![]() “The Weight” is their last song (before the encore), a song that was already made famous by the biker movie Easy Rider. They played seven of the eleven songs from that album, taking a careful try at Bob Dylan, too but not as excessive as for instance The Byrds. In fact they had been around for many years. Dylan would have smiled. The Band had only one album by hand so far: The cult album Music From Big Pink, released in 1968. “I Shall Be Released” is played so sweet that even Mr. They were known for excellent Folk-Rock, almost better than most US-based Folk bands, succeeding their mentor and former employer Bob Dylan. What can be said about this set? This is the renaissance of Folk-Rock performed at this historic musical event. One of the most appreciated bands, The Band, started on Sunday, the 17 th at ca. ![]() Shortly after Cocker’s gig a heavy thunderstorm washed over the festival and everything was brought to stop for several hours. Cocker’s backing band at that time was the superb Grease Band – a formation that lasted only two years. ![]() Especially well received was the Beatles’ cover song “With a Little Help from My Friends” which was already the second performance after Richie Havens’ version on the first day. But after his triumphal success at Woodstock the man with the soulful voice became famous everywhere. He went on stage at about 2.00 pm. Though Cocker was in the music business for quite a while he was hardly known. Joe Cocker was the first officially scheduled act on Sunday. Who Knows What Tomorrow May Bring (without Joe Cocker).The Airplane became the archetype of the new, young and rebellious generation: free and successful, living together as a family (or at least as good friends), making music, taking drugs. Jefferson Airplane were scheduled as the headliner for Saturday, the second day of Woodstock, but finally started in Sunday morning around 8.00 am (or earlier). They combined Psychedelia as well as Blues in their songs. The dual and sometimes triple voice was their trademark. Their roots date back to the year 1965 and by 1967 (mostly because of the Monterey International Pop Festival and the proclamation of the Summer of Love) they had gained stardom. Jefferson Airplane was quite the biggest band of the San Francisco scene. Watch Jefferson Airplane perform Somebody To Love and White Rabbit. He also appeared at the Isle of Wight Festival in late August 1969. The subsequent Woodstock movie release helped Havens reach a worldwide audience. Having run out of tunes, he improvised a song based on the old spiritual Motherless Child that became Freedom. In part, Havens was told to continue playing, because many artists scheduled to perform after him were delayed in reaching the festival location with highways at a virtual standstill. As the festival’s first performer, he held the crowd for nearly three hours. His Woodstock appearance in 1969 catapulted him into stardom and was a major turning point in his career. Havens as a live performer earned widespread notice.
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