# 1969 Woodstock bands still touring..... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 15, 2004, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1969-woodstock-bands-still-touring/269414 "2004-10-15T17:49:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mr.Roboto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/76d3ee/32.png) [@Mr.Roboto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Roboto)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2004, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1969-woodstock-bands-still-touring/269414/1 "2004-10-15T17:49:00Z")
Crosby,Stills and Nash… Sweetwater…Nansi Nevins suffered terrible injuries in a car accident that basically ended the band. Now, having recovered, she is singing beautifully and the band is again performing. I saw at Tower records a recently recorded live performance on CD. any others??? ---
**Author:** ![Lamia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Lamia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamia)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2004, 5:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1969-woodstock-bands-still-touring/269414/2 "2004-10-15T17:49:50Z")
The Who toured this year, albeit only half the original members are still alive. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2004, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1969-woodstock-bands-still-touring/269414/3 "2004-10-15T18:08:07Z")
Carlos Santana is doing pretty well, though the band as it was configured then is no longer together. ---
**Author:** ![Telemark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/telemark/32/372_2.png) [@Telemark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Telemark)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2004, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1969-woodstock-bands-still-touring/269414/4 "2004-10-15T18:19:39Z")
Is Sha Na Na still on the nostalgia tour? ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2004, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1969-woodstock-bands-still-touring/269414/5 "2004-10-15T18:26:18Z")
> [@Telemark](#): > > Is Sha Na Na still on the nostalgia tour? Yes they are. [Here’s](http://www.indystar.com/articles/4/180474-6184-102.html) an article about a recent concert that went bad. And [here’s](http://www.shanana.com/) a web site for the group. (Warning: autoplays music. Idiots.) Saw CSN&Y about 3 years ago. Great show. Arlo Guthrie’s still out there. How about Richie Havens? ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2004, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1969-woodstock-bands-still-touring/269414/6 "2004-10-15T19:03:49Z")
Here is the list of performers at the original Woodstock: (the comments in parenthesis are not mine, they are from the notes on who actually performed) Joan Baez Blood, Sweat and Tears The Jeff Beck Group (cancelled) The Paul Butterfield Blues Band The Band Creedence Clearwater Revival Canned Heat Country Joe McDonald & The Fish Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Joe Cocker Arlo Guthrie Grateful Dead Tim Hardin Jimi Hendrix Richie Havens Keef Hartley The Incredible String Band Iron Butterfuly (did not appear) It’s a Beautiful Day (dismissed) Janis Joplin The Jefferson Airplane The Joshua Light Show Melanie Mountain Quill John Sebastian Ravi Shankar Sly and the Family Stone Bert Sommer Santana Sweetwater Ten Years After Johnny Winter The Who I am not sure if Ravi is still performing, but his daughter Nora seems to be doing well. Grace Slick I think still does a few shows - didn’t I see her on the Today Show not too long ago? Johnny Winter was in Las Vegas a few months back. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2004, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1969-woodstock-bands-still-touring/269414/7 "2004-10-15T19:06:43Z")
> [@](#): > > It’s a Beautiful Day (dismissed) I wonder what that means? ---
**Author:** ![DMark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@DMark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMark)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2004, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1969-woodstock-bands-still-touring/269414/8 "2004-10-15T19:12:22Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > I wonder what that means? Beats me. I just Googled “Woodstock performers” and that was the list that appeared. Does sound sort of odd. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2004, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1969-woodstock-bands-still-touring/269414/9 "2004-10-15T19:39:34Z")
It was raining, so it wasn’t a beautiful day. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![TwoTrouts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a9adbd/32.png) [@TwoTrouts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TwoTrouts)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2004, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1969-woodstock-bands-still-touring/269414/10 "2004-10-15T19:47:36Z")
That list does not include Sha-Na-Na (?) I thought Black Sabbath appeared as well. I do not believe that Joplin actually performed. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_Draper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b2d939/32.png) [@Don\_Draper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_Draper)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2004, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1969-woodstock-bands-still-touring/269414/11 "2004-10-15T22:57:56Z")
There is footage & recordings of Joplin at Woodstock readily available. She performed “Tell Mama” (an Etta James / R&B staple) and sang at least two numbers with “Snooky” Flowers. At one point, as her band was performing an instrumental break, Joplin rushed across the rain-slicked stage and threw herself (literally!) into Snooky’s arms. The quality of the vidieo I saw is poor, and the set was - by even her most ardent supporters - considered not one of Joplin’s best shows. The fact that it was raining torrentially at the time she performed was a major factor. I’ve never seen, nor heard anything about Black Sabbath performing at Woodstock. In fact, given that their first record wasn’t released until a year after the festival, it would seem unlikely that they were there. ---
**Author:** ![betenoir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/258eb7/32.png) [@betenoir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/betenoir)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2004, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1969-woodstock-bands-still-touring/269414/12 "2004-10-15T23:17:40Z")
> [@ftg](#): > > Yes they are. [Here’s](http://www.indystar.com/articles/4/180474-6184-102.html) an article about a recent concert that went bad. “I feel stupid and mad. Sha Na Na was at Woodstock for Pete’s sake, why wasn’t anyone interested?” I think this comment brings a whole new demension to the term “out of touch”. I think Ravi Shankar is indeed still performing…other than that… ---
**Author:** ![edwino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@edwino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/edwino)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2004, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1969-woodstock-bands-still-touring/269414/13 "2004-10-15T23:49:31Z")
As of a few years ago, Ravi was still making guest appearances with his daughter Anoushka. I do not believe he has in a while, though. Since he is around 84, sitting around and playing at least an hour of alap, followed by an hour of gat and finishing with a 200 bpm jhala finale can’t be expected. But Anoushka, who is around 20, is OK, even though she doesn’t compare with the big boys (Shahid Parvez, Budhadittya Mukherjee, and Imrat and Rais Khan). Obviously The Dead are still out there, minus Jerry. I hear it’s a pretty good show. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2004, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1969-woodstock-bands-still-touring/269414/14 "2004-10-15T23:56:36Z")
A version of the Incredible String Band with Mike Heron as the only original member is currently touring. ---
**Author:** ![detop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bcef8e/32.png) [@detop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/detop)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2004, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1969-woodstock-bands-still-touring/269414/15 "2004-10-15T23:59:16Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > I wonder what that means? It means thaT the promoters were offered the choice between two “unknown” bands. Santana and IABD. The promoters chose Santana (for the whole story, read _Barefoot in Babylon_, on how they made the Woodstock festival). ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2004, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1969-woodstock-bands-still-touring/269414/16 "2004-10-16T00:01:25Z")
> [@detop](#): > > It means thaT the promoters were offered the choice between two “unknown” bands. Santana and IABD. The promoters chose Santana (for the whole story, read _Barefoot in Babylon_, on how they made the Woodstock festival). Well, that turned out to be the right choice! ---
**Author:** ![Lizard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/dfb087/32.png) [@Lizard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lizard)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2004, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1969-woodstock-bands-still-touring/269414/17 "2004-10-16T00:23:53Z")
> [@twickster](#): > > Well, that turned out to be the right choice! Well, who’s to say it wouldn’t have been It’s A Beautiful Day to make it big, if they’d been the ones with the big exposure at Woodstock? A related question: Looking at that list, it’s amazing how many fairly big acts were there. Did they get big because they appeared, r id they appear because they were already big? I wonder if Jeff Beck ever regretted cancelling? ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2004, 1:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1969-woodstock-bands-still-touring/269414/18 "2004-10-16T01:32:09Z")
> [@Lizard](#): > > Well, who’s to say it wouldn’t have been It’s A Beautiful Day to make it big, if they’d been the ones with the big exposure at Woodstock? > > A related question: Looking at that list, it’s amazing how many fairly big acts were there. Did they get big because they appeared, r id they appear because they were already big? > > I wonder if Jeff Beck ever regretted cancelling? Hard to say- but it’s clear a lot of bands who DID show up regretted coming! It may have become a legendary event, but most of the people who were really there (whether as performers or as spectators) thought Woodstock was a miserable experience. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2004, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1969-woodstock-bands-still-touring/269414/19 "2004-10-16T03:08:31Z")
How many of the Woodstock performers are deceased? I can think of: Jimi Hendrix Janis Joplin Tim Hardin Paul Butterfield Bert Sommer Keith Moon & John Entwistle of the Who Rick Danko & Richard Manuel of the Band Jerry Garcia & Pigpen of the Grateful Dead Bob Hite & Al Wilson of Canned Heat (not sure if Henry Vestine was still in the band when they played Woodstock; he’s dead too) Tom Fogerty of CCR Patty Santos of It’s a Beautiful Day ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2004, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1969-woodstock-bands-still-touring/269414/20 "2004-10-16T04:15:19Z")
> [@Lizard](#): > > A related question: Looking at that list, it’s amazing how many fairly big acts were there. Did they get big because they appeared, r id they appear because they were already big? By my rough count and even rougher memory of 1969, I think fewer than 1/3 of the acts there could be considered “big” (i.e., Top 40 airplay and a nationally recognizable name.) Recall the comment during the Crosby, Stills & Nash set: “This is only our second public gig, and we’re scared shitless!” [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/1969-woodstock-bands-still-touring/269414.md?page=2)