WOODSTOCK was a popular music festival that took place in 1969 on Max Yasgur’s dairy farm in Bethel, New York.
A soundtrack of the festival was later released in 1970 and featured cover art of Bobbi Kelly Ercoline and her then-boyfriend, later husband, Nick Ercoline.
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Who was Woodstock cover star Bobbi Ercoline?
Bobbi Ercoline was a music lover who attended the 1969 music festival with Nick, who she had been dating for two months.
The festival featured performances by Jimi Hendrix, Joe Cocker, Sly, and Janis Joplin, among others, and is now referred to as a generational landmark.
During the three-day festival, the 20-year-old lovers were photographed by Burk Uzzle embracing each other in a pink blanket and that picture was later used on the festival’s soundtrack album.
Bobbi and Nick quickly accepted their newfound fame and gave interviews on Woodstock anniversaries and even traveled to the same site in 2019 for the festival’s half-century anniversary, according to Deadline.
Outside of her Woodstock fame, Bobbi was known for her career as a school nurse.
What was Bobbi Ercoline’s cause of death?
In March 2023, Nick took to Facebook to announce the death of his wife.
“It’s with beyond great sadness that I tell my FB family and friends, that after 54 years of life together, of the death of my beautiful wife, Bobbi,” he wrote.
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“She lived her life well, and left this world in a much better place. If you knew her, you loved her. She lived by her saying, ‘Be kind.’
“As a School Nurse she always championed the kids … ALWAYS! As a person, she always gave. ‘How much do you really need if you have all you need or want?’ So she gave and gave and gave.
“She didn’t deserve this past years nightmare, but she isn’t suffering from the physical pain anymore and that brings some comfort to us.”
Despite Bobbi’s death being confirmed, a cause was not released.
Nick added that she died surrounded by her family.
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How did Bobbi and Nick meet?
Bobbi and Nick started dating in May 1969 and then spontaneously decided to drive 40 miles to the Woodstock Music and Art festival.
The pair had only known each other for a few months at that time, having previously met at Dino’s Bar and Grill in Middletown, New York, where Nick worked as a bartender, according to the New York Post.
They later tied the knot in 1971 and were together until Bobbi’s 2023 passing.
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