The Texas International Pop Festival was a music festival held at Lewisville, Texas, on Labor Day weekend, August 30-September 1, 1969. It occurred two weeks after Woodstock. The site for the event was the newly-opened Dallas International Motor Speedway, located on the east side of Interstate Highway 35E, across from the Round Grove Road intersection.
The festival was the brainchild of Angus G. Wynne III, son of Angus G. Wynne, the founder of the Six Flags Over Texas Amusement Park. Wynne was a concert promoter who had attended the Atlanta International Pop Festival on the July Fourth weekend. He decided to put a festival on near Dallas, and joined with the Atlanta festival's main organizer, Alex Cooley, forming the company Interpop Superfest.
Artists performing at the festival were: Led Zeppelin, B.B. King, Canned Heat, Chicago (then called Chicago Transit Authority), Delaney and Bonnie and Friends, Freddie King, Grand Funk Railroad, Herbie Mann, Incredible String Band, James Cotton, Janis Joplin, Johnny Winter, Nazz, Rotary Connection, Sam and Dave, Santana, Shiva's Headband, Sly and the Family Stone, Space Opera, Spirit, Sweetwater, Ten Years After and Tony Joe White.
North of the festival site was the campground on Lewisville Lake, where hippie attendees skinny-dipped and bathed. Also on the campground was the free stage, where some bands played after their main stage gig and several bands not playing on the main stage performed. It was on this stage that Wavy Gravy, head of the Hog Farm commune, acquired his name. (At Woodstock, he was Hugh Romney.)
The Merry Pranksters, Ken Kesey's group, was in charge of the free stage and camping area. While Kesey was neither at the Texas event nor at Woodstock, his right hand man, Ken Babbs, and his psychedelic bus, Further (Furthur) were. The Hog Farm provided security, a trip tent, and free food.
Attendance at the festival remains unknown, but is estimated between 120,000 and 150,000. As with Woodstock, there were no violent crimes reported. There was one death, due to heatstroke, and one birth.
CD1 (Chicago Transit Authority 1969-08-30)
01. Chicago Transit Authority - Announcement
02. Chicago Transit Authority - Come On everybodyLet Us Play For You
03. Piano Intro...Interrupted By Jet Fly Over
04. Chicago Transit Authority - Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is
05. Chicago Transit Authority - Cloudy Every Morning-Sun Don't Shine
06. Chicago Transit Authority - Beginnings
07. Chicago Transit Authority - 25 Or 6 To 4
08. Chicago Transit Authority - We've Been Having Fun In Texas
09. Chicago Transit Authority - I'm A Man
CD2 (Rotary Connection 1969-08-30)
01. Rotary Connection - Lady Jane
02. Rotary Connection - Ruby Tuesday
03. Rotary Connection - Stormy Monday
04. Rotary Connection - Sunshine Of Your Love
05. Rotary Connection - Let The People Talk
CD3 (Janis Joplin 1969-08-30)
01. Janis Joplin - Stage Announcement by Wavy Gravy
02. Janis Joplin - Raise Your Hand
03. Janis Joplin - As Good As You've Been
04. Janis Joplin - Try
05. Janis Joplin - Maybe
06. Janis Joplin - To Love Somebody
07. Janis Joplin - Summertime
CD4 (Led Zeppelin 1969-08-31)
01. Led Zeppelin - Train Kept A-Rollin'
02. Led Zeppelin - I Can't Quit You Baby
03. Led Zeppelin - Dazed And Confused
04. Led Zeppelin - You Shook Me
05. Led Zeppelin - How Many More Times
06. Led Zeppelin - Bye Bye Bye
07. Led Zeppelin - Communication Breakdown
CD5 (James Cotton Blues Band 1969-08-31)
01. James Cotton Blues Band - Cut You Loose
02. James Cotton Blues Band - Fallin' Rain
03. James Cotton Blues Band - Hear Attack
04. James Cotton Blues Band - Knock On Wood
05. James Cotton Blues Band - Nine Below Zero
06. James Cotton Blues Band - Dust My Broom
07. James Cotton Blues Band - The Creeper
08. James Cotton Blues Band - Turn On Your Lovelight
09. James Cotton Blues Band - Please, Please, Please
CD6 (B B King 1969-09-01)
01. B.B. King - Introduction
02. B.B. King - Sweet Sixteen
03. B.B. King - Please Accept My Love
04. B.B. King - Band Intros
05. B.B. King - Everybody Wants To Know Why I Sing The Blues
06. B.B. King - Don’t' Want A Soul Hanging Around-It Aint' My Cross To Bear
07. B.B. King - What's Wrong Little Mama
08. B.B. King - How Blue Can You Get
09. B.B. King - Whole Lot Of Lovin'
10. B.B. King - Everyday I Have The Blues
CD7 (Johnny Winter 1969-09-01)
01. Johnny Winter - Introduction
02. Johnny Winter - Mean Town Blues
03. Johnny Winter - Black Cat Bone
04. Johnny Winter - Mean Mistreater
05. Johnny Winter - Talk to Your Daughter
06. Johnny Winter - Look Up
07. Johnny Winter - I Can Love You Baby
CD8 (Sly & The Family Stone 1969-09-01)
01. Sly & The Family Stone - New Baby
02. Sly & The Family Stone - Yah Yah Yah
03. Sly & The Family Stone - You Can Make It
04. Sly & The Family Stone - If You Try
05. Sly & The Family Stone - Stand
06. Sly & The Family Stone - Everyday People
07. Sly & The Family Stone - Higher
CD9 (Spirit 1969-09-01)
01. Spirit - Trangos Fog Out_I'm Truckin'_Fresh Garbage
02. Spirit - Poor Richard
03. Spirit - Caught
04. Spirit - Groundhog
05. Spirit - Policeman's Ball
06. Spirit - Drum Solo_Mechanical World
07. Spirit - I've Got A Line On You
08. Spirit - Aren't You Glad
CD10 (Ten Years After 1969-09-01)
01. Ten Years After - Good Morning Little SchoolGirl
02. Ten Years After - I Can't Keep From Cryin'sometimes
03. Ten Years After - Hobbit
04. Ten Years After - Spoonful
05. Ten Years After - I'm Goin'home
CD11 (Grand Funk Railroad, Incredible String Band, Santana, Sweetwater)
01. Grand Funk Railroad - Are You Ready
02. Incredible String Band - Waiting For You
03. Incredible String Band - Black Jack Davy
04. Audience Comments No.1
05. Santana - Evil Ways
06. Santana - You Just Don't Care
07. Santana - Shades of Time
08. Santana - Jingo
09. Santana - Treat
10. Santana - Soul Sacrifice
11. Police Chief Adams Speaks To Audience
12. Sweetwater - What's Wrong
13. Sweetwater - Why Oh Why
CD12 (Delaney & Bonnie & Friends, Tony Joe White, Herbie Mann)
01. Audience Comments No.2
02. Delaney & Bonnie & Friends - Get Ourselves Together
03. Delaney & Bonnie & Friends - Ghetto
04. Delaney & Bonnie & Friends - When the Battle Is Over
05. Delaney & Bonnie & Friends - . I Can't Take It Much Longer
06. Delaney & Bonnie & Friends - Things Get Better
07. Tony Joe White - Polk Salad Annie
08. Tony Joe White - Aspen Colorado
09. Tony Joe White - Elements & Things
10. Tony Joe White - Roosevelt & Ira Lee
11. Tony Joe White - Hard To Handle
12. Audience Comments No.3
13. Herbie Mann - Tangier
CD13 (Canned Heat, Lou Mitchel, Sam & Dave)
01. Canned Heat - Stage Announcement Bullfrog Blues
02. Canned Heat - Rollin' & Tumblin'
03. Bob Hite Speaks To The Audience While Larry Is Fixing His Bass
04. Canned Heat - You Can't Do No Better
05. Lou Mitchel - Lewd & Loose in Louisville
06. Sam & Dave - Instrumental Intro
07. Sam & Dave - Take What I Want
08. Sam & Dave - I've Been Lonely Too Long
09. Sam & Dave - May I, Baby
