| The Northern California Folk-Rock Festival II | |
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| Genre | Rock,pop, etc. |
| Dates | May 23–25, 1969 |
| Locations | San Jose, California United States |
| Years active | 1968, 1969 |
| Founders | Bob Blodgett |
The Northern California Folk-Rock Festival was amusic festival held atSanta Clara County Fairgrounds inSan Jose, California on May 23–25, 1969 and promoted by Bob Blodgett.[1] It was the second such festival held at the venue, following theNorthern California Folk-Rock Festival (1968).
The festival featuredThe Jimi Hendrix Experience,Jefferson Airplane,The Chambers Brothers,Spirit,Canned Heat,Buffy Sainte-Marie,The Youngbloods,Steve Miller,Chuck Berry,Taj Mahal,Noel Redding,Lee Michaels,Blues Image,Santana, Aum,Elvin Bishop,Poco,People!,Linn County,The Loading Zone,Sweet Linda Divine,Cat Mother,Doc Watson &New Lost City Ramblers, Sable.[2]
Linda Segul created the 14" x 20 1/2" poster.[1][3]
"radio station KSJO was warning listeners that the acts advertised on the poster for 1969 festival — particularly Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix — were not going to appear, as they were booked elsewhere at the time. (This situation resulted in a lawsuit — paid for by Zeppelin — against the promoter, who retaliated by paying Hendrix $30,000, an unheard of amount at the time, to fly in by Lear Jet and play for half an hour.)"[4]