A cancelled gig back in August of 1969 allowed Aerosmith's Steven Tyler to be part of the hordes at the original Woodstock Music and Art Fair 55 years ago this week.
As Aerosmith was preparing to perform at Woodstock '94 – 40 years ago this week – he told this writer that the band he was playing in at the time had a show scheduled in New York's Greenwich Village during the festival weekend. But when it was scratched, Tyler – who was 21 at the time – and a friend grabbed a tent, hopped in a car and headed straight for Bethel, N.Y., to be part of the festivities.
