The Day the Music Died (1977)
The decade that turned into a party, and what that party turned into…
100 min
This documentary film is mostly about the New York Pop Festival, which began on July 17, 1970 at Randall's Island, NY, and lasted for three days
- Release date
- January 1, 1977
- Country of origin
- United States
Cast
- Mel Winkler as J.J.
- Jacklyn Zeman as Samantha
- Murray the 'K' as Self
- Murray the 'K' as Disc Jockey
- Marvin Gaye as Self
- George Harrison as Self
- John Lennon as Self
- Gary Lewis as Self
- Paul McCartney as Self
Crew
- Jimi Hendrix · Archive footage
- Jim Morrison · Archive footage
- Bert Tenzer · Director
- Thomas Coleman · Producer
- Michael Rosenblatt · Producer
- Chris Andrives · Editor