Iko Iko – The Dixie Cups Although there are linguists out there who insist that the chant in the refrain is actually a phonetic transcription of a call-and-response in a melange of French Creole and Yoruba (an African language)
I WasThere,Man… (acts that appeared at Woodstock)
Richie Havens the opening act, he kicked it off at 5:00 PM on August 15th, 1969
Richie Havens - The opening act, he kicked it off at 5:00 PM on August 15th, 1969
Melanie - She was inspired to write “Lay Down” afterwards
Sha Na Na - Jimi Hendrix introduced the then-fledgling band to Woodstock organizers
Santana - “Soul Sacrifice” is considered by many to be one of the musical highlights of the festival
Country Joe and the Fish - Famously started I Feel Like I’m Fixin’ to Die by asking the audience to give him an F.
John Sebastian - Attended the festival as a spectator and agreed to perform an impromptu set to fill time as the show fell further behind schedule
Joan Baez - the closing act on Day 1, but technically Day 2, since it was 1 or 2 AM
Roy Rogers was asked to close the show, but declined. Jimi Hendrix was scheduled to go on at midnight, but chose to wait until 9 am on Monday, Day 3 to close the show.
Richie Havens - The opening act, he kicked it off at 5:00 PM on August 15th, 1969
Melanie - She was inspired to write “Lay Down” afterwards
Sha Na Na - Jimi Hendrix introduced the then-fledgling band to Woodstock organizers
Santana - “Soul Sacrifice” is considered by many to be one of the musical highlights of the festival
Country Joe and the Fish - Famously started I Feel Like I’m Fixin’ to Die by asking the audience to give him an F.
John Sebastian - Attended the festival as a spectator and agreed to perform an impromptu set to fill time as the show fell further behind schedule
Joan Baez - the closing act on Day 1, but technically Day 2, since it was 1 or 2 AM
Roy Rogers was asked to close the show, but declined. Jimi Hendrix was scheduled to go on at midnight, but chose to wait until 9 am on Monday, Day 3 to close the show.
The Who - Per Wikipedia, they played 23 songs in their set, which was the most played by a band at the festival.
Richie Havens - The opening act, he kicked it off at 5:00 PM on August 15th, 1969
Melanie - She was inspired to write “Lay Down” afterwards
Sha Na Na - Jimi Hendrix introduced the then-fledgling band to Woodstock organizers
Santana - “Soul Sacrifice” is considered by many to be one of the musical highlights of the festival
Country Joe and the Fish - Famously started I Feel Like I’m Fixin’ to Die by asking the audience to give him an F.
John Sebastian - Attended the festival as a spectator and agreed to perform an impromptu set to fill time as the show fell further behind schedule
Joan Baez - the closing act on Day 1, but technically Day 2, since it was 1 or 2 AM
Roy Rogers was asked to close the show, but declined. Jimi Hendrix was scheduled to go on at midnight, but chose to wait until 9 am on Monday, Day 3 to close the show.
The Who - Per Wikipedia, they played 23 songs in their set, which was the most played by a band at the festival.
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - strangely they did not perform the song Woodstock.