Timeline Sunday 17 August 1969

Events on Sunday 17 August 1969 6

• 1969 Hurricane Camille Strikes the US Gulf Coast One of the most intense hurricanes on record devastates Mississippi Hurricane Camille made landfall on the Mississippi Gulf Coast on 17 August 1969 as a Category 5 storm with winds estimated near 175 mph. The hurricane killed about 250 people and caused catastrophic damage across the region.
• 1969 Janis Joplin plays Woodstock Early hours of Sunday Performs in the early hours of the second night.
• 1969 Sly and the Family Stone play Woodstock Night set One of the festival's most celebrated performances.
• 1969 The Band play Woodstock Sunday night set Play the festival close to their own home in the Catskills.
• 1969 The Who play Woodstock Dawn set Play Tommy as the sun rises — Townshend kicks Abbie Hoffman off the stage.
• 1969 Woodstock festival Blood, Sweat & Tears perform at the Woodstock Music & Art Fair on 17 August 1969 — one of the defining cultural events of the 20th century. Their performance, broadcast to the estimated 400,000 people on Max Yasgur's farm, demonstrates their ability to hold a massive outdoor crowd with their nine-piece brass-rock sound. Clayton-Thomas is at the centre of it — commanding, soulful, larger than life. The Woodstock appearance cements BS&T's status as one of the defining bands of their era.