woodstock: 40 years ago this weekend

jasonk282

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August 15-18 1969 just simply amazing. Just look at the artist that were invited and the ones who declined something like this will never happen again with todays inflated ego's on the pop and rock stars.

Friday, August 15

Richie Havens
Swami Satchidananda - gave the invocation for the festival
Sweetwater
The Incredible String Band
Bert Sommer
Tim Hardin
Ravi Shankar
Melanie
Arlo Guthrie
Joan Baez

Saturday, August 16

Quill, forty minute set of four songs
Keef Hartley Band
Country Joe McDonald
John Sebastian
Santana
Canned Heat
Mountain
Grateful Dead
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Janis Joplin with The Kozmic Blues Band [19]
Sly & the ****** Stone
The Who began at 4 AM, kicking off a 25-song set including Tommy
Jefferson Airplane

Sunday, August 17 to Monday, August 18

The Grease Band
Joe Cocker
Country Joe and the Fish
Ten Years After
The Band
*****, Sweat & Tears
Johnny Winter featuring his *******, Edgar Winter
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Neil Young
Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Sha-Na-Na
Jimi Hendrix

Declined invites, bands that did not show up, but were invited.
The Doors,Led Zeppelin,Jethro Tull,The Byrds,Tommy James and the Shondells,Bob Dylan,Mind Garage,The Moody Blues,Spirit,Joni Mitchell and It's A Beautiful Day.

Several of the bands though it would "not be a big deal" but later kicked themsevles in the ass after seeing what they missed.
 

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