Sat
Feb 23 2019
05:38 pm
Woodstock performers you have seen live
By: R. Neal

August of this year will mark the 50th anniversary of Woodstock. Over the last couple of days I've been recording a vinyl copy of the Woodstock album to digital. It's pretty great.

According to a sticker on the cover I bought it for $2 from a used bin, although I don't remember when or where. It had a lot of snap crackle and pop that I cleaned up with software. Then I decided it sounded better and more authentic to the times with the snap crackle and pop intact so I saved it that way.

Anyway, I was only 14 at the time so I didn't attend. But listening to the album got me to thinking about how many of the bands who played at Woodstock I've seen live in concert since then.

To the best of my recollection, it's only two: Johnny Winter and Crosby, Stills and Nash (and Young, who I saw separately). We have tickets to see Santana, so that will make three if all goes well.

How many have you seen?

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Factchecker's picture

Winter, Neil Young (with you

Submitted by Factchecker on Sat, 2019/02/23 - 8:29pm.

Winter, Neil Young (with you two--loudest concert ever), Santana a few times, but I don't think it was the same band as at Woodstock. Also Mountain, the Dead, John Fogerty (solo), The Who (after Moon's death), Joe Cocker (IIRC), and BS&T.

You didn't see BS&T?

R. Neal's picture

Good list! No, never saw

Submitted by R. Neal on Sat, 2019/02/23 - 9:39pm.
(in reply to Factchecker)

Good list!

No, never saw BS&T. Regretfully. Our sock hop band played a lot of their stuff, though.

Going through the artists and set lists, the album has some curious omissions. Guess they could only cram so much on a three LP set.

Also, just noticed Edgar Winter appeared with Johnny. We've seen him a few times.

Factchecker's picture

Frankenstein

Submitted by Factchecker on Sat, 2019/02/23 - 11:49pm.
(in reply to R. Neal)

LOL, yes!

You mean the original Woodstock album? If memory serves (damn, go easy, Somebody), there were numerous technical problems with the record and the film due to rain, (probably) drugs, technology limits of the day, etc. I want to say that the Jefferson Airplane didn't make it for that reason, though I imagine "somebody" will mansplain me the trvth.

BTW, I just added a Qobuz subscription to Roon. Oh man!! Why didn't I do this long ago? Inexhaustible supply of awesome music, a lot of it high res.

R. Neal's picture

Yes, the liner notes mention

Submitted by R. Neal on Sun, 2019/02/24 - 8:51am.
(in reply to Factchecker)

Yes, the liner notes mention the technical problems and harsh conditions.

Jefferson Airplane has one song on the album (Volunteers). But, nothing by Johnny Winter, BS&T, CCR, Janis Joplin, Mountain, Grateful Dead or The Band.

I have seen Youtube videos of Johnny Winter and Janis Joplin at Woodstock. There may be others. I think I read that BS&T's set wasn't that great, so maybe that's why it was left off.

P.S. Qobuz just launched in the US this month. They are still building their US catalog, but I already like it better than Tidal.

Loving the new and improved Roon Radio feature. You pick an album, artist or genre and it starts playing a mix of similar/related music with tracks from your library and from Qobuz (or Tidal). Discovered a lot of new stuff and stuff I forgot.

Factchecker's picture

(Did not see Baez either.)

Submitted by Factchecker on Sun, 2019/02/24 - 9:35pm.
(in reply to R. Neal)

Do you subscribe to both Tidal and Qobuz? I would have been fine with MQA hi res files, but Qobuz does make it simpler by just running them natively. As you had stated before, Roon pairs so well with either. The radio features are indeed a highlight. When I read Qobuz has a big jazz catalogue and was released for subscribing as of Valentine's day, I just went with it. This is the future.

R. Neal's picture

I put Tidal on pause to try

Submitted by R. Neal on Mon, 2019/02/25 - 9:11am.
(in reply to Factchecker)

I put Tidal on pause to try out Qobuz. So far I like it better and will probably switch. Their apps are much nicer and not so hip-hop oriented, although that doesn't matter so much with Roon. Haven't noticed any glaring holes in their catalog, but I haven't done any deep dives. I only have the hifi (cd quality) subscription. Sounds pretty great on my setup.

Factchecker's picture

Good to hear the favorable

Submitted by Factchecker on Mon, 2019/02/25 - 11:17pm.
(in reply to R. Neal)

Good to hear the favorable comparison for Qobuz. I like the artist-owned model of Tidal, but I got to admit I was a little wary about paying for a catalog that may be focused on music I don't care for (hip-hop, pop, etc.).

Somebody's picture

I wasn't there either, but

Submitted by Somebody on Sun, 2019/02/24 - 11:39pm.
(in reply to Factchecker)

I wasn't there either, but I've heard there was a lot of mud and bad acid. It's probably a miracle anyone remembered to hit (and/or find) the "record" button at all.

Factchecker's picture

I wanted to watch the CCR

Submitted by Factchecker on Sat, 2019/02/23 - 8:47pm.

I wanted to watch the CCR video that was linked, but it seems to have been removed. Guessing it was forced off for legal reasons.

Rachel's picture

None of you saw Joan Baez at

Submitted by Rachel on Sun, 2019/02/24 - 1:28am.

None of you saw Joan Baez at the Bijou a few years ago? She was great.

R. Neal's picture

Nope, missed that.

Submitted by R. Neal on Sun, 2019/02/24 - 8:51am.
(in reply to Rachel)

Nope, missed that.

michael kaplan's picture

Of that entire list, I've

Submitted by michael kaplan on Sun, 2019/02/24 - 10:22am.

Of that entire list, I've only seen Arlo Guthrie and Joan Baez - both together at the 1967 Newport Folk Festival.

Rachel's picture

Saw Arlo back in the 80s when

Submitted by Rachel on Sun, 2019/02/24 - 8:06pm.
(in reply to michael kaplan)

Saw Arlo back in the 80s when he performed with John Pine and again at the Bijou during Icepacalpyse a few years ago.

Midori Barstow's picture

Santana at World's Fair Park

Submitted by Midori Barstow on Sun, 2019/02/24 - 10:46am.

Santana
at World's Fair Park June 1995

Joe Cocker
warmed up for Tina Turner 24/7 Farewell tour
Thompson-Boling Arena Oct 2000

AC's picture

Santana at the World's Fair

Submitted by AC on Sun, 2019/02/24 - 11:32am.

Santana at the World's Fair Park. That was a great show. We also had them at the Tennessee Theatre a couple of years later, around 1997 or 1998, pre-renovation. That was spectacular.

There were at least two Woodstock record releases back in the day - the original 3 lp set, then Woodstock Two, which was two lps. The latter, if I recall correctly, was the one that included Mountain, the Airplane, maybe Paul Butterfield and others not on the original.

I too was 14 when the festival happened. But I'm fortunate to have seen (and worked with) many of the bands that played. Many played Knoxville over the years - Richie Havens, Melanie, Arlo Guthrie, Joan Baez many times (and coming in April too to the Tennessee but sold out already), Santana, John Sebastian, Mountain, the Band, Johnny Winter, Blood Sweat & Tears...also Fogerty but not Creedence and Jefferson Starship but not Airplane. Others I've been fortunate to see elsewhere: Ravi Shankar, the Grateful Dead, CSN&Y, Country Joe, The Who several times - from Quadraphenia days on...

I also remember waiting with the audience patiently in our seats twice - once at the Civic Coliseum and once at Stokely Athletic Center - for Sly & the Family Stone to walk on stage and perform. They never did. That amazing Sly show - along with the Santana performance - is the highlight of Woodstock on film for sure and I regret never having actually seen them perform live. But I did try.

bizgrrl's picture

My sister gave us tickets to

Submitted by bizgrrl on Sun, 2019/02/24 - 11:50am.

My sister gave us tickets to Sly &The Family Stone in the 70s, I believe. They cancelled. I loved them and even had a fringe jacket like Sly's.

Also loved Joe Cocker. Wish I'd seen him.

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