Hit Parade: We Are Stardust, We Are Gold-Certified
b'Are you tired of hearing how awe-inspiring the Woodstock Music and Art Fair was 50 years ago for 400,000 lucky hippies in Bethel, New York? Imagine how the people of 1969 felt\\u2014specifically the millions who couldn\\u2019t go. Yet, in the age before YouTube and social media, the rest of America did catch Woodstock fever\\u2014weeks, months, even a year or more later\\u2014and they made stars out of many of the performers. By 1970, not only was the Woodstock movie dominating the box office; the soundtrack album and a constellation of Woodstock stars were crushing the Billboard charts.\\nThis month\\u2019s Hit Parade offers a new take on Woodstock: To understand its legacy, you have to look at the charts long after August 1969. Chris Molanphy counts down 10 acts\\u2014some of them music legends, some of them short-lived hitmakers\\u2014who were materially boosted by the festival: from a guy hanging out backstage who got shoved onstage by desperate show organizers; to the band who loathed the whole experience yet saw their albums reach new chart heights; to the young man who arrived with no discography but kicked off one of the longest hitmaking careers in rock history. \\nPodcast production by Chau Tu.\\nSlate Plus members get bonus segments and ad-free podcast feeds. Sign up now.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'