{"id":638,"date":"2019-05-22T23:32:12","date_gmt":"2019-05-22T22:32:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.musicianshalloffame.com\/?p=638"},"modified":"2023-11-26T00:25:04","modified_gmt":"2023-11-26T00:25:04","slug":"best-woodstock-performances-5-legendary-1969-woodstock-performances-well-never-forget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicianshalloffame.com\/best-woodstock-performances-5-legendary-1969-woodstock-performances-well-never-forget\/","title":{"rendered":"Best Woodstock Performances: 5 Legendary 1969 Woodstock Performances We\u2019ll Never Forget"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"638\" class=\"elementor elementor-638\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-86c720b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"86c720b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0969c6e\" data-id=\"0969c6e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-774f37f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"774f37f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"527\" src=\"https:\/\/www.musicianshalloffame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/9488654024_4a44b7600f_b.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-639\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.musicianshalloffame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/9488654024_4a44b7600f_b.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.musicianshalloffame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/9488654024_4a44b7600f_b-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.musicianshalloffame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/9488654024_4a44b7600f_b-768x506.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-685495d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"685495d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e98225e\" data-id=\"e98225e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df3476b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"df3476b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">5 Most Memorable Woodstock Performances<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5fb69ad elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5fb69ad\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-44e4658\" data-id=\"44e4658\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ca3cdda elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ca3cdda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Fifty years later, Woodstock is still remembered as the most iconic music festival in history, and for good reason. Even today\u2019s most popular music festivals like Bonnaroo, Coachella, and Lollapalooza can\u2019t hold a candle to the chance to see Jimi Hendrix, Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR), Carlos Santana, Joan Baez, Sweetwater and other legendary musicians perform at the peak of their prime.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-0a5cdf0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"0a5cdf0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ccd9d01\" data-id=\"ccd9d01\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b677dce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b677dce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>FUN FACT: NEITHER THE BEATLES NOR BOB DYLAN PERFORMED AT WOODSTOCK, EVEN THOUGH BOB DYLAN RESIDED IN WOODSTOCK, NEW YORK, JUST A SHORT DRIVE FROM THE RURAL DAIRY FARM WHERE THE FESTIVAL TOOK PLACE.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-37d0289 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"37d0289\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-300a316\" data-id=\"300a316\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67ed46c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67ed46c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>With so many amazing performances that people still talk about today, it\u2019s hard to pick our favorites, but we\u2019ve narrowed it down to five of the most memorable performances based on what stands out most in our memory and what\u2019s still remembered today by others who attended the 1969 festival.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2b18023 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2b18023\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e36a5c3\" data-id=\"e36a5c3\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15a815b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"15a815b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">1. \u201cSoul Sacrifice\u201d by Santana<\/span><\/h2><p>Many agree Santana\u2019s performance of \u201cSoul Sacrifice\u201d was the best performance of the entire 3-day festival, including\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.billboard.com\/articles\/news\/8527318\/woodstock-best-performances-1969-festival\">Billboard Magazine<\/a>\u00a0and those of us at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicianshalloffame.com\/\">Musicians Hall of Fame<\/a>\u00a0who had the pleasure of attending the festival in person.\u00a0<\/p><p>Just what made Santana\u2019s \u201cSoul Sacrifice\u201d performance so incredible? For starters, at the time, no one really knew who they were. Before Woodstock, Santana was an up and coming yet relatively unknown band just weeks away from releasing their first album. No one expected them to take the stage and wow the crowd the way they did.\u00a0<\/p><blockquote><p><strong>FUN FACT: YOU CAN SEE THE ACTUAL DRUM KIT USED BY SANTANA DURING THEIR 1969 WOODSTOCK PERFORMANCE ON DISPLAY AT MUSICIANS HALL OF FAME IN NASHVILLE, TN.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote><p>Even those who didn\u2019t have the opportunity to experience the performance live will likely still remember drummer Michael Shrieve\u2019s incredible drum solo. Shrieve was also the youngest performer to take the stage during the entire festival, being just 20 years old at the time. Today, aspiring musicians around the world who dream of becoming professional drummers can still find inspiration from Shrieve\u2019s solo.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d54c5ca elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d54c5ca\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e178e34\" data-id=\"e178e34\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c78355 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9c78355\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">2. \u201cThe Star-Spangled Banner\u201d by Jimi Hendrix<\/span><\/h2>\n<p>No list of the most memorable Woodstock performances is complete without mentioning Jimi Hendrix and \u201cThe Star-Spangled Banner.\u201d Long before he cemented his place in music history and stunned and saddened the world with his passing at the young age of 27, Jimi Hendrix was making a name for himself in the music world.<\/p>\n<p>While Jimi Hendrix\u2019s iconic rendition of \u201cThe Star-Spangled Banner\u201d is undoubtedly one of the most well-known from Woodstock, in reality, not too many people actually got to see it. While Hendrix was originally scheduled to be the last performer to take the stage on Sunday night, scheduling conflicts, rain delays, and some performances which took longer than expected meant Hendrix didn\u2019t actually get to take the stage until Monday morning, well after many festival-goers had already packed up and headed home. Thankfully, video footage still lives on to remind us of his incredible talent.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p><strong>FUN FACT: JIMI HENDRIX COULDN\u2019T READ MUSIC, AND HE PLAYED HIS GUITAR UPSIDE DOWN BECAUSE HE WAS LEFT-HANDED. HE\u2019S KNOWN TODAY AS ONE OF THE MOST TALENTED PERFORMERS IN HISTORY.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In addition to being the last song performed on the last day of the festival, Jimi Hendrix\u2019s rendition of \u201cThe Star-Spangled Banner\u201d has also managed to become known as one of the most memorable performances of Woodstock because it was one of the most unique. In addition to putting his own spin on the classic, many saw his decision to perform \u201cThe Star-Spangled Banner\u201d as controversial or a sign of protest against the Vietnam War.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d4a18db elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d4a18db\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-05dd899\" data-id=\"05dd899\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-085a61b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"085a61b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">3. \u201cWith a Little Help From My Friends\u201d by Joe Cocker<\/span><\/h2><p>While Joe Cocker wasn\u2019t completely unknown in the music world when he took the stage on Sunday afternoon at Woodstock, it wasn\u2019t until his memorable rendition of The Beatles\u2019 classic \u201cWith a Little Help From My Friends\u201d that his career really took off. While storm clouds rolled in later in the day, drenching crowds and dampening the mood, Cocker\u2019s performance wowed the crowd and led to a standing ovation.<\/p><blockquote><p><strong>FUN FACT: LONG BEFORE WOODSTOCK CAME CALLING, JOE COCKER AND HIS BAND OPENED FOR THE ROLLING STONES AND OTHER NOTABLE PERFORMERS ACROSS THE UK.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote><p>In addition to his pure vocal talent, Joe Cocker\u2019s rendition of The Beatles classic is one of the most memorable for many people who attended the original festival because of the sheer passion that went into his performance. You won\u2019t find many musicians today who can belt out a song known round the world at the top of their lungs while still managing to sound like a world-class performer, but Cocker did, and people haven\u2019t forgotten.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-52889e2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"52889e2\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d2a54d2\" data-id=\"d2a54d2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef9c399 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef9c399\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">4. \u201cFreedom\u201d by Richie Havens<\/span><\/h2><p>Richie Havens was the first performer scheduled to play during the festival, and he was originally scheduled to play for an hour but ended up performing for almost 3 hours instead due to traffic delays which prevented other performers from reaching the stage on time. In addition to kicking off the iconic festival, Havens became well-known throughout the 70s and beyond thanks to his soulful style.<\/p><p>Ironically, Havens, who was the first performer at Woodstock, met Jimi Hendrix, the festival\u2019s last performer, years before at a small gig and encouraged the guitarist to move to New York\u2019s Greenwich Village where Hendrix, Bob Dylan, and many other folk singers of the time were based and discovered.<\/p><blockquote><p><strong>FUN FACT: BEFORE HIS DEATH IN 2013, HAVENS REQUESTED HIS ASHES BE SCATTERED ACROSS THE ORIGINAL WOODSTOCK FESTIVAL SITE IN BETHEL, NEW YORK.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote><p>Havens later went on to pursue a music career which allowed him to partner with Bob Dylan\u2019s former manager, Albert Grossman. His cover of The Beatles\u2019 \u201cHere Comes the Sun\u201d was his biggest success, and in 1971, it was featured in the #16 spot of the Billboard Hot 100. In addition to a music career which spanned decades, Havens was also featured in a number of Hollywood films, including\u00a0<em>Catch My Soul<\/em>\u00a0and The Who\u2019s\u00a0<em>Tommy.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4abcd4d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4abcd4d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7428159\" data-id=\"7428159\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-48348ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48348ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">5. \u201cMy Generation\u201d by The Who<\/span><\/h2><p>No music festival is complete without a little guitar smashing, and The Who\u2019s Pete Townsend certainly knows how to do it. Decades after Woodstock, the iconic performance is still remembered as one of the most electrifying of the entire festival.\u00a0<\/p><p>Many people may be surprised to know that several of the 1969 Woodstock performers we know today as the most famous performers of their time weren\u2019t necessarily well-known at the time of the festival. At the time of their Woodstock performance however, The Who were widely known as one of the best musical acts in the world. Their first album was released in 1965, a full four years before the iconic festival took place.\u00a0<\/p><blockquote><p><strong>FUN FACT: THE WHO CREATED A GUINNESS WORLD RECORD FOR LOUDEST PERFORMANCE AT A LONDON CONCERT IN MAY OF 1976. WHILE THE RECORD WAS BROKEN SEVERAL TIMES BY OTHER PERFORMERS, GUINNESS EVENTUALLY REMOVED THE RECORD WHEN CONCERTGOERS REPORTED HEARING PROBLEMS FOLLOWING THESE RECORD-BREAKING PERFORMANCES.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote><p>It should come as no surprise to The Who fans that their Woodstock performance is also remembered as one of the most artistically inspiring, and one of the loudest. Some of the festival\u2019s most well-known guitar solos, drum riffs, and vocals were featured in their 7-minute performance of \u201cMy Generation.\u201d<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h2><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Woodstock Memorabilia | Musicians Hall of Fame<\/span><\/h2><p>Want to learn more about Woodstock and some of the iconic artists featured at the 1969 festival? At\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicianshalloffame.com\/\">Musicians Hall of Fame in Nashville<\/a>, locals, music lovers, tourists, and school groups alike can enjoy the chance to learn more about the history and progression of various genres, music styles, instruments, and more.\u00a0<\/p><blockquote><p><strong>FUN FACT: THE MUSICIANS HALL OF FAME IN NASHVILLE IS THE ONLY MUSIC MUSEUM IN THE WORLD THAT FEATURES EXHIBITS DEDICATED TO SINGERS, SONGWRITERS, AND PERFORMERS OF ALL GENRES.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote><h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Plan Your Visit to Musicians Hall of Fame in Nashville<\/strong><\/span><\/h4><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Stop by and<\/span> visit\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicianshalloffame.com\/museum\/\">our museum<\/a>\u00a0during your next trip to Nashville for a chance to see some of the world\u2019s most unique instruments, many of which were played at one point or another by a well-known musician or who have a rich history in and of themselves.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicianshalloffame.com\/informationprices\/\">Get your tickets online today!<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>5 Most Memorable Woodstock Performances Fifty years later, Woodstock is still remembered as the most iconic music festival in history, and for good reason. 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