Celebration at Big Sur 52 years old
Everyone did it... for the sheer love of it.
Star-studded show recorded at the Big Sur Folk Festival, Big Sur, California, September 13th and 14th, 1969. Joan Baez, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Joni Mitchell, John Sebastian, and others. This film captures a remarkable moment in folk, rock, and pop history - the famous folk festival that brought traditional acts like Dorothy Morrison & The Combs Sisters and Carol Ann Cisneros together with the psychedelic rockers of the day who were most deeply rooted in the folk revival. Older songs like ‘Oh Happy Day,’ ‘Rise And Shine,’ ‘All God’s Children,’ and ‘Swing Down, Sweet Chariot’ meet Joni Mitchell’s ‘Woodstock,’ Joan Baez’s ‘Sweet Sir Galahad,’ ‘Bob Dylan’s ‘I Shall Be Released,’ CSNY’s ‘Down By The River,’ and many more of the now-classic songs of what was then called the ‘new rock.’ The scene is notably intimate and - aside from one fan’s dustup with Stephen Stills - mellow, with many rare, close-up moments with the stars.
Credits
Celebration at Big Sur Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Joni Mitchell She was 28, now 81 years old | as Herself |
| Joan Baez She was 30, now 83 years old | as Herself |
| Stephen Stills He was 26, now 79 years old | as Himself |
| David Crosby He was 30, now 83 years old | as Himself |
| Neil Young He was 26, now 79 years old | as Herself |
| Gram Parsons He was 25, 26 years old when he died | as Himself |
| Graham Nash He was 29, now 82 years old | as Himself |
| Neil Young He was 26, now 79 years old | as Himself |
| John Sebastian He was 27, 49 years old when he died | as Himself |
Celebration at Big Sur Crew
| Name | Department |
|---|---|
| Johanna Demetrakas as Director. She was 34 (now 87) years old | Directing |
Celebration at Big Sur (52 years)
Everyone did it... for the sheer love of it.
- Release day: Friday, December 10, 1971
- Runtime: 82 minutes