Who sings the song Woodstock?

Stills
CrosbyYoungNash
Woodstock/Artists

What did Joni Mitchell say about Woodstock?

“The deprivation of not being able to go provided me with an intense angle on Woodstock,” Mitchell once recalled to an interviewer. “Woodstock, for some reason, impressed me as being a modern miracle, like a modern-day fishes-and-loaves story.

Who originally wrote the song Woodstock?

Joni Mitchell
Woodstock/Lyricists

WHO released Woodstock First?

Richie Havens opening the Woodstock Music and Arts Fair in Bethel, New York on August 15, 1969. Richie Havens opened Woodstock at 5:07 p.m. on Friday evening, and because many of the other musicians were stuck in traffic, he was on stage for a while and claimed he’d played every song he knew.

Who sings Woodstock on Deja Vu?

Woodstock/Artists

“Woodstock” is a popular song written by Joni Mitchell. Three versions of the song were released in the same year, 1970. The cover by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young appeared on their March 1970 album Déjà Vu, prior to Mitchell’s own version on her April 1970 album Ladies of the Canyon.

Did Joni Mitchell attend Woodstock?

Joni Mitchell is one of the greatest singer-guitarist-songwriters of all time. Another one of her famous songs, “Woodstock,” is a tribute to the 1969 Woodstock festival; however, despite the evocative descriptions of the festival within the song, Mitchell did not actually attend Woodstock herself.

Who owned the farm at Woodstock?

Max Yasgur
The ensuing focus on Bethel led to a meeting with a local real estate agent, who drove one of the organizers to see a dairy farm there. The man who owned the farm: Max Yasgur. Yasgur, who was then approaching age 50, agreed to lease some of his land to festival organizers. His reasons were both monetary and idealistic.

Why was Woodstock Free?

Woodstock was conceived as a profit-making venture. It became a “free concert” when circumstances prevented the organizers from installing fences and ticket booths before opening day.

Did Iron Butterfly play at Woodstock?

Iron Butterfly played its first national tour in the summer of 1968 alongside Jefferson Airplane. By the end of 1968, the band was back in the studio at work on their next album. The band had been booked to play at Woodstock in August 1969 but got stuck at New York City’s LaGuardia Airport.

Who was lead guitar on CSNY?

Greg Reeves
Occupation(s)	Session musician
Instruments	Bass guitar
Years active	1968–present
Associated acts	Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young; The Temptations; Neil Young