Various Artists
Woodstock: Back To The Garden 50th Anniversary Experience
© Rhino
September 28 - October 4, 2025
Year of Release: 2019
Rating:
Disc One:
Hello--Richie Havens
From The Prison/
Get Together/From The
Prison (Reprise)--
Richie Havens
High Flying Bird--
Richie Havens
With A Little Help
From My Friends--
Richie Havens
Handsome Johnny--
Richie Havens
Freedom--Richie Havens
It Seems There Are A
Few Cars Blocking
The Road--
Stage Announcement
Look Out--Sweetwater
Day Song--Sweetwater
Two Worlds--Sweetwater
Jennifer--Bert Sommer
And When It's Over--
Bert Sommer
America--Bert Sommer
Smile--Bert Sommer
Let's See How Bright
It Can Be--
Stage Announcement
How Can We Hang On
To A Dream--
Tim Hardin
If I Were A Carpenter--
Tim Hardin
Reason To Believe--
Tim Hardin
Misty Roses--Tim Hardin
We're A Pretty Big
City Right Now--
Stage Announcement
Disc Two:
Somebody Somewhere Is
Giving Out Some
Flat Blue Acid--
Stage Announcement
Raga Manj Kmahaj--
Ravi Shankar
Momma Momma--Melanie
Beautiful People--Melanie
Mr. Tambourine Man--Melanie
Birthday Of The Sun--Melanie
It's A Free Concert From
Now On--
Stage Announcement
Coming Into Los Angeles--
Arlo Guthrie
Lotta Freaks--Arlo Guthrie
Wheel Of Fortune--
Arlo Guthrie
Walking Down The Line--
Arlo Guthrie
Every Hand In The Land--
Arlo Guthrie
Let's Just Make The
Festival Not The
Other Stuff--
Stage Announcement
Last Thing On My Mind--
Joan Baez
I Shall Be Released--
Joan Baez
He Already Had A Very
Very Good Hunger
Strike Going--Joan Baez
Joe Hill--Joan Baez
Drug Store Truck
Drivin' Man--
Joan Baez With
Jeffrey Shurtleff
That Brings Us Fairly
Close To The Dawn--
Stage Announcement
I Guess The Reason
We're Here Is Music--Stage Announcement
They Live The Life--Quill
That's How I Eat--Quill
Disc Three:
Can Those Of You In The Back
Hear Well--
Stage Announcement
Janis--Country Joe McDonald
Donovan's Reef--
Country Joe McDonald
The Fish Cheer/
I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-
To-Die Rag--Country Joe McDonald
Those Wishing To Be Lost
Those Wishing
To Be Found--Stage Announcement
Savor--Santana
Jingo--Santana
Persuasion--Santana
Soul Sacrifice--Santana
An Exciting Set Is
Understandable--
Stage Announcement
How Have You Been--
John B. Sebastian
Rainbows All Over
Your Blues--
John B. Sebastian
I Had A Dream--
John B. Sebastian
Darling Be Home Soon--
John B. Sebastian
Halfbreed Medley--
Keef Hartley Band
Bring Jerry's Nitroglycerin
Pills To The
Indian Pavilion--Stage Announcement
Disc Four:
Go To Mr. Lang's Office
Right Away--
Stage Announcement
Invocation--
The Incredible
String Band
The Letter--
The Incredible
String Band
Gather 'Round--
The Incredible
String Band
When You Find Out
Who You Are--
The IncredibleString Band
If Things Aren't Going Well
For You Or Whatever--
Chip Monck &
Hugh Romney
Going Up The Country--
Canned Heat
Woodstock Boogie--
Canned Heat
Can We Have A Little Juice
On The Other Microphone
Please--
Bob Hite & Chip Monck
On The Road Again--
Canned Heat
It's Your Own Trip--
Stage Announcement
Disc Five:
We'll Take Care Of That
Right Away--Stage Announcement
Theme For An
Imaginary Western--Mountain
Long Red--Mountain
Who I Am But You And
The Sun
(For Yagur's Farm)--Mountain
Southbound Train--
Mountain
Open Your Eyes Wide--
Chip Monck &
Joshua White
So Many People Have Been
Able To Participate In
Such A Debacke--Ken Babbs
Mama Tried--Grateful Dead
It's A Sinister Plot--
Ken Babbs
Country Joe McDonald
Et. Al
Dark Star--Grateful Dead
High Time--Grateful Dead
You're Carrying Janis'
Wah-Wah Pedals--
Stage Announcement
Green River--
Creedence
Clearwater Revival
Bad Moon Rising--
Creedence
Clearwater Revival
I Put A Spell On You--
Creedence
Clearwater Revival
It's Going To Be A
Very Long Evening--
Stage Announcement
Disc Six:
To Love Somebody--
Janis Joplin
Kozmic Blues--
Janis Joplin
Piece Of My Heart--
Janis Joplin
Music's For
Grooving Man--
Janis Joplin
Ball And Chain--
Janis Joplin
Just In Case You Should
Get Any Ideas About
Leaving--
Stage Announcement
Dance To The Music/
Music Lover/
I Want To Take You
Higher--Sly &
The Family Stone
Are You Supposed To Be
Up There Rapping
No Man--
Abbie Hoffman
I Can't Explain--The Who
Pinball Wizard--The Who
I Can Dig It--
Abbie Hoffman &
Pete Townshend
We're Not Gonna Take It--
The Who
Shakin' All Over--
The Who
My Generation--The Who
Welcome This New Day--
Stage Announcement
Disc Seven:
The Other Side
Of This Life--
Jefferson Airplane
Somebody To Love--
Jefferson Airplane
Let's Play It Out Of Tune--
Grace Slick
3/5 Of A Mile
In 10 Seconds--
Jefferson Airplane
Won't You Try/
Saturday Afternoon--
Jefferson Airplane
We Got A Whole Lot Of
Change--Grace Slick
Plastic Fantastic Lover--
Jefferson Airplane
Volunteers--
Jefferson Airplane
If You're Too Tired To
Chew Pass It On--
Hugh Romney
The Roads Are Fairly
Clear Now--Stage Announcement
This Is The Largest Group
Of People
Ever Assembled
In One Place--Max Yasgur
Dear Landlord--
Joe Cocker
Feelin' Alright--
Joe Cocker
Let's Go Get Stoned--
Joe Cocker
Hitchcock Railway--
Joe Cocker
With A Little Help
From My Friends--
Joe Cocker
Isn't The Rain Beautiful--
John Morris
Barry Melton
Rainstorm &
Audience
Disc Eight:
Rock And Soul Music--
Counry Joe &
The Fish
Love--
Country Joe &
The Fish
Silver And Gold--
Country Joe &
The Fish
Rock And Soul Music
(Reprise)--
Country Joe &
The Fish
Help Me--Ten Years After
I'm Going Home--
Ten Years After
Come Down And Say Hello
To Us--
Stage Announcement
Chest Fever--The Band
Tears Of Rage--
The Band
This Wheel's On Fire--
The Band
I Shall Be Released--
The Band
The Weight--The Band
We've Just Had A Slight
Change In Running
Order--Stage Announcement
Disc Nine:
It's Really A Drag--
Stage Announcement
Leland Mississippi Blues--
Johnny Winter
Mean Town Blues--
Johnny Winter
Johnny B. Goode--
Johnny Winter
It Just Doesn't Seem
To Be Necessary--
Stage Announcement
More And More--
Blood Sweat & Tears
Spinning Wheel--
Blood Sweat & Tears
Smiling Phases--
Blood Sweat & Tears
You've Made Me So
Very Happy--
Blood Sweat & Tears
Tell 'Em Who
We Are Man--
Crosby Stills & Nash
Suite: Judy Blue Eyes--
Crosby Stills & Nash
Blackbird--
Crosby Stills & Nash
Marrakesh Express--
Crosby Stills & Nash
Sea Of Madness--
Crosby Stills Nash &
Young
Wooden Ships--
Crosby Stills Nash &
Young
Bummer--
Crosby Stills & Nash
49 Bye-Byes--
Crosby Stills & Nash
Disc Ten:
No Amount Of Loving--
Butterfield
Blues Band
Love March--
Butterfield
Blues Band
Everything's Gonna
Be Alright--
Butterfield
Blues Band
Test--
Chip Monck &
ShaNaNa
Get A Job--ShaNaNa
Come Go With Me--
ShaNaNa
Silhouettes--ShaNaNa
At The Hop--ShaNaNa
Duke Of Earl--ShaNaNa
Get A Job (Reprise)
--ShaNaNa
Thank You For Making
All This Possible--Stage Announcement
Hear My Train A Comin'--
Jimi Hendrix
Izabella--Jimi Hendrix
Star Spangled Banner/
Purple Haze &
Instrumental Solo--Jimi Hendrix
Good Wishes Good Day
And A Good Life--Stage Announcement
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The Woodstock concert's anniversary just passed, at 56 years. Since that August weekend in 1969, the original 3 LP
album (and the 2 LP Woodstock Two) were reissued as 25th, 40th and 50th anniversaries. The 50th Anniversary (10 CD
set) is the most complete entire concert, of that 3-day weekend. The original soundtrack and film are musts for any Rock
fan. And just as the original album, the 50th Anniversary has all of the Stage Announcements, making the concert even
more interesting, with what was going on, back in 1969... Drugs, and Politics. What's great on the 50th niversary, are
each artist's performances are all together, consecutively.
| ORIGINAL TRACKS - Woodstock |
ORIGINAL TRACKS - Woodstock Two |
| Track | Artist |
Track | Artist |
| I Had A Dream |
John B. Sebastian |
Jam Back At The House |
Jimi Hendrix |
| Going Up The Country |
Canned Heat |
Izabella |
Jimi Hendrix |
| Freedom |
Richie Havens |
Get My Heart Back Together |
Jimi Hendrix |
| Rock And Soul Music |
Country Joe & The Fish
| Saturday Afternoon/
Won't You Try |
Jefferson Airplane |
| Coming Into Los Angeles |
Arlo Guthrie |
Eskimo Blue Day |
Jefferson Airplane |
At The Hop |
ShaNaNa |
Everything's Gonna
Be Alright |
Butterfield Blues Band |
I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die Rag |
Country Joe McDonald |
Sweet Sir Galahad |
Joan Baez |
| Drug Store Truck Drivin' Man |
Joan Baez |
Guinnevere |
Crosby, Stills
Nash & Young |
| Joe Hill |
Joan Baez |
4 + 20 |
Crosby, Stills
Nash & Young |
| Suite: Judy Blue Eyes |
Crosby, Stills & Nash |
Marrakesh Express |
Crosby, Stills & Nash |
| Sea Of Madness |
Crosby, Stills
Nash & Young |
My Beautiful People |
Melanie |
| Wooden Ships |
Crosby, Stills
Nash & Young |
Birthday Of The Sun |
Melanie |
| We're Not Gonna Take It |
The Who |
Blood Of The Sun |
Mountain |
| With A Little Help From My Friends |
Joe Cocker |
Theme From An Imaginary Western |
Mountain |
| Soul Sacrifice |
Santana |
Woodstock Boogie |
Canned Heat |
| I'm Going Home |
Ten Years After |
Let The Sunshine In |
Audience During Sunday Rainstorm |
| Volunteers |
Jefferson Airplane |
Dance To The Music/
Music Lover/
I Want To Take You Higher |
Sly & The Family Stone |
| Rainbows All Over Your Blues |
John B. Sebastian |
| Love March |
Butterfield Blues Band |
| Star Spangled Banner/Purple Haze & Instrumental Solo |
Jimi Hendrix |
Disc One:
Day One, August 15, 1969
Richie Havens begins the concert. He performed 10 songs, of which 7 appear here:
"From The Prison/Get Together/From The Prison (Reprise)," "High Flying Bird," "With A Little Help From My Friends,"
"Handsome Johnny," and "Freedom" which was on the original Woodstock LP. "Freedom" is the
standout, and some of the other songs he did has the "Freedom" comparison.
Sweetwater took the stage next, performing 10 songs, of which only 3 appear here: "Look Out," "Day Song"
and "Two Worlds." Bert Sommer was next, performing 10 songs, of which only 4 appear here: "Jennifer,"
"And When It's Over," "America" and "Smile." "America" sounds like Cat Stevens.
Tim Hardin and Ravi Shankar were the next performers. Tim Hardin peformed 10 songs, and Ravi Shankar
peformed 3. Tim Hardin's 4 songs on the 50th Anniversary: "How Can We Hang On To A Dream," "If I Were A Carpenter,"
(which Bobby Darin covered), "Reason To Believe," (which Rod Stewart covered), and "Misty Roses." Ravi
Shankar (starts Disc Two:) with only track on the 50th Anniversary, "Raga Manj Kmahaj." (The sitar instrument
is heard, and was also used by George Harrison.)
Melanie performed next, with a total of 7 songs, of which 4 appear here: "Momma Momma," "Beautiful People,"
"Mr. Tambourine Man," and "Birthday Of The Sun." "Beautiful People" and "Birthday Of The Sun"
appeared on the original Woodstock Two LP. Arlo Guthrie (son of Woody) performed 7 songs, of which 4
appear here: "Coming Into Los Angeles" (which appeared on the Original LP), "Wheel Of Fortune,"
"Walking Down The Line," and "Every Hand In The Land."
Joan Baez -- 14 total songs, of which 2 appeared on the Original LP, and 2 appeared on Woodstock Two:
"Drug Store Truck Drivin' Man," "Joe Hill' (Original LP), "Sweet Sir Galahad" (Woodstock
Two), which was NOT on the 50th Anniversary. The 5 songs (5 total) on the 50th Anniversary: "Last Thing On My
Mind," "I Shall Be Released," "He Already Had A Very Very Good Hunger Strike Going," "Joe Hill" and "Drug Store
Truck Drivin' Man" (with Jeffrey Shurtleff.
Disc Two (continued):
Day Two, August 16, 1969
Quill started Day Two, with 4 songs, of which 2 songs appear here: "They Live The Life" and "That's
How I Eat."
Disc Three:
Country Joe McDonald took the stage next, with 9 songs, of which 3 appear here: "Janis," "Donovan's Reef"
and the famous The Fish Cheer/I-Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin'-To-Die Rag" (which appeared on the Original LP).
(Country Joe McDonald returns on Disc 8 with his band The Fish.) Santana - 8 total songs, of which only 1 appeared
on the Original LP - "Soul Sacrifice." Only 4 of the 7 appear on the 50th Anniversary: "Savor,"
"Jingo," "Persuasion" and "Soul Sacrifice." John B. Sebastian (of the Lovin' Spoonful) appears
next, performing 5 songs, where "I Had A Dream" and "Rainbows All Over Your Blues" appeared on the
orignal LP. From the 50th Anniversary: "How Have You Been," "Rainbows All Over Your Blues," "I Had A Dream" and
"Darling Be Home Soon."
The Keef Hartley Band" performed 6 songs, of which only one appeared on the 50th Anniversary, and ends Disc
Three: "Halfbreed Medley."
Disc Four:
The Incredible String Band peformed 6 songs, of which 4 appears on the 50th Anniversary: "Invocation,"
"The Letter," "Gather 'Round," and "When You Find Out Who You Are."
Canned Heat - 7 songs - One each appeared on the Original LP: "Going Up The Country," and Woodstock
Two: "Woodstock Boogie." From the 50th Anniversary, and ending Disc Four: "On The Road Again" and
"Woodstock Boogie."
Disc Five:
Mountain peformed 11 songs - two appeared on Woodstock Two: "Blood Of The Sun" and "Theme
From An Imaginary Western." Four of the eleven appears on the 50th Anniversary: "Theme From An Imaginary Western,"
"Long Red," "Who I Am But You And The Sun (For Yagur's Farm)" and "Southbound Train."
The Grateful Dead peformed 5 songs, of which only 3 appears on the 50th Anniversary: "Mama Tried,"
(Merle Haggard), "Dark Star" and "High Time." Creedence Clearwater Revival performed 11 songs,
of which only 3 appears on the 50th Anniversary, and ends Disc Five: "Green River," "Bad Moon Rising," and "I
Put A Spell On You."
Disc Six:
Day Three, August 17, 1969
The Who, Jefferson Airplane, Joe Cocker, Country Joe & The Fish began the third day. However, Janis
Joplin leads off Disc Six. She performed 10 songs, of which 4 appears on the 50th Anniversary: "To Love Somebody,"
"Kozmic Blues," "Piece Of My Heart" and "Ball And Chain." Surprisingly, she was not on the Original LP and
film. Her appearance on the Monterey Festival made up for this, in my opinion. Ten Years After, The Band, Johnny
Winter all performed after Janis.
But Sly & The Family Stone appears next on Disc Five after Janis, as they performed 9 songs, of which only one
appears both on the Original LP and the 50th Anniversary: "Dance To The Music/Music Lover/I Want To Take You
Higher."
The Who is next, as they performed 24 songs, of which 5 appears on the 50th Anniversary, and ends Disc Five:
"I Can't Explain," "Pinball Wizard," "We're Not Gonna Take It," "Shakin' All Over," and "My Generation."
Disc Seven:
The Jefferson Airplane leads off Disc Seven, as they performed 13 songs, of which one appeared on the Original
LP ("Volunteers") and on Woodstock Two - "Saturday Afternoon/Won't You Try" and "Eskimo Day."
The 6 songs from the 50th Anniversary: "The Other Side Of This Life," "Somebody To Love," "3/5 Of A Mile In 10
Seconds," "Won't You Try/Saturday Afternoon," "Plastic Fantastic Lover" and "Volunteers." Joe Cocker
performed 13 songs, of which only 1 appeared on the Original LP. The 5 songs on the 50th Anniversary, and ending Disc
Seven: "Dear Landlord," "Feelin' Alright," "Let's Go Get Stoned," "Hitchcock Railway" and the famous Beatles
version of "With A Little Help From My Friends."
Disc Eight:
Country Joe & The Fish - performed 14 songs, of which 4 appears on the 50th Anniversary: "Rock And Soul
Music" (the only Country Joe & The Fish song to appear on the Original LP), "Love," "Silver And Gold" and
"Rock And Soul Music (Reprise)." Ten Years After performed 6 songs. "I'm Going Home" appeared on
the orignal LP, as only one other song from the 6, "Help Me," appears on the 50th Anniversary.
The Band appeared next, performing 11 songs, of which only 5 appears on the 50th Anniversary, and ending Disc
Eight: "Chest Fever," "Tears Of Rage," "This Wheel's On Fire," "I Shall Be Released" and "The Weight."
Disc Nine:
Johnny Winter performed 8 songs, of which only 3 appears on the 50th Anniversary: "Leland Mississippi Blues,"
"Mean Town Blues" and "Johnny B. Goode." (His complete Woodstock Experience album reached #1 on
Billboard's Blues Albums Chart, in 2009, for two weeks.) Blood, Sweat & Tears performed 10 songs, of which only
4 appears on the 50th Anniversary: "More And More," "Spinning Wheel," "Smiling Phases" and "You've Made Me So
Very Happy."
Crosby, Stills & Nash (and Young) performed 16 songs - 3 songs from the Original LP, 3 from
Woodstock Two. Original LP: "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes," "Sea Of Madness," "Wooden Ships." 2 from
Woodstock Two: "Guinnevere," "4 + 20 (which both were NOT on the 50th Anniversary), "Marrakesh
Express." From the 50th Anniversary, and ending Disc Nine: "Suite: Judy Blue Eyes," "Blackbird," (The Beatles),
"Marrakesh Express," "Sea Of Madness," "Wooden Ships," "40 Bye-Byes." Their famous quote: "Thank you, we
needed that... This is our second gig. This is the second time we've ever played in front people, man. We're scared
sh*tless."
Disc Ten:
The (Paul) Butterfield Blues Band performed 7 songs - 1 on the Original LP: "Love March," and 1 from
Woodstock Two: "Everything's Gonna Be Alright." From the 50th Anniversary: "No Amount Of Loving,"
"Love March," "Everything's Gonna Be Alright." ShaNaNa performed 12 songs, of which only 1 appeared
on the Original LP: "At The Hop." From the 50th Anniversary: "Get A Job," "Come Go With Me," "Silhouettes,"
"At The Hop," "Duke Of Earl," "Get A Job (Reprise)." ShaNaNa would have their own television show.)
Jimi Hendrix ended the concert, and Disc Ten. He performed 19 songs - 1 on the Original LP: the famous
"Star Spangled Banner," "Purple Haze," "Instrumental Solo." 3 from Woodstock Two: "Jam Back At The
House," "Izabella," "Get My Heart Back Together."
In Summary: Of all the performers on the 50th Anniversary, their total songs on the 50th Anniversary
against the total concert songs, and if they appeared on the Original LP and/or Woodstock Two
| Woodstock 50th Anniversary |
| Artist | Total Concert Songs
50th |
Original? |
| Richie Havens |
8/11 |
Yes |
| Sweetwater |
3/10 |
No |
| Bert Sommer |
4/10 |
No |
| Ravi Shankar |
3/1 |
No |
| Tim Hardin |
10/4 |
No |
| Melanie |
7/4 |
Yes |
| Arlo Guthrie |
7/4 |
Yes |
| Joan Baez |
14/5 |
Yes |
| Quill |
4/2 |
No |
| Joe McDonald |
9/3 |
Yes |
| Santana |
8/4 |
Yes |
| John B. Sebastian |
5/4 |
Yes |
| Keef Hartley Band |
6/1 |
No |
| The Incredible String Band |
6/4 |
No |
| Canned Heat |
7/3 |
Yes |
| Mountain |
11/4 |
Yes |
| Grateful Dead |
5/4 |
No |
| Creedence Clearwater Revival |
11/3 |
No |
| Janis Joplin |
10/5 |
No |
| Sly & The Family Stone |
9/1 |
Yes |
| The Who |
24/5 |
Yes |
| Jefferson Airplane |
13/6 |
Yes |
| Joe Cocker |
13/5 |
Yes |
| Country Joe & The Fish |
14/4 |
Yes |
| Ten Years After |
6/2 |
Yes |
| The Band |
11/5 |
No |
| Johnny Winter |
8/3 |
No |
| Blood Sweat & Tears |
10/4 |
No |
| Crosby Stills & Nash (and Young) |
16/6 |
Yes |
| Butterfield Blues Band |
7/3 |
Yes |
| ShaNaNa |
12/6 |
Yes |
| Jimi Hendrix |
19/4 |
Yes |
Although the 50th Anniversary (CD Version) is not the complete concert, there was a Digital 50th Anniversary.
The CD version of the 50th Anniversary is pretty much close to the completion, having each artist who performed
at the historic concert. Not every song is there, but each artist is. And the stage announcements and other announcers
makes the concert exceptional as well. Then again, the other anniversaries (25th and 40th) also has songs that were
not from the 50th Anniversary CD version. Combining all three anniversaries' non-duplicates can also get the
close-to-complete concert.
Announcer Chip Monck was an American lighting designer, who planned and built the stage for Woodstock. He is
heard throughout the concert as the main announcer. One of his famous stage announcements: "To get back to the
warning that I've received, you might take it with however many grains of salt you wish, that the brown acid that is
circulating around us is not specifically too good. It's suggested that you stay away from that. Of course, it's your
own trip, so, be my guest. But be advised that there is a warning on that, okay?"
Abbie Hoffman was an American political and social activist. Pete Townshend of The Who pushed Hoffman off
stage when he interrupted the band's performance, to make a political announcement.
Hugh Romney, aka Wavy Gravy - was a peace activist, well known for his hippie persona and countercultural
beliefs. His "Breakfast in Bed" speech: "Good morning! What we have in mind is breakfast in bed, for
400,000. Now, it's not going to be steak and eggs, or anything, but it's going to be good food and we're going to get it
to you. It's not just the Hog Farm, either. It's like the Ohio Mountain family and the Pranksters, and everybody else
that volunteered putting in their time into the free kitchens. In fact, it's everybody. We're all feeding each other.
We must be in Heaven, Man! There's always a little bit of heaven in a disaster area. So, if you want to make it back to
your campsites, we'll try and get the food to you. Or if you stay here, we'll try and get food to you. Now, there's a
guy up there, some hamburger guy had his stand burned down last night. But he's still got a little bit stuff left, and
for you people that still believe that capitalism isn't that weird, you might help him out and buy a couple
hamburgers." Hugh Romney is no relation to the politician, Mitt Romney, who ran for president against Barack
Obama in 2012.
Max Yagur, was an American farmer, and owner of the 600-acre dairy farm in Bethel, New York, where the Woodstock
Festival was held. His speech: "I'm a farmer... I don't know how to speak to twenty people at one time, let alone
a crowd like this. But I think you people have proven something to the world... you've proven that a half a million kids
can get together and have three days of fun and music and have nothing but fun and music. God bless you for it!"
Some of the tracks from the Original LP and Woodstock Two were edited. The complete tracks are on the 50th
Anninversary. Surprisingly, artists such as Creedence Clearwater Revival, and Janis Joplin were not on the Original LP
and/or Woodstock Two. In listening to those mentioned on the 50th, their performances sounded powerful, and it's
a wonder they were not included on the originals. Also to mention, that some of the performers only had ONE song on the
Original LP, such as Sly & The Family Stone, The Who and Joe Cocker. The Who's "My Generation" featured the intro to Joe
Cocker's version of "With A Little Help From My Friends." The Who's Woodstock "My Generation" could have
been on the originals. Joe Cocker's "With A Little Help From My Friends" stole the show, and his other songs he
performed (from his Joe Cocker! album) were definitely showstoppers as well. Any of them could have been included
on the Original LP. The Jefferson Airplane also sounded powerful too. Johnny Winter sounded WILD!
There are individual Woodstock CDs of some of the artists who performed, like Johnny Winter, Jimi Hendrix, Jefferson
Airplane, Santana, Janis Joplin, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Sly & The Family Stone, The Who, Joe Cocker. Crosby
Stills & Nash (and Young). These individual CDs could add more to your Woodstock Anniversaries collection. You can also
view the performances on YouTube.
Click here for the list of bands who turned down invitations to play at Woodstock.
Woodstock concerts in later years occurred - Woodstock '79, featuring original performers Richie Havens, Country
Joe & The Fish, Canned Heat, Rick Danko (of The Band), Steven Stills (of Crosby, Stills & Nash (and Young)), Paul
Butterfield and Johnny Winter. Woodstock '89, featuring original peformer Melanie. It was known as "The Forgotten
Woodstock." Since 1995, Poland has held it's annual Woodstock Festival.
Woodstock '94, and Woodstock '99, where artists of the present day performed with some of the
original '69 performers. Woodstock original performers at Woodstock '94: Joe Cocker, Crosby, Stills & Nash,
The Band, Country Joe McDonald, John Sebastian, Santana, Woodstock '99 was basically a disaster: Marred by
sexual harrassment and rapes, difficult enviroment conditions, overpriced food and water, poor sanitation, rioting,
looting, vandalism, arson, violence, and three deaths, leading to media attention and controversy that vastly overshadowed
coverage of the musical performances. Other than the popular artists at the time performed, none of the original
performers from the original Woodstock did not appear. Although John Entwistle of The Who and Mickey Hart of The Grateful
Dead appaeared, with individual sets. Michael Lang, who was one of the original organizers of Woodstock '69, agreed to
partner for the '94 concert, with New Jersey concert promoter John Scher. The best known performers to mention who
performed: James Brown, Sheryl Crow, Dave Matthews Band, Alanis Morissette, Metallica, Bruce Hornsby, Willie Nelson,
The Brian Setzer Orchestra. Rappers also appeared, such as DMX, Ice Cube.
A Woodstock 50 concert was planned, but cancelled, due to financial, logistical and legal issues. A 2009
Heroes of Woodstock Tour with the original Woodstock performers was generally viewed as a financial failure with
dismal attendance.
Woodstock: Back To The Garden 50th Anniversary Experience takes you back to one of the most historic music
concerts ever made. Most of the artists have passed on. However, just close your eyes, and you're there - August 15,
16, 17, 1969.
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