Joe Cocker’s set is another one of those career-defining moments from Woodstock, in this case both for better and worse.
The (Kind Of) Complete Woodstock: Joe Cocker
The (Kind Of) Complete Woodstock: Jefferson Airplane
“All right friends, you have seen the heavy groups, now you will see morning maniac music. Believe me, yeah. It’s the new dawn.” It’s eight a.m. Sunday morning when Grace Slick awakens […]
The (Kind Of) Complete Woodstock: The Who
The Who’s Woodstock performance scared the hell out of me as a kid. Part of it was the ominous tone with which announcer Chip Monck intoned “The Who.” Pete’s Clockwork Orange duds […]
The (Kind Of) Complete Woodstock: Sly & the Family Stone
My daughter likes to ask me when and where I’d go if I could travel to any time and place. I always tell her I’m happy right where I am, but here’s […]
The (Kind Of) Complete Woodstock: Janis Joplin
Pearl and her Kozmik Blues Band got it going around two a.m. Sunday morning. Big Brother and the Holding Company were a little less than a year in her rear-view mirror, a […]
The (Kind Of) Complete Woodstock: Creedence Clearwater Revival
It’s after midnight, and the Grateful Dead have finally cleared the stage. A good portion of the muddied audience is wiped out, having spent two straight days overcrowded, underfed and wet — […]
The (Kind Of) Complete Woodstock: The Grateful Dead
The Dead’s Saturday night set is long and noodly, which I reckon is what Deadheads like. I’ve always heard that the band didn’t think too much of it, though, and that’s why […]
The (Kind Of) Complete Woodstock: Mountain
Mountain was a big band named for their big guitarist, Leslie West. Sometimes considered precursors to heavy metal, the band was hard and bluesy. It’s a damned shame that their entire catalog […]
The (Kind Of) Complete Woodstock: Canned Heat
Canned Heat has always been a part of the Woodstock legend. Their studio version of “Back to the Country” features prominently in Michael Wadleigh’s documentary; however, the band’s performance didn’t make the […]
The (Kind Of) Complete Woodstock: The Incredible String Band
The Incredible String Band was a psychedelic folk band from Scotland who blended traditional instruments, poetry, and performance art. It doesn’t get much more hippie than that. Unfortunately Woodstock didn’t work out […]
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