Top 5 Greatest Moments of Woodstock!

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  • @CannedHistory
    @CannedHistory  9 місяців тому +19

    Wow! Thank you so much for the amazing response to this video!
    If you liked this one, check out our new video on the Top 5 Bands & Artists Who Turned Down Woodstock!
    ----------) ua-cam.com/video/tZJhUtew7xs/v-deo.html

    • @masilomabeta
      @masilomabeta 9 місяців тому

      0❤

    • @masilomabeta
      @masilomabeta 9 місяців тому +2

      GREAT MOMENT OF HUMAN HISTORY

    • @fotosdaesther
      @fotosdaesther 21 день тому

      Muito obrigado você pelo respeito pela consideração por um trabalho lindo que vocês fazem e pela divulgação que vocês fazem a realidade trazer a realidade porque nós não podemos ser Tomé não enfiar o dedo no buraco onde que Cristo foi crucificado mas nós temos que ver a realidade e agir e ser umas pessoas melhores porque elas crescem nós tomamos um tempo numa época muito avançada nós somos piores que a inteligência artificial não é só inteligente mais pior que a inteligência artificial porque você tem uma Pinhal na tua cabeça no teu cérebro que ela trabalha 24 horas só que você não pode ser uma nota e ficar tomando água com cloro e dizendo que não sabe o que tá acontecendo

  • @DonovanDorothy
    @DonovanDorothy 9 місяців тому +23

    I am 62 year's old now and was breastfed on this music , joe cocker , CSNY, Bob Dylan , Janus Joplin and so many more great artist , Woodstock is a monumental moment in togetherness and love ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @RobertKetteringham
    @RobertKetteringham 10 місяців тому +36

    Woodstock was just wet
    And muddy it was absolutely fantastic ❤❤iam 80.years love everything about it ❤🎉😢

    • @CannedHistory
      @CannedHistory  10 місяців тому +1

      Amazing! What is your favourite performance of the festival?

  • @davidgoldman6913
    @davidgoldman6913 8 місяців тому +7

    Everybody wasted & having a GREAT TIME... WOODSTOCK earned it's place in HISTORY!!! ✌️✌️✌️

  • @craiggipson5277
    @craiggipson5277 9 місяців тому +37

    Richie Havens - FREEDOM! What a performance.

  • @Thadmotor1044
    @Thadmotor1044 8 місяців тому +9

    Many more moment's . In Fact , Woodstock is one giant fluid moment set to the Best Music and all of us carrying on Hope , Love , and good vibrations ....on in the future to this Day

  • @drrettner
    @drrettner 8 місяців тому +12

    Crosby, Stills and Nash "Suite Judy blue eyes" was a highlight. PS I was there.

  • @Michael-qb1dv
    @Michael-qb1dv 10 місяців тому +78

    The greatest performance there was Alvin Lee and Ten Years after performing "Going Home". That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

    • @CannedHistory
      @CannedHistory  10 місяців тому +2

      An incredible performance, by an incredible band!

    • @tph5912
      @tph5912 9 місяців тому +1

      No question. And Alvin Lee was only 17 at Woodstock when he played that.

    • @Wotsitorlabart
      @Wotsitorlabart 9 місяців тому +6

      He would have been the oldest looking 17 year old in history.
      He was actually going on 25.

    • @jeffdoyle4703
      @jeffdoyle4703 9 місяців тому +3

      ​@@tph5912Alvin was 25

    • @jeffdoyle4703
      @jeffdoyle4703 9 місяців тому +1

      The youngest performer was Santana drummer Michael Shreive. Just turned 20.

  • @randrrr2193
    @randrrr2193 9 місяців тому +32

    Let us also remember Melanie Safka who performed in the rain at Woodstock. Her song "Lay It Down" is a tribute to Woodstock.

    • @fredajohnson3963
      @fredajohnson3963 7 місяців тому +2

      Yes...she was great and the song was and still is a groovy tribute to WOODSTOCK... So many paid tribute to WOODSTOCK, canned heat, and yes CSNY... I love reading the responses to this great and Groovy days of LOVE...MUSIC...AND PEACE..frim everyone who had been there and the bands they really liked, Me I liked them all, and some were ones that I can still hear when I close my eyes, only got a little sleep, but I didn't want to miss anything, or anyone...as I said in my previous posts on here...I wish I could go back in time..to these 5 days that 3 of my friends and I had the best times of our lives and to be young and still love these bands and the music 55 years later..it blows my mind...Can you dig it..!!! Peace for all...

    • @martineaton425
      @martineaton425 7 місяців тому +1

      Saw an Interview with her she seemed surprised that she got such a reception .

  • @fiddleronthecube7835
    @fiddleronthecube7835 10 місяців тому +51

    Ten Years After's Going Home and Santana's Soul Sacrifice were better than The Airplane and Country Joe, but I have nothing against either one. The Airplane is one of my favs.

    • @r.d.sandman6474
      @r.d.sandman6474 9 місяців тому

      10 Years After? I think they pretty much left it all on the stage at Woodstock then went to sleep. if we dig we’ll find them on here but it’s rare. They just flattened out.

    • @davidgladstone5261
      @davidgladstone5261 9 місяців тому +1

      I was somewhere else when Ten Years After played, but I will never forget Santana there. I met him and Jack Cassidy with Paul Kantner at Al's Attire in SF, Paul lived upstairs, and our Cafe was across the street. I asked Jack if he remembered being picked up by a kid in a tractor thing with seats attached. He said yes, and I said, I was that kid! We shook hands and he was really nice to me. Carlos too.

    • @josephburns9819
      @josephburns9819 9 місяців тому +1

      Agree! The two best performances imo.

    • @henkkoers4209
      @henkkoers4209 7 місяців тому +1

      I agree with some of the other responses for me the highlight act was Alvin Lee & ten years after how he built the song up into a frenzy was magic but I also thought Santana session was terrific 😊

    • @dr.gonzagas
      @dr.gonzagas 3 місяці тому

      Agreed Grace Slick is awesome
      dont forget J.Cocker,The Who and so many others.
      Wish i could have been there. ☮️☮️☮️✌️✌️✌️☮️☮️☮️

  • @senianns9522
    @senianns9522 9 місяців тому +19

    Joe Cocker was legend! Loved his music!

  • @Thadmotor1044
    @Thadmotor1044 8 місяців тому +4

    We all played the Albums all the time and went to see the movie many times stretching out Woodstock's importance and memory

  • @JetaimeElizabethmorganHi-qh6vw
    @JetaimeElizabethmorganHi-qh6vw 10 місяців тому +25

    Memories of a time in my life I miss we were kind and loving ❤️

    • @Michael-qb1dv
      @Michael-qb1dv 10 місяців тому +2

      That was before people felt apathetic about the consequences of their decisions.

    • @JetaimeElizabethmorganHi-qh6vw
      @JetaimeElizabethmorganHi-qh6vw 10 місяців тому +1

      @@Michael-qb1dv it was before people had true empathy,remorse,true friendship,honesty,faithful,my friends believed in God and knew there was true Evil and i liked life without social media yes i see the good but i was much happier younger and my friends and my Grandparents alive and i am very possitive and i do take responsibility for my life my choices but mean spirited people do not match with me

    • @peterbetts858
      @peterbetts858 10 місяців тому

      @@JetaimeElizabethmorganHi-qh6vw L O V E The Engine of Survival .---Leonard Cohen , not Angst , Selfishness ,disrespect , selfdisrespect , drug abuse ,dishonesty .cowardice , sexual deviation , hate and violence . look what happened at woodstock 99 . disgusting .

  • @haroldwilson950
    @haroldwilson950 9 місяців тому +23

    Alvin Lee's" I'm Going Home".

  • @ronthuomas7428
    @ronthuomas7428 9 місяців тому +23

    I love watching footage of Canned Heat.
    That's my pick for #1

    • @Sunviewer338
      @Sunviewer338 9 місяців тому +2

      Canned heat and Johnny Winter!

    • @CannedHistory
      @CannedHistory  9 місяців тому +2

      Love Canned Heat! Was hard to not to include them!

  • @fredajohnson3963
    @fredajohnson3963 10 місяців тому +45

    I'm 73 now, had jyst turned 18 on Aug.13th, graduated from High School in June, so off 4 of us went on the 13rh, a groovy Birthday Present !! There were so many cars on the highway, we were lucky to get there Thursday and found a spot in a field to park. And walked the rest of the way. So many great moments, and the band's were great, to wake up with the Who one morning and to wake up to my Favorite..Jimi with the white fringe glistening so glad we stayed until late Monday...course it was a traffic jam leaving, but no hurry. The weather...we didn't mind..we had brought some food and water and other cool things.!! People getting aling, and didn't matter what you looked like or what you were doing, it was their own Bag Man and some joined in, some didn't. My favorite was Jimi..!! The who.was awesome, Janis so soulful with that voice, Jefferson Airplane was great, Grace had a voice that even tho the band was tired, she still sang out, I liked Ravi Shankar,too...rhe Citar was a different instrument. So unusual at a Rock festival...CCR to start out..and even tho some delays cause of the

    • @fredajohnson3963
      @fredajohnson3963 10 місяців тому +5

      Well I got the button before I was done...yep.. the weather delays didn't care, we just buzzed the time, went in 1 of the buses for some shelter with the Groovy People who were so into the love and Peace that we all were together for..abd Sharing.... oh to go back...the end of the 60's and beginning of the 70's, music that was new and told the stories of us all of those times...Long Live Hippies..ROCKNROLL music...love...and Peace...Right On...Can You Dig It....

    • @reijosalminen7502
      @reijosalminen7502 9 місяців тому +1

      @@fredajohnson3963 It was truly a greatest event of all time, even though some of the greatest, Beatles, Dylan, Stones, didn't play there then.

    • @fredajohnson3963
      @fredajohnson3963 9 місяців тому +2

      @@reijosalminen7502 oh I agree with you. Dylan is awesome, has been before the Beatles and Stones came on the scene. And my 1st concert was The Beatles in 1964, And love the Stones since the 60's, have seen them 6 times, just saw them in 2019..I missed their recent tour last year, I'm in Florida and they played in Tampa, but I couldn't make that one. But I am ready to see them now. Bob Dylan will be here in Florida next month. I'm trying to get tickets..those 3 are the best, and it would have been great to see them at WOODSTOCK!!!

    • @rayt1689
      @rayt1689 9 місяців тому +1

      How was sly ?

    • @fredajohnson3963
      @fredajohnson3963 9 місяців тому +2

      The weather, it was worth it. We all found such Groovy people to occupy our time until the next band came on.. Sly and the Family Stone, to perform in front of all of us ...millions of people some didn't know this group, Motown was what Was Happening on the Scene, and they Rocked...The Band... they all played sets that had you dancing, with the person next to you, didn't matter what time it was, some slept, passed out..and a lot of us stayed up for most of the 4 days... at least we tried to... I didn't want to miss any moment!!! We sure could have used a camera!! But the best memories are inside your mind...forever...It was Far Out Man...

  • @ianlaker9161
    @ianlaker9161 9 місяців тому +20

    Although I am a massive Hendrix fan and fully agree that his rendition of the Star Spangled Banner is a masterpiece and deserves its place at number one, I do think that Santana's performance of Soul Sacrifice should be in there somewhere. Pretty much unknown at the time and reputedly on acid when they unexpectedly took the stage, they played their asses off with the very young Michael Shrieve giving a fantastic performance on drums.

    • @richardplume3212
      @richardplume3212 8 місяців тому

      Ha my grandsons name is hendrix so the beat goes on

    • @richardplume3212
      @richardplume3212 8 місяців тому

      Ha my grandsons name is hendrix

    • @pariaheep
      @pariaheep 8 місяців тому

      I t o t a l l y agree with you!

    • @trajan6927
      @trajan6927 7 місяців тому

      ​@@richardplume3212I named my dogs after The Mighty Who members.

    • @jamesandgraceglobalone2one588
      @jamesandgraceglobalone2one588 3 місяці тому

      Agree 100%. Santana needs to be on the list.

  • @rammenon5490
    @rammenon5490 8 місяців тому +7

    1. Ten Years After
    2. Joe Cocker.
    3. Santana.
    4. The Who
    5. Sly & the Family Stone.

    • @JayJay-iq3fj
      @JayJay-iq3fj 4 місяці тому +1

      Richie Havens too … He played longer than he was to originally and he made up a song as his finale to help fill in gaps of time waiting for other acts to show up. Classic example of professionalism and class giving all and more to fans.

  • @bibianaohletz3439
    @bibianaohletz3439 9 місяців тому +11

    Ten Years After with the great Alvin Lee,unforgettable.

    • @trajan6927
      @trajan6927 6 місяців тому

      Tens Years After was great no doubt. Now what other songs were memorable by Alvin at Woodstock? What other songs outside of Woodstock is Alvin known for? I can name 100 Who songs off the top of my head.

  • @timatkinson9291
    @timatkinson9291 7 місяців тому +8

    What great memories that is. There has been and never will be another show like that. Peace, love and happiness to all!!!

  • @scottzappa9314
    @scottzappa9314 10 місяців тому +13

    I was 10 years old at the time but as long as you include Hendrix and Cocker on there, you're all set. Wait a minute you didn't have Santana on there please. And what a performance on the acid man.

  • @dabprod
    @dabprod 9 місяців тому +6

    I live about 20 minutes away from the site. Been there many times over the years, and my daughter would go there with her friends every August that they tried to put on a concert. Never as big as the original one and the cops would shut it down. Funny thing is, every August that she went, it rained. It's really a cool place.

  • @ScottC-y4v
    @ScottC-y4v 6 місяців тому +6

    my votes include Ten years After (Going Home), Santana (Soul Sacrifice) and CSNY (Suite Judy Blue Eyes)

  • @marybarnes8423
    @marybarnes8423 9 місяців тому +13

    BEST MUSIC EVER

  • @DesertRat332
    @DesertRat332 9 місяців тому +17

    The Who were my favorite at Woodstock '69.

    • @johnnyneverletmedown53
      @johnnyneverletmedown53 9 місяців тому +1

      And the Who said that Creedence Clearwater Revival were by far the best act at Woodstock. Gar better that Airplane.

    • @trajan6927
      @trajan6927 7 місяців тому +1

      ​@@johnnyneverletmedown53The Mighty Who would never say that they were the best live act at Woodstock so they had to say it was somebody else. The Who were the act to beat.

    • @johnnyneverletmedown53
      @johnnyneverletmedown53 7 місяців тому +1

      @@trajan6927 Creedence rocked bro, and the Who were in awe.

    • @trajan6927
      @trajan6927 7 місяців тому

      @@johnnyneverletmedown53 yes CCR and The Mighty Who rocked! 👍🇺🇸👌👋

  • @billthelen6524
    @billthelen6524 4 місяці тому +2

    I was a toddler when my parents took me to Woodstock. I have little memory because i was so young but those i do have i will always cherish. I still follow the music.

  • @johnkingsley9525
    @johnkingsley9525 8 місяців тому +1

    Being a bongo player Santana and those drummers have it for me.🌴😎🌴

  • @Stephen-zq2wf
    @Stephen-zq2wf 9 місяців тому +7

    WoodStock a Musical Spark that Ignited a WorldWide Fire-Storm of Love

  • @Donna-v5t
    @Donna-v5t 9 місяців тому +2

    Janis Joplin deserves a big shout out! She needed better musicians. Great soulful singer❣️ The sixties we’re a great time to grow with rock n roll!! Thank you for the fabulous video. I needed to feel those good times.

  • @EduardoVictorSanandresValdivie
    @EduardoVictorSanandresValdivie 7 днів тому +1

    So good Woodstock!

  • @michaelgray8318
    @michaelgray8318 9 місяців тому +6

    I was there having walked in from 4-5 mile bc you couldn’t get any closer with a car it smelled ,muddy, and the best time of my life I was 19 I’m 73 now

  • @raymondgray7305
    @raymondgray7305 9 місяців тому +7

    Ten years after should be in your top 5

  • @wilfbentley6738
    @wilfbentley6738 9 місяців тому +7

    Hendrix: check
    Cocker: check
    Santana: OOPS missed a great one

  • @hermiasvisser812
    @hermiasvisser812 7 місяців тому +3

    It was all just epic to me, all of it!! Still is!

  • @sullycassyt3555
    @sullycassyt3555 10 місяців тому +21

    The who? In my opinion the best performance there was the who performing “See me/feel me” when the sun was rising. Out of this word performance

    • @CannedHistory
      @CannedHistory  9 місяців тому

      It was a tough decision to omit the Who from our list and to be honest our opinions on it seem to change all the time! haha The Who feature in our video about the Top Moments of Monterey if you are interested!
      ua-cam.com/video/iR7YAt5ZdWs/v-deo.html

  • @kathleenwassum7712
    @kathleenwassum7712 2 місяці тому +1

    Great Memories of my Youth and growing up!!👏👏👍👍🥂🎊🎉

  • @stargirlzx
    @stargirlzx 9 місяців тому +8

    Ten years after , Santana , the who + csny

  • @bimjones3597
    @bimjones3597 9 місяців тому +1

    VERY Well done, I always wished I was there,a major point in rock history!

  • @therealjimvick
    @therealjimvick 15 годин тому

    Crosby, Stills & Nash, "This is only our second gig; we're scared shitless!" Then launching into (I think) Suite: Judy Blue Eyes was a fantastic segment. But there were so many. Santana, Sha Na Na, Canned Heat, The Who, Ten Years After. It's hard to choose.
    As important as the music was, it's also important to recall the comic importance of Wavy Gravy as emcee/Public Service Announcer.

  • @Eitner100
    @Eitner100 9 місяців тому +9

    300 thousand? More towards 500 thousand visitors.

  • @Robert-e2h9z
    @Robert-e2h9z 6 місяців тому +2

    My top 3 list was 1. Hendrix, 2. Joe Cocker , 3. Crosby Stills Nash

  • @johnbroderick9738
    @johnbroderick9738 10 місяців тому +7

    I was there at age 17. Does this English accent narrator even mention Santana? Paid least, played the best and most moment. Also, Richie Havens made an impassioned and unforgettable contribution with Freedom. I had seen Country Joe and the Fish the year before at the unforgettable Newport Pop Festival in the broiling Costa Mesa summer of 1968.

    • @davidgladstone5261
      @davidgladstone5261 9 місяців тому

      Richie started the show with Handsome Johnny, a great anti-war song that really hit home. I was just getting to be draft-age and expected to be sent to Vietnam.

  • @larrybuzan7687
    @larrybuzan7687 9 місяців тому +5

    Still have my tickets because it became a free concert

  • @trajan6927
    @trajan6927 7 місяців тому +2

    The Who by far had the most memorable moments, energy and songs. The Who were the giants of Woodstock. Everybody else were 1 hit wonders. The Mighty Who was already established as a giant on the stage.

    • @benrogers3311
      @benrogers3311 6 місяців тому +1

      Couldn't agree more mate. Greatest Live Band Ever, case closed, case re-opened, case closed once again.

    • @mudstone6497
      @mudstone6497 4 місяці тому +1

      Yuppppppp!

  • @JimBoIndy
    @JimBoIndy 9 місяців тому +2

    I'll simply say.... If we don't return to this love, peace, and harmony... We're Fucked!!!

  • @gsco82
    @gsco82 3 місяці тому

    Interesting list of significant performances. I would have included Santana's "Soul Sacrifice". Apparently Santana's performance at Woodstock gave their reputation a big boost. I became a fan of the band, and saw them live 2 years later.

  • @CannedHistory
    @CannedHistory  10 місяців тому +8

    Woodstock had some incredible moments and performances! Which is your favourite??

  • @patricebourdon7880
    @patricebourdon7880 8 місяців тому +3

    Sly was fantastic !

  • @DoinaK-l6x
    @DoinaK-l6x 2 місяці тому

    Cel Mai Fenomenal Eveniment Muzical Din Lume UNIC Până
    Acum Si Au Trecut Peste 50 De Ani
    Si Așa Va Rămâne Woodstock UNIC ❤

  • @kimnabi3988
    @kimnabi3988 6 місяців тому +2

    Sly best show I Ever saw

  • @bigmeandog849
    @bigmeandog849 8 місяців тому +2

    I can't believe they left out Alvin Lee and 10 years after - Blue Swade shoes & I'm going home - the best of the best

  • @robertmcdiarmid6253
    @robertmcdiarmid6253 9 місяців тому +3

    The Who were the best act with the best visual performance.

    • @CannedHistory
      @CannedHistory  9 місяців тому +1

      The Who were indeed amazing! Although they're not in this video, they do feature in our video about the top moments of the Monterey International Pop Festival!
      Which we would love for you to check out!
      ua-cam.com/video/iR7YAt5ZdWs/v-deo.html

  • @persimmontea6383
    @persimmontea6383 5 місяців тому +1

    the album hit the country like a bomb ... we were never the same after that

  • @franklanger3848
    @franklanger3848 8 місяців тому +2

    Grace Slik ist eine großartige Sängerin

  • @jeanmarcquilici359
    @jeanmarcquilici359 9 місяців тому

    Au moment du festival de Woodstock à l'été 69 ,j'avais 18 ans . Je dois admettre que c'est le plus grand et le meilleur des événements musicaux de la seconde moitié du 20e siècle. Avec des groupes, des chanteurs et chanteuses ,une ambiance bonne enfant et une sacrée organisation pour environ 500 000 personnes sur 3jours .Grandes prestations à mon avis, de Ten years after, Joe Cocker, Jimi Hendricks, des Who , de Santana, Sly and the Family Stone + quelques autres. Par contre, les prestations de Shanana, Country Joe et Crosby Still and Nash notamment, me semblent quelconque. C'est mon avis. Enfin, ce fut grandiose. 😂❤

    • @pariaheep
      @pariaheep 8 місяців тому

      Merci beaucoup!

  • @EduardoVictorSanandresValdivie
    @EduardoVictorSanandresValdivie 7 днів тому +1

    It was the best rock. I remember about it.

  • @oldguy9078
    @oldguy9078 9 місяців тому +1

    Wasn't there but I think it was closer to 500 thousand in attendance.

  • @russellcampbell9198
    @russellcampbell9198 8 місяців тому +1

    "Soul Sacrifice" for me.

  • @justkeephiking6525
    @justkeephiking6525 5 місяців тому

    Top 5 performances in no particular order, Sly, Santana, Joe Cocker, Ten years After and (arguably) Richie Havens (because he opened, played every song he knew and made up a song on the spot)

  • @jeffdoyle4703
    @jeffdoyle4703 9 місяців тому +4

    Leaving out Ten Years After and Santana?? You're not talking about the festival I saw

  • @stevecrowley1128
    @stevecrowley1128 9 місяців тому +2

    Though the fish cheer was iconic, no argument there, but I would drop that in favor of Santana's set. And the Who's set belongs there as well. And as great as Joe Cocker was, if either Joe or Jimi has to get bumped, I guess Joe has to go. Airplane-Santana-Sly-Who-Hendrix.

    • @pariaheep
      @pariaheep 8 місяців тому

      Impossible to choose: EVERY act was outstanding: Sha Na Na, Canned Heat, mama mia!🤪😝

    • @trajan6927
      @trajan6927 7 місяців тому

      The Mighty Who were the stars of Woodstock.

  • @janberg4338
    @janberg4338 Місяць тому +1

    My time. 💖💖💖💖💖💖 My music. Then.

  • @tonetone7572
    @tonetone7572 9 місяців тому

    After Woodstock regarding Hendrix rendition of the SSB music critic Al Aronowitz of the NY post wrote- " It was the most electrifying moment of Woodstock and it was probably the single greatest moment of the sixties"

  • @timcollins5608
    @timcollins5608 3 місяці тому +2

    55 years ago today 2024

  • @stefanogiacomelli8792
    @stefanogiacomelli8792 8 місяців тому +2

    Evento epocale grande musica grandi gruppi rock per me due performance sopra tutti Hendrix e Santana

  • @jamesandgraceglobalone2one588
    @jamesandgraceglobalone2one588 3 місяці тому

    Definitely should include “Soul Sacrifice” from Santana.

  • @petejones879
    @petejones879 9 місяців тому

    They were all superb acts to be fair.. But if I had to narrow it down to a top 5.. It would be 1..Hendrix.. 2. Jefferson 3. Joe Cocker 4.. The who.. 5.Ten years after

  • @TomN44
    @TomN44 9 місяців тому +3

    Santana, Soul Sacrifice

  • @kimkelly5512
    @kimkelly5512 7 місяців тому +1

    I read that even though Lennon and McCartney wrote With a little help from my friends. Joe owned it! No one ever did it as good or better!

  • @FrogLegs313
    @FrogLegs313 9 місяців тому +3

    Logistically this event was a total disaster. Food ran out. Rain soaked everything and coated what wasn't soaked with mud, As they said, scheduling was total chaos due to the traffic situation summed up best by Arlo Guthrie crowing "The New York State Throughway is closed, man". The only way in was by helicopter. Richie Havens opened the show because it was time to start and none of the scheduled opening act had arrived. Richie played for over three hours, running out of songs that had been prepared for his set with his band most of whom weren't on scene yet. He actually tried to leave the stage a couple of times only to be told that nobody else was there yet. His finale, the song "Freedom" was a totally impromptu performance being made up on the spot. Alvin Lee referenced the transportation situation when he introduced his classic by calling it "I'm Going Home" then adding wryly "By helicopter". After the rain finally settled down, National Guard helicopters flew over dropping dry clothes and supplies to help deal with the mess.
    At the end of the festival, Michael Lang and his partners were thinking that they had lost their collective asses financially. Vendors, staff, and musicians all had to be paid. As the festival began, it quickly became obvious that they were being completely overwhelmed and basically quit selling and taking tickets since the fencing had disappeared very early on. This meant that the only source of income was from the pre-sale tickets. Lang even said so in the documentary when he was asked how they had done financially. He literally laughed out loud saying "Are you kidding? We're taking a bath" He quickly followed that with a gesture toward the crowd saying "But look at this. You can't buy this". DOn't feel to bad for them for that though. Once they slept for a couple of days afterward, they sat down and started looking at what they had to work with and how to market it. None of the people backing this festival is hungry today, I'll guarantee that.
    With all that being said though, the spirit of Wavy Gravy and the Hog Farm in urging people to help each other ("If you're too tired to chew, pass it on") and the people in the medical tent and the "Freak Out" tent taught us that just doing what needs to be done and helping each other out will get us through a lot of crap.

  • @Hippie-i8g
    @Hippie-i8g 6 місяців тому +3

    Country Joe and the fish! 👍

  • @danjames7885
    @danjames7885 2 місяці тому +1

    Joan Baez the song Joe Hill

  • @lucsbinnen
    @lucsbinnen 4 місяці тому

    fan de cette periode

  • @DoinaK-l6x
    @DoinaK-l6x 2 місяці тому

    Toate Geniile Rock Hard Rock Blues Și Pop Au Fost Acolo
    Ce Vremuri Care Nu Vor Mai Veni
    Niciodată

  • @mikerapp8163
    @mikerapp8163 9 місяців тому

    Melanie and Janis Joplin. Worth the entire muddy muck of it all.need to Mention Richi Havens. He was the only performer there on 8.13. Played a long time.

  • @kennymckown8603
    @kennymckown8603 9 місяців тому +1

    I agree that Hendrix should be #1

    • @trajan6927
      @trajan6927 7 місяців тому

      Actually The Who's music was better.

  • @nevvi4766
    @nevvi4766 8 місяців тому +1

    Hard to believe people wanted to kill Jimmy Hendrix for daring to play his version of star spindle banner.

  • @michaelcavallacci2945
    @michaelcavallacci2945 4 місяці тому +1

    The Who.
    Nothing more needs to be said.

  • @urgdaddy
    @urgdaddy 7 місяців тому +1

    Janis Joplin and her Holding Company.
    Santana...got to be in there. Since you have a bit of an English accent I don't think you know the new Patriot culture.

  • @multitieredinvestor183
    @multitieredinvestor183 3 місяці тому

    I was in Vietnam - my second tour. We got word of this while it was still going on. Bigwigs in Saigon did not want to acknowledge it, but a couple jocks on then American radio station played songs from Woodstock. They DIDNOT play Joe Cockers’ FUCK song however.

  • @juliemccauslin5807
    @juliemccauslin5807 10 місяців тому +7

    Imagine watching this and seeing your now-conservative grandparents in the crowd! 😂😂😂 😂

  • @dottiebaker6623
    @dottiebaker6623 7 місяців тому +1

    I agree with your selections, but WTF, only one small clip of MUSIC? For those who weren't there or haven't heard any of these bands before, just a voice explaining why the choices were made isn't going to cut it.

  • @haolefly
    @haolefly 6 місяців тому +2

    WHO!

  • @popetoby178
    @popetoby178 8 місяців тому +1

    "Don't eat the brown acid."

  • @r.d.sandman6474
    @r.d.sandman6474 9 місяців тому +4

    Woodstock wasn’t the send off of the 60s, not at all. The Stones did that at Altamont Speedway in CA, that was pathetic & sad.

  • @angloaust1575
    @angloaust1575 7 місяців тому +2

    Height of the vietnam war era
    Country joe antiwar song!

  • @tomt3540
    @tomt3540 3 місяці тому

    Haha that’s me right after he says “give me a u”

  • @Sunviewer338
    @Sunviewer338 9 місяців тому +2

    Woodstock was more than 400,000 people.

  • @japzbene1562
    @japzbene1562 6 місяців тому

    THE single greatest performance at this show IMO was Joe Cocker's Lets Go Get Stoned!

  • @richardplume3212
    @richardplume3212 2 місяці тому +1

    Aha my grandsons name is hendrix

  • @peterbetts858
    @peterbetts858 10 місяців тому +4

    you kids dont know shite there was 450,000 there at least . not 300,000.

  • @GiuseppemassimoSaccone
    @GiuseppemassimoSaccone 4 місяці тому +1

    ❤i love wopdstok ok😅

  • @reytorr9244
    @reytorr9244 9 місяців тому

    Uno de los grandes momentos de ese festival también fue la inclusión de Santana band, con el gran Carlos Santana

    • @jimfladwood4393
      @jimfladwood4393 8 місяців тому

      What a blast!💥
      I’m 75 years old now. Wouldn’t change a thing.
      I drove from Twin Falls, Idaho in a 1949 dodge power wagon with five friends. What a hoot. What FUN ☮️😊❤️👀

  • @jamesa.rodriguez8598
    @jamesa.rodriguez8598 6 місяців тому

    It's too bad we didn't get to hear these performances

  • @154rjr
    @154rjr 4 місяці тому

    If Ten Years after is not on this list, then this list is bogus.

  • @ulrichmetz2968
    @ulrichmetz2968 8 місяців тому +1

    What about Alvin?????????????????

  • @missiavu
    @missiavu 9 місяців тому +1

    And the Who, and Janis Joplin ?

  • @frederickoverdorf8404
    @frederickoverdorf8404 9 місяців тому +9

    WHAT HAPPENED TO THE “WHO” ? Kick out Country Joe and install “THE WHO” ! ! The had a MUCH Better Set than Country Joe ! !

  • @steveconnolly7129
    @steveconnolly7129 9 місяців тому

    What is woodstock,and the answer is you shoulda been there,3 days of party rocknroll and peace,alot of people dont remember cuz of the huge cloud of smoke that was present,and the brown coke,which ruined the party for some

  • @AudieBashaw
    @AudieBashaw 8 місяців тому

    Tim Hardin was also great.
    8:33