, california. dan, what are you learning and what is the scene there where you are? >> hi, natalie. we are at the college, this is the reunification site for people to meet up. there are a little more than a hundred people here. as i was walking around, i encountered a gentleman who was performing with the band when the shots rang out. im going to pass the phone to him in awe moment. but he is the lead singer for the band. heard all of the gunshots and immediately left the stage. his name ...

If youve been the lead singer, if youve been gladys knight for years, its hard to go back to just being a pip. i think for white people in america, thats the great fear, that we henceforth will all just be pips. >> to come back to you, lenny, and well let adam back in. when president obama was trying to save the country from the greatest recession since the great depression, they all said, no, hes president, hes not legitimate to be president. they wouldnt do anything he wanted. president obama ...