BY THE TIME WE GOT TO WOODSTOCK, WE WERE HALF A MILLION STRONG~!
It took place Aug. 15-18. It was the Concert of ALL Concerts. And it only seemed like yesterday. There was no Violence nor Chaos at the venue in the 4 days. The only disruption there was, was trying to get there. For the conditions that took place with lack of water, food, & personal necessities. Woodstock remained Peaceful throughout the four days without incident. In this Blog, I will take you through the concert with pictures, stories, & THE MUSIC.
It was billed as “Three Days of Peace and Music”. And they lied. It was ” Four Days of Peace and Music “.
SONG LIST DAY BY DAY, BAND BY BAND.
http://www.woodstockstory.com/bandsperformerssetsplaylists1969.html
So sit back and ENJOY. No doubt some pictures I post will disappear and because of You Tube many songs I originally posted have already been removed, so I won’t find all the footage of all the actual Woodstock appearances. But I’ll do my best to show 100% of it as I can.
First Version and video of Woodstock is my favorite. And is playing
http://www.discoverynet.com/~barnes/Woodstock_songs.htm
Richie Havens…FREEDOM
Sweetwater ….
In a Rainbow
Motherless Child
What’s Wrong
My Crystal Spider
Bert Sommer ……. Jennifer
Tim Hardin …….” If I Were A Carpenter”
Arlo Guthrie – Coming Into Los Angeles
Joan Baez – We shall overcome
MELANIE- LAY DOWN
Country Joe McDonald – I Feel Like I’m Fixin To Die Rag
John B. Sebastian…. Darling I’ll be Home Soon
“Younger Generation”
Keef Hartley Band – Halfbreed – Leavin’ Trunk
Crowd Rain Chant
Santana
Evil Ways
Savour
Soul Sacrifice
Canned Heat – Woodstock Boogie
A Change Is Gonna Come / Leaving This Town
Creedence Clearwater Revival…
Born On The Bayou
SUZIE Q
I Put A Spell On You
The Who – My Generation
See Me, Feel Me/Listening To You
Summertime Blues
Wavy Gravy
Jefferson Airplane…
Saturday Afternoon/Won’t You Try
White Rabbit
Volunteers
Uncle Sam Blues
The Band – The Weight
Sha Na Na…. At The Hop
Joe Cocker
I Shall Be Released
With a Little Help From My Friends
“Lets go get stoned”
Ten Years After …..
I’m Going Home
I Can’t Keep From Crying, Sometimes…
Johnny Winter…….. Mean Town Blues
Mountain – Southbound Train
GREATFUL DEAD
Blood Sweat & Tears… I Love You More Than You’ll Ever Know
More and More
Paul Butterfield Blues Band ….
Drifting Blues
Everything’s Gonna Be Alright
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young…..
Helplessly Hoping
Suite Judy Blue Eyes
CSNY Black bird
A Long Time Gone
“Wooden Ships”
I still break out in goosebumps when I hear this song, the depths of the lyrics reach the soul. For the times and what they stood for.
( Better Audio Quality )
Stills and Young Mr. Soul
Daylight again!
Followin’ me to bed
I think about a hundred years ago…
How my fathers bled!
I think I see a valley
Covered with bones in blue
All the brave soldiers that cannot get older
They’re askin’ after you
Can you hear the past a- callin’
From Armageddon’s side?
When ev’ryone’s a-talkin’
And no-one is list’nin’…
How can we decide?!
Daylight Again/The Cost Of Freedom
Sly & The Family Stone – I Want To Take You Higher
Janis Joplin……….
Work Me Lord
SUMMERTIME
Kozmic Blues
Try
Ball and Chain
Voodoo Child
Hey Joe
Red House
Fire
Message To Love
Izabella
The Star Spangled Banner
Purple Haze/Woodstock Improvisation/Villnova Junction
When Jimi Hendrix ended his set, it completed 4 days of Bliss, And concluded one of the best concerts in HISTORY. It was viewed by many as one of the last hurrahs of its Generation. Criticized by those that did not understand its importance of what the message it represented and gave out. Max Yasgur who owned the farm in Bethel, N.Y. put it’s context into words the best.
He seemed to understand best after witnessing what he did, and the words he spoke to those half of million ” KIDS ” were from his heart and soul. That there was no trouble of any kind from start to finish at Woodstock and they did prove to the world that Peace could be achieved without a chaotic outcome. There were two deaths ( one overdose, one tractor mishap ) & two births. The helicopters were military bringing in food, water, medical supplies & help. They were applauded by all.
Woodstock for four days was a city in itself, with people caring and looking out for one another. For some it was the last concert they’d see for some time A girl in one of my junior high school classes said her cousin attended Woodstock. Three weeks later he reported for duty, and 3 months later was In Country in Vietnam. She moved at the end of the 1970 school year, I don’t know if her cousin returned or not. I’d like to think so.
It was an age for innocence and for revolt. Most of all, it defined CHANGE. For Good, Bad & Indefference. The Woodstock Generation thought they could change the world.
FOR FOUR DAYS THEY DID,
AND IT WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED.
I came upon a child of god
He was walking along the road
And I asked him, where are you going
And this he told me
Im going on down to yasgurs farm
Im going to join in a rock n roll band
Im going to camp out on the land
Im going to try an get my soul free
We are stardust
We are golden
And weve got to get ourselves
Back to the garden
Then can I walk beside you
I have come here to lose the smog
And I feel to be a cog in something turning
Well maybe it is just the time of year
Or maybe its the time of man
I dont know who l am
But you know life is for learning
We are stardust
We are golden
And weve got to get ourselves
Back to the garden
By the time we got to woodstock
We were half a million strong
And everywhere there was song and celebration
And I dreamed I saw the bombers
Riding shotgun in the sky
And they were turning into butterflies
Above our nation
We are stardust
Billion year old carbon
We are golden
Caught in the devils bargain
And weve got to get ourselves
Back to the garden………………………….WRITTEN BY JONI MITCHELL
http://www.youtube.com/user/WoodstockDVD
GOD BLESS YOU MR. YASGUR,
YOU WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN.
BY THE TIME WE GOT TO WOODSTOCK WE WERE A HALF A MILLION STRONG!
I like what you constructed here, great flow and insight about THE concert of them all.
Thanks
I’m glad you enjoyed it.
Wish I could bring back those days minus Nam. But in a way that’s what fueled that exact time frame music wise.