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Saturday, August 27, 2022

Woodstock Festival 53th Anniversary - (August 1969 - August 2022) - URBANASPIRINES

Nice piece this morning from Kostas over at Urbanaspirines looking at the phenomena that was Woodstock and the mother of all live music festivals from 1969 to the present day and  covering some 18 CDs (count 'em!) an awesome achievement and well worth checking out for sure. If you don't have all this then browse and read what Kostas says about the whole deal here . . . . . . . . . :

WOODSTOCK - August 1969 - August 2022 - Urbanaspirines

As Kostas' intro says:

"In August 1969, the Woodstock Music & Art Fair took place on a dairy farm in Bethel, NY. Over half a million people came to a 600-acre farm to hear 32 acts (leading and emerging performers of the time) play over the course of four days (August 15-18). Jefferson Airplane, Jimi Hendrix, the Grateful Dead, the Who, Janis Joplin and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young were among the line-up. Woodstock is known as one of the greatest happenings of all time and perhaps the most pivotal moment in music history."

 

Thirty-two musicians, a combination of local and world-famous talent, performed at Woodstock. Around 5:00 p.m. on Friday, August 15, Richie Havens took the stage and played a 45-minute set. Havens was followed by an unscheduled blessing by yoga guru Sri Swami Satchidananda



Day I

Richie Havens (Friday evening)
Bert Sommer
Sweetwater
Melanie
Tim Hardin
Ravi Shanker
Arlo Guthrie
Joan Baez

Day II

Quill
Country Joe McDonald
John Sebastian
Keef Hartley Band
Santana
The Incredible String Band
Canned Heat
Mountain
The Grateful Dead
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Janis Joplin
Sly and the Family Stone
The Who
Jefferson Airplane

Day III

Joe Cocker
Country Joe and The Fish
Ten Years After
The Band
Johnny Winter
Blood Sweat and Tears
Crosby Stills Nash and Young
Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Sha Na Na
Jimi Hendrix (Monday morning)




Peace, out!

2 comments:

Kostas said...

Thank you 😌

Andy Swapp said...

I think you know Kostas it is always my very great pleasure to help spread the word! A great piece and awesome selection of nearly twenty albums!
Your thanks are always appreciated

Very bestest of best wishes