Richie Havens, Another Brother From Woodstock Has Passed.

Alvin Lee standing behind God in Heaven waiting his turn to embrace and welcome him. Jam on Brothers… Jam on.

Tuesday Turn On ~ I Want You ~ The Beatles

I’ll never forget sitting on my grandmothers living room floor with so much energy as a seven-year old could muster waiting upon the arrival on our black and white TV sets that particular Sunday night on Feb. 9, 1964. It’s when America went wild over four mop topped English lads and we have never looked back.

Saturday “SMITH” ~ Baby It’s You

In reality this was my favorite song out of all the hits from “The Shirelles” and there were a lot of them. And nobody could have repeated their exact rendition as good.

But when the summer of love in 67′ exploded and the tide turned once again with the arrival of the hippie generation, there was one group that put their own arrangement to this song in 1969 and it seem to come out with the same perfection as the original for its day.

Friday Feelin’ ~ Little Girl Blue ~ Janis

Written: Music by Richard Rodgers and Lyrics by Lorenz Hart.

Released in 1969 from Janis Joplin’s “I Got Dem Ol’ Kozmic Blues Again Mama!”

Nina Simone (whose 1958 debut album was named after the song was admired by Janis.

Motown Monday ~ The Frost ~ Donnie’s Blues

Written by Donny Hartman

From debut 1969 Album “Frost Music” Recorded live at Detroit’s Grande Ballroom

Sizzling Sunday Detroit Style ~ Frijid Pink ~ The House of the Rising Sun

Written by? Somebody in the 16th-18th century. It is an old traditional folk song recorded by multitudes of people along the way from the 1930s through mainly the 1960s.

The Animals struck the first commercial success with the song in 1964.

5 years later Detroit’s Frijid Pink released their 1969 arrangement of a more striking psychedelic version that got them Gold reaching the top 10 of U.S. Billboard Hot 100 with over a one million copies sold. It also reached number 4 on the U.K. singles chart.

Friday At The Fillmore ~ Raise Your Hand ~ Janis

Febuary 12, 1969 Fillmore East

Written by Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd & Alvertis Isbell.

Friday At The Fillmore ~ A New Day Yesterday ~ Jethro Tull

But It’s A Old Day Now……….

And I wish to God I could bring back those days.

Woodstock 42TH Anniversary (via Longshot’s Blog)

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 th … Read More

via Longshot’s Blog

Blues of the Century ~ ” Loan Me a Dime ” ~ Boz Scaggs – Duane Allman & Co. (via Longshot’s Blog)

Blues Worthy of a Reblog if ever I heard one.

Written by Fenton Robinson in 1967 Released in 1969 by Boz Scaggs Boz Scaggs- vocals and guitar Duane Allman – dobro and slide Eddie Hinton, Jimmy Johnson – guitars Barry Beckett – keyboards David Hood – bass Roger Hawkins – drums Gene "Bowlegs" Miller – trumpet and trombone Joe Arnold – tenor sax James Mitchell – baritone sax I have said for 40 years if there was a song I'd ever want to hear as my life concludes on this earth it is this one. For … Read More

via Longshot's Blog

Thursday’s Thunder ~ Epitaph ~ King Crimson

Written by Robert Fripp, Ian McDonald, Greg Lake, Michael Giles & Peter Sinfield.

Released in Oct. 1969

Friday at the Fillmore ~ It’s A Beautiful Day ~ White Bird

Off their self entitled album ” It’s a Beautiful Day “

Written by David & Linda LaFlamme

Released in 1969

Live Version playing was from the ” Fillmore ” The Last Days. Recorded on July 4, 1971

Monday Moanin ~ Whipping Post ~ The Allman Brothers Band

Written by Greg Allman
Released in 1969.

The live version playing is from their 1971 release ” At Fillmore East “.

Saturday Escape ~ Do What You Like ~ Blind Faith ~ Song Of The Day

What else would an old Hippie post on Thanksgiving Day? ~ Arlo Guthrie ~ Alice’s Restaurant

Arlo Guthrie’s Alice’s Restaurant Massacre is a Classic.

Written by Guthrie and Released in 1967 was a Anti-Vietnam war song. Mainly a resist to the Draft. This was Guthrie’s debut Album and this song all 18:34 of it was Side One.

DREAMS ~ The Allman Brothers Band ~ Song through the Night

Released in 1969 off their self entitled Album, The Allman Brothers Band.

Midnight Rambler ~ Stones

Released on the Decca Label in 1970 off the Album Get Yer Ya-Yas Out! The Rolling Stones in Concert.

Recorded in New York City at Madison Square Garden in November 1969.

Blues of the Century ~ ” Loan Me a Dime ” ~ Boz Scaggs – Duane Allman & Co.

Written by Fenton Robinson in 1967

Released in 1969 by Boz Scaggs

Song of the Day ~ Crosby, Stills, Nash ~ Almost Cut My Hair

Released in 1969. Written by David Crosby.

Still feel like letting my FREAK FLAG FLY!!!!!

Monday Blues ~ Lee Michaels ~ Stormy Monday

Released in 1969

Lee Michaels – Hammond B-3 organ, vocals
Bartholomew “Frosty” Smith-Frost – drums

I have heard at least a 100 different versions of this song in my youth. T-Bone Walker sure went a long long way.

WOODSTOCK RETROSPECTIVE 41 YEARS

SHOULD OF BEEN POSTED LAST WEEK.

Woodstock 40TH Anniversary

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