Pick your top 5 Woodstock performers

[Beerball]

Who ya got?

[Chef Jim]

Big fan of this concert. Was too young to go but have watched several versions of the movie and read all sorts of things so here goes.

 

1. Richie Havens

2. Canned Heat

3. Sha Na Na (too fun and just didn't fit so why not)

4. Jefferson Airplane

5. Santana (Carlos tripping his balls off)

 

Honorable mention: The Who

Jimi was hard to leave off because...well because he was Jimi but it was so depressing because it was the end of the show and the place was a mess.

Edited December 23, 2014 by Chef Jim

[Wacka]

The guy who said "Don't take the brown acid."

[boyst]

I picked ones I heard of and preferred over the rest. I have heard Mountain and like them. CSN+Y, Hendrix, The Who, Jefferson Airplane.

[Cugalabanza]

I picked ones I heard of and preferred over the rest. I have heard Mountain and like them. CSN+Y, Hendrix, The Who, Jefferson Airplane.

 

Hackett uses logic exactly like this when deciding which play to call next.

[The Dean]

I was not there and have not seen the whole concert (by a long shot). Based on my recollection I came up with four I think stand at the top, and picked a fifth---though there could be several artists to make it into the list:

 

Santana

Hendrix

Sly

The Band

 

And I gave the final spot to CSN

 

It was hard for me to exclude Richie Havens and Blood Sweat and Tears. Ravi Shankar certainly deserves consideration, if you can handle more that 5 minutes of his music. I admit I have a hard time with it.

 

I just noticed, the recently deceased Joe Cocker isn't included in the poll. I could swear he played at Woodstock and was terrific. Am I confused (or more confused than usual)?

Edited December 24, 2014 by The Dean

[The Poojer]

Has anyone picked "all of the above(including those not on the list)"?

[Beerball]

I just noticed, the recently deceased Joe Cocker isn't included in the poll. I could swear he played at Woodstock and was terrific. Am I confused (or more confused than usual)?

Crap, that was what prompted the poll. (epic fail)

[Helpmenow]

Went by the place about a dozen years ago. You still can see the ghosts

[The Dean]

Crap, that was what prompted the poll. (epic fail)

 

 

Par for TSW course.

[Azalin]

1) Johnny Winter

2) Jimi Hendrix

3) The Who

4) Ten Years After

5) Jefferson Airplane

[BillsPride12]

Good topic OP

 

1) Jimi

2)Santana

3)Canned Heat

4) Country Joe

5) Joe Cocker

[gomper]

Sly

Santana

Jimi

CSNY

Joe

 

Being a major Deadhead, I hate to leave them off the list but it wasn't their weekend. Sly hit his musical peak in one glorious night for the world to see. A performance of a lifetime. Santana just crushed it. Great story about how Carlos took some Mescaline and as it took hold, they told him it was showtime. "What? we don't go on for hours" he said (they were originally slotted later) "Well then", he was told "You go now or not at all." "Ummm...ok" lol.

[Marv's Neighbor]

I can't remember man!

[Chef Jim]

So I'm the only one so far that picked Sha Na Na. How could you not love this.

 

[Gugny]

This is VERY difficult.

 

Richie Havens

Janis Joplin

CSN

Who

Hendrix

 

Hon. Mention: Canned Heat, Santana, Sly

[Helpmenow]

Wavy gravy

[BillsPride12]

I had to have Country Joe in my top 5, this was one of the best songs at Woodstock. Really captures the feeling at that time

 

http://youtu.be/xuUBCF3KKxc

Edited December 24, 2014 by BillsPride12

[BuffaloBill]

Astounding to think how much talent was assembled for that show.

[Chef Jim]

Astounding to think how much talent was assembled for that show.

 

The stories regarding some of the talent that didn't show is pretty interesting. The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, The Doors, Bob Dylan, The Stones. All invited but for reasons didn't show up.