at Woodstock  

                              A little of this, and a little of that!  

The greatest three day rock festival happened on August 15, 1969. the event was Woodstock. the greatest rock icons of the time came to a farm on upstate New York and played for a crowd of over 300,000. some of those icons were, Jimi Hendrix (of course), Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane, the Who, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Santana, and many others. 

The headline act at Woodstock was Jimi Hendrix. it stated in his contract that no other band would follow his act. and  he was also the highest paid performer too (at $32,000). some bands were paid double for what they usually got for a gig. the festival brought in so many people that they had to close down the interstate. the traffic was overwhelming to say the least. most people left their cars on the side of the road and walked to the festival. some walked up to 20 miles. 

How did Woodstock come to be? - check out this link  How Woodstock Happened

           Band Members 

Jimi Hendrix (vocals, guitar)

Mitch Mitchell (drums)

Billy Cox (bass)

Larry Lee (rhythm guitar)

Juma Sultan (percussions)

Jerry Velez (percussions)

They called this band "Gypsy Sons & Rainbows"

Jimi Hendrix Set List At Woodstock

Message To Love
Getting Back Together Again
Spanish Castle Magic
Red House
Master Mind
Here Comes Your Lover Man
Foxy Lady
Beginning 
Izabella 
Gypsy Woman
Fire
Voodoo Child
Star Spangled Banner
Purple haze
Woodstock Improvisation
Villanova Junction
Hey Joe

                           What Bands Played At Woodstock

           There were some bands that were suppose to play but didn't. those bands were
            Iron Butterfly, and the Jeff Beck group. this line-up boggles the mind. the list is 
            endless with great talent. 

 

                     Friday, August 15, 1969

            Richie havens
            Country Joe Mcdonald
            John Sebastian
            Swami Satchadinanda - some Indian cat!
            The Incredible string band
            Bert Sommer
            Sweetwater                                                                   
            Tim Hardin
            Ravi Shankar
            Melanie
            Arlo Guthrie                                                                                                   
            Joan Baez

               Saturday, August 16th, 1969

            Quill - I never heard of these cats before!
            Keef Hartly
            Santana
            Mountain
            Canned Heat
            Grateful Dead
            Creedence Clearwater Revival
            Janis Joplin                                                                                  
            Sly & The family Stone
            The Who                                                                                                           Janis Joplin
            Jefferson Airplane                             

              Sunday, August 17th, 1969                                                  
                                                                                                                              

            Joe Cocker
            Country Joe And The Fish
            Ten Years After
            The Band
            Blood, Sweat & Tears
            Johnny Winter
            Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young                                                                   Johnny Winter
            The Paul Butterfield blues band
            Sha-na-na
            Jimi Hendrix - It was around 8:30 A.M. when Hendrix started Jamming.

           Get a load of that line up. I can't imagine any great bands of this day ever getting together for a
           concert of this magnitude. it was a history making event that'll never be matched. 

 

                                                          Other Cool Woodstock Sites

 

            Woodstock '69: This is a mellow site.
            Woodstock: A great site that opens with a Hendrix tune (purple haze).
            Woodstock Nation Foundation Inc: They have a cool looking header.
            Woodstock Festival: Cool, man!
            Woodstock At 25:
            That Wavy Gravy Cat: did you see this dude at the festival?.
            Woodstock Radio:                                
            The Sixties: get back to the days of old.

                                                  

         

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