Day 2 Woodstock Music Art Fair

Saturday 16 August 1969

My piece of…

…the Woodstock Music and Art Fair was mainly day 2. My friend Tony and I had left New Jersey on Friday night after hearing about heavy traffic around the festival. Leaving 12 hours early for what we thought would be a 90 minute trip seemed a good idea.

Around the same time that Arlo Guthrie announced that authorities had closed it, we drove up the NY Thruway.

We arrived in the Monticello area within a couple of hours, but as everyone knows, Rt 17B was jammed. We crawled along for a few miles before deciding to pull off the road and park. It was dark. It was misty. And there were as many people walking toward the festival as away, the latter saying the festival was cancelled.

We slept in the car until dawn, got up, and started walking. Around noon we got to the field, put our uncollected tickets back in our pockets, and waited.

It was a beautiful day literally and figuratively. It was going to be an historic weekend. Here is the line up, their personnel, and set list for Woodstock Day Two.

Day 2 Woodstock Music Art Fair

Quill

Quill started at 12.15 pm; played for 30 minutes.

Dan Cole: vocals Jon Cole: bass, vocals

Norman Rogers: guitar, vocals Phil Thayer: keyboard, saxophone, flute Roger North: drums

Set list:

They Live the Life That’s How I Eat

Driftin’ Waitin’ for You

Day 2 Woodstock Music Art Fair

Country Joe

Country Joe was not on Saturday’s schedule, but trying to keep the music going once started required some ingenuity on the part of Michael Lang et al.

They recruited a guitar-less Joe with a strapless guitar and a found piece of rope. Joe’s solo performance has become part of the Woodstock legacy.

He  started at 1 pm; played for 30 minutes,

Set list:

Janis Donovan’s Reef Heartaches by the Number Ring of Fire

Tennessee Stud Rockin’ Round the World Flying All the Way I Seen a Rocket “Fish” Cheer > I-Feel-Like-I’m-Fixin’-To-Die Rag

Day 2 Woodstock Music Art Fair

Santana

Santana started at 2 pm; played for 45 minutes.

Carlos Santana: guitar Gregg Rolie: vocals, keyboard David Brown: bass

Jose “Chepito” Areas: timbales, congas, percussion Mike Carabello: timbales, congas, percussion Michael Shrieve: drums

Set list:

Waiting Evil Ways You Just Don’t Care Savor

Jingo Persuasion Soul Sacrifice Fried Neckbones And Some Home Fries

Day 2 Woodstock Music Art Fair

John Sebastian

Like Country Joe, Woodstock Ventures drafted the unscheduled John Sebastian to perform to buy time for setting up the next group. The solo Sebastian started at 3.30 pm and played for 25 minutes.

Set list:

How Have You Been Rainbows All Over Your Blues I Had A Dream

Darlin’ Be Home Soon Younger Generation

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Keef Hartley Band

Keef Hartley Band started at 4.45 pm; played for approx 45 minutes

Keef Hartley: drums Miller Anderson: guitar, vocals

Jimmy Jewell: saxophone Henry Lowther: trumpet, violin Gary Thain: bass

Set list:

Spanish Fly She’s Gone Too Much Thinkin’ Believe In You

Halfbreed Medley: Sinnin’ For You (Intro) >Leaving Trunk > Just to Cry > Sinnin’ for You

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The Incredible String Band

The Incredible String Band were scheduled for Friday’s folk lineup, but travel issues prevented that. They started at 6 pm; played for 30 minutes.

Mike Heron: multi-instrumentals Robin Williamson: vocals, multi-instrumentals

Christina “Licorice” McKechnie: organ, vocals, multi-instrumentals Rose Simpson: bass, vocals, multi-instrumentals

Set list:

Invocation (spoken word) The Letter Gather ‘Round

This Moment Come with Me When You Find Out Who You Are

Day 2 Woodstock Music Art Fair

Canned Heat

Canned Heat started at 7.30 pm; played for 60 minutes.

Alan “Blind Owl” Wilson: guitar, harmonica, vocals Bob “The Bear” Hite: vocals, harmonica

Harvey “The Snake” Mandel: guitar Larry “The Mole” Taylor: bass Adolpho “Fito” de la Parra: drums

Set list:

I’m Her Man Going Up the Country A Change Is Gonna Come / Leaving This Town Too Many Drivers at the Wheel

I Know My Baby Woodstock Boogie On the Road Again

Day 2 Woodstock Music Art Fair

Mountain

Mountain started at 9 pm; played for 60 minutes.

Leslie West: guitar, vocals Felix Pappalardi: bass

Steve Knight: keyboards Norman “N.D.” Smart: drums

Set list:

Blood of the Sun Stormy Monday Theme for an Imaginary Western Long Red For Yasgur’s Farm

Beside the Sea Waiting to Take You Away Dreams of Milk and Honey Southbound Train

Day 2 Woodstock Music Art Fair

Grateful Dead

Grateful Dead started at 10:30 pm; on stage for 95 minutes (with extended sound issue stretches during set).

Jerry Garcia: guitar, vocals Bob Weir: guitar Ron “Pig Pen” McKernan: keyboards, vocals

Tom Constanten: keyboards, vocals Phil Lesh: bass Bill Kreutzmann: drums Mickey Hart: drums

Set list:

St Stephen Mama Tried

Dark Star High Time Turn on Your Lovelight

Day 2 Woodstock Music Art Fair

Creedence Clearwater Revival

Creedence Clearwater Revival started at 12:30 am; played for 50 minutes.

John Fogerty: vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano Tom Fogerty: rhythm guitar, vocals

Stu Cook: bass Doug “Cosmo” Clifford: drums

Set list:

Born on the Bayou Green River Ninty-Nine-and-a-Half (Won’t Do) Bootleg Commotion Bad Moon Rising

Proud Mary I Put a Spell on You The Night Time is the Right Time Keep on Chooglin’ Susie Q

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Janis Joplin

Janis Joplin started at 2 am; played for 60 minutes.

Janis Joplin: vocals Terry Clements: tenor saxophone Cornelius “Snooky” Flowers: baritone saxophone Luis Gasca: trumpet

John Till: guitar Richard Kermode: keyboards Brad Campbell: bass Maury Baker: drums

Set list:

Raise Your Hand As Good As You’ve Been to This World To Love Somebody Summertime Try (Just a Little Bit Harder)

Cozmic Blues I Can’t Turn You Loose Work Me, Lord Piece of My Heart Ball and Chain

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Sly and the Family Stone

Sly and the Family Stone started at 3.30 am; played for 50 minutes.

Sly Stone: vocals, keyboard Freddie Stone: guitar, vocals Jerry Martini: saxophone

Cynthia Robinson: trumpet Rosie Stone: keyboard, vocals Larry Graham: bass Greg Errico: drums

Set list:

M’Lady Sing A Simple Song You Can Make It If You Try Medley: Everyday People > Dance To The Music > Music Lover > I Want To Take You Higher

Love City Stand!

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The Who

The Who started at 5 am; played for 65 minutes.

Roger Daltrey: vocals Pete Townshend: guitar

John Entwistle: bass Keith Moon: drums

Set list:

Heaven and Hell I Can’t Explain It’s a Boy 1921 Amazing Journey Sparks Eyesight to the Blind Christmas Acid Queen Pinball Wizard Abbie Hoffman incident Do You Think It’s Alright?

Fiddle About There’s a Doctor Go to the Mirror Smash the Mirror I’m Free Tommy’s Holiday Camp We’re Not Gonna Take It See Me, Feel Me Listening to You Summertime Blues Shakin’ All Over My Generation Naked Eye

Day 2 Woodstock Music Art Fair

Jefferson Airplane

The sun rose and the Jefferson Airplane started at 8 am; played for 100 minutes.

Marty Balin: vocals Grace Slick: vocals Paul Kantner: guitar vocals Jorma Kaukonen: guitar, vocals

Jack Casady: bass Spencer Dryden: drums Nicky Hopkins: piano

Set list:

The Other Side of This Life Somebody to Love 3/5 of a Mile in 10 Seconds Won’t You Try/Saturday Afternoon Eskimo Blue Day Plastic Fantastic Lover

Wooden Ships Uncle Sam Blues Volunteers The Ballad of You & Me & Pooneil Come Back Baby White Rabbit The House at Pooneil Corner

Day 2 Woodstock Music and Art Fair

• Rolling Stone magazine article on the festival.

 Next…Day 3, Woodstock Music and Art Fair

 

Day 1 Woodstock Music Art Fair

Friday 15 August 1969

A little more time would have been nice

Whether Woodstock Ventures was ready or not, the first day arrived. As I’ve indicated, there were thousands of people already on the field by Wednesday and the organizers realized that without booths that selling or collecting tickets was unlikely.

They would dance with who brung them.

Rolling Stone magazine had this to say afterwards: “Chicago was only the labor pains. With a joyous three-day shriek, the inheritors of the earth came to life in an alfalfa field outside the village of Bethel, New York. Slapping the spark of life into the newborn was American rock and roll music provided by the Woodstock Music and Art Fair.”

Day 1

The following is a listing of who played that first day, what they played, and how long they played. Keep in mind that while the organizers were well-organized (despite the myths), keeping track of times and players was not high on anyone’s list (insert joke here). The following seems to be accurate, but not definitive.

Day 1 Woodstock Music Art Fair

Richie Havens 

Richie Havens started at 5:07 pm; played for 45 minutes

• Richie Havens: guitar, vocals
• Paul “Deano” Williams: guitar, vocals
• Danielle Ben Zebulon: percussion, conga drum, vocals

Set list

From the Prison > Get Together > From the Prison I’m a Stranger Here High Flyin’ Bird I Can’t Make It Anymore

With A Little Help from my Friends Handsome Johnny Strawberry Fields For Ever/Hey Jude Motherless Child/Freedom

Day 1 Woodstock Music Art Fair

Sri Swami Satchidananda

Swami Satchidananda addressed the audience and spoke about peace (6 PM).

Day 1 Woodstock Music Art Fair

Sweetwater

Sweetwater started at 6.30 pm;  they were on stage about an hour.

Nanci Nevins: guitar, vocals Albert Moore: flute, vocals August Burns: cello Alex Del Zoppo: keyboards

Fred Herrera: bass Elpidio Cobain: conga drums Alan Malarowitz: drums

Set list

Motherless Child Look Out For Pete’s Sake Day Song What’s Wrong

My Crystal Spider Two Worlds Why Oh Why/Let the Sunshine In/Oh Happy Day

Day 1 Woodstock Music Art Fair

Bert Sommer

Bert Sommer started at 7:30 pm; played for approx 40 minutes.

Bert Sommer: guitar, vocal Ira Stone: electric guitar, Hammond organ, harmonica Charlie Bilello: bass

Set list:

Jennifer The Road To Travel I Wondered Where You’d Be She’s Gone Things Are Going My Way And When It’s Over

Jeanette America (Paul Simon) A Note That Read Smile

Day 1 Woodstock Music Art Fair

Tim Hardin

Tim Hardin started at 9 pm; played for a bit over an hour.

Tim Hardin: vocals, guitar Richard Bock: cello Ralph Towner: guitar Gilles Malkine: guitar

Bill Chelf: piano Glen Moore: bass Steve “Murunga” Booker: drums

Set list:

(How Can We) Hang on to a Dream? Susan If I Were a Carpenter Reason to Believe You Upset the Grace of Living When You Lie

Speak Like a Child Snow White Lady Blue on My Ceiling Simple Song of Freedom Misty Roses

Day 1 Woodstock Music Art Fair

 Ravi Shankar

Ravi Shankar started at 10 pm; played for 40 minutes.

Ravi Shankar: sitar

Maya Kulkarni: tamboura Ustad Alla Rakha: tabla

Set list:

Raga Puriya-Dhanashri/Gat in Sawarital

Tabla Solo In Jhaptal Raga Manj Kmahaj

Day 1 Woodstock Music Art Fair

Melanie

Melanie played instead of Incredible String Band. She started at 11 pm; played for approx 20 minutes.

Melanie Safka: vocals, guitar

Set list:

Close to It All Momma Momma Beautiful People

Animal Crackers Mr. Tambourine Man Tuning My Guitar Birthday of the Sun

Day 1 Woodstock Music Art Fair

Arlo Guthrie

Arlo Guthrie started at 12 midnight; played for approx 40 minutes.

Arlo Guthrie: vocal, guitar John Pilla: guitar

Bob Arkin: bass Paul Motian: drums

Set list:

Coming into Los Angeles Wheel of Fortune Walking Down the Line

Arlo Speech: Exodus Oh Mary, Don’t You Weep Every Hand in the Land Amazing Grace

Day 1 Woodstock Music Art Fair

Joan Baez

Joan Baez started at 1 am; played for approx 60 minutes.

Joan Baez: vocals, guitar

Richard Festinger: guitar Jeffrey Shurtleff: vocals, guitar

Set list:

Oh Happy Day The Last Thing On My Mind I Shall Be Released Story about how the Federal Marshalls came to take David Harris into custody   Joe Hill

Sweet Sir Galahad Hickory Wind Drug Store Truck Driving Man I Live One Day at a Time Take Me Back to the Sweet Sunny South Warm and Tender Love Swing Low, Sweet Chariot We Shall Overcome

Day 1 Woodstock Music Art Fair

 

next: Day 2…Woodstock Music and Art Fair