The Last Seat in the House

Photo Credit: David Heath

Click to hear Bill Hanley at Woodstock

2022 BOOK SIGNING EVENT!

Author John Kane and Bill Hanley “The Father of Festival Sound” bring–– The Last Seat in the House–– to the Charlotte and William Bloomberg Medford Public Library
on Thursday December 1, 2022 from 7:pm-9:pm

In Kane’s book "The Last Seat in the House: The Story of Hanley Sound" He examines how sound engineer pioneer Bill Hanley’s contributions in outdoor live sound helped create entire music production industry. Through an extensive ten-year interview and archival process, Kane uncovers how Hanley and his company--Hanley Sound --impacted a developing festival and concert marketplace.

Known as the “Father of Festival Sound,” Medford’s Bill Hanley (b. 1937) made his indelible mark as a sound engineer at the 1969 Woodstock Music and Arts Fair. Hanley is credited with creating the sound of Woodstock, which literally made the massive festival possible.

Please join author John Kane, and Bill Hanley for a once in a lifetime evening of discussion, book signing, and a special 30 min sneak-preview-showing of Kane’s documentary “The Last Seat in the House” featuring Hanley’s Medford upbringing.

**There will be limited signed books available. However, you may bring a book of your own to be signed.

**Recommended

Please RVSP here

or

RVSP via URL
https://medfordlibrary.org/event/last-seat-in-the-house-the-story-of-hanley-sound/

Address
Charlotte and William Bloomberg Medford Public Library
111 High St, Medford, MA 02155
(781) 395-7950

Join us on Youtube for Weekly Quarantine Reads from
The Last Seat in the House: The Story of Hanley Sound!

Join us all Woodstock Weekend Long (Aug 14-16 20) on Facebook Live for
THREE DAYS OF PEACE AND ISOLATION ––ZOOMSTOCK 51–– with John Kane and Bill Hanley!

Check out the new Youtube Channel!

The god of music dwelleth outdoors...
~Edith Matilda Thomas

Welcome!

In my book and film "The Last Seat in the House: The Story of Hanley Sound" I examine how sound engineer pioneer Bill Hanley’s contributions in outdoor live sound helped create entire music production industry. Through an extensive nine-year interview and archival process, I uncover how Hanley and his company--Hanley Sound--impacted a developing festival and concert marketplace.

Thus far: Sam Cutler ( Grateful Dead, Rolling Stones) Bob Pridden (The Who), Barry Tashian, Bil Briggs & Vern Miller (Barry and The Remains), Vince Martell (Vanilla Fudge), Rick Derringer (The McCoys, Johnny and Edgar Winter), John Sebastian (The Lovin' Spoonful), Johnny Winter, Sam Andrew (Big Brother and the Holding Company), Arlo Guthrie, Pete Seeger, Peter Yarrow & Paul Noel Stookey (Peter Paul & Mary), Wavy Gravy, Jesse Colin Young (The Youngbloods), Leo Lyons and Ric Lee (Ten Years After), Larry Taylor (Canned Heat), Bob and Paul Cowsill (The Cowsill's), Bruce Johnston (The Beach Boys), Melanie Safka, Tom Rush, Jack Casady (The Jefferson Airplane), Chip Monck, Michael Lang, Artie Kornfeld, & Joel Rosenman (Woodstock), Country Joe McDonald, and Barry Melton (Country Joe and The Fish) and many more have contributed to this project...

If you have any photos, film, or ephemera from the Hanley Sound history that you can contribute please contact John Kane.

Best Regards,
John Kane