Joni Mitchell, Jefferson Airplane and David Crosby Discuss Woodstock Festival | The Dick Cavett Show

[@benkleschinsky]

Amazing 50 years later Crosby, Stills, Joni, Grace, and even Dick Cavett are still with us in 2022.

[@daryl6659]

Oh yes snap your fingers and 30 years goes by. Time goes so so fast.

[@KONAROCK1]

Yup. I talk to my dad about this a lot. I'm only 36 and most of the greats from my generation are dead already. Many have been dead for a long time too.

[@lastnamefirst4035]

So are Joni, Jack, Jorma, Stills, theyre all closer to 80 than 70

[@lastnamefirst4035]

Dick Cavet is still w us

[@FranktheTank70]

Still helping destroy the American constitution

[@neiladlington950]

They were old when I was young and now they are young while I am old.

[@annalisa14]

DigDogDig - Grace was and is a feisty human being; she nearly put acid lsd in Richard Nixon’s tea ☕️ at the White House in 1968, I believe...she did not like straight people. It was the zeitgeist, you know....

@Willie Gordon Makes perfect sense. I was a teen these dudes were old like in their 50's or at least late 40's. Now I am 40 and they actually are old.

[@terr777]

I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now.

[@terr777]

@Willie Gordon straight meant something different in 1969, it pretty much meant not a hippie. It didn't have anything to do with sexuality.

[@Sargebri]

@@annalisa14 actually it was 1970 when she almost got Nixon tripping. Nixon wasn't president in 1968.

[@michaelmattice4986]

My God how much those people have enriched my life...

[@BladeRunner-td8be]

So true.

[@ptownscribe1254]

@Craig Wooldridge And you evidently enjoy watching video footage of filthy degenerates and commenting on them. How interesting!

[@misslawlesss]

michael mattice and they are enriching my life😃

[@kaphizmey6229]

@Craig Wooldridge it must be equally comforting for you to play the victim constantly. now, can you shut up and get off this video’s comment section? you may disagree with our tastes in music, but that doesn’t give you permission to trash us for it. just go listen to amy grant or something like that instead, it’d probably be a much better use of your time.

[@petersonlafollette3521]

They represented peace, free love era of hippie counter culture- was a cultural ripple in modern times that inspired- many were all the better because of...

[@johnm.5741]

This whole interview looks so surreal. No pretention, no canned cliches, just...real. They were all superstars by then, and yet there's no "acting out." This feels very far away from 2019.

[@tedwojtasik8781]

Yes and no. The only established stars were the Airplane...Joni & CSN were new acts as far as the general public were concerned. Woodstock was CSN first major gig

[@marcusfry178]

True, but the hippie holier that thou attitude reeks of pretension and the fashion is of course pretentious.

[@channelfogg6629]

'... no canned cliches...' - Except that every line was the hip cliche of the time.

[@Drewdrewdrewdr]

And they’re all so much wittier than our music icons today

[@loge10]

@@channelfogg6629 the only cliche I heard in the whole conversation came from Dick when he asked, "anything you want to rap about?". I thought the rest was remarkably natural and casual considering the moment in cultural history the conversation was taking place...

[@SKarthikeyan75]

Dick Cavett. One of a kind. So spontaneous, so easy, so generous.

[@vincevirtua]

Karthikeyan Subramanian and basically an awkward interviewer.

[@marbury2403]

@@vincevirtua He asked such random questions and was all over the place. Cavett seemed very insecure.

[@akishot6735]

@hagler10033 whatever man, dick is one my favorite interviewers ever as he is talented in many ways and one of them being his way of making others feel comfortable and making others feel casual.

[@jimmycakes7158]

@@marbury2403 because he doesn't have questions lined up, he interviews in the moment. You clown.

[@bonbonsnook]

This is one of the most authentic TV interviews ever, and such special timing being right after Woodstock, carrying that energy through. So beautiful.

[@kevinruddy448]

I just love those American types, they're so hip and we're it's at 😍👌!, do you get my backwind man 🚶‍♂️💥💨👃😷

[@nitedreamer23]

I discovered old Cavett and Merv Griffin shows during the lockdown (including this episode). They were refreshing for their relaxed pace, their sincerity, and the lack of playing everything for cheap laughs. The triad of Janis Joplin interviews from that Caveat season are worth seeking out.

[@Nikkithedog-t6b]

And the song that described the feel and importance of it was written by the greatest singer songwriter of all time sitting on that stage, and recorded by her friends sitting on that stage. It's remarkable.

[@tiffsaver]

I just found this after I discovered David has died today. I think Dick Cavett was one of the most gifted interviewers, ever. The way he so beautifully won the hearts of his guests, indeed the entire audience, was something to be admired. RIP David Crosby, one of the true greats.

[@jamesmurphy1389]

well said!

[@thomasromano9321]

Agreed, with a capital YES! He is about the only talk show host who had an excellent rapport with these young musicians, who at the time were rebellion and the young generation.

[@s.offutt3173]

Concur. Cavett did the best job w/ 60s , 70s rock stars. Check out him w/ Lennon & Harrison..

[@andrewmurray5542]

Yeah I thought Cavett was a great sport here. I liked his approach.

[@andrewmurray5542]

​@@thomasromano9321 Crosby had not long turned 28 when this came out. Amazing what he has achieved by that age. I, on the other hand, had just turned six months old even Woodstock happened. I hadn't achieved anything significant 28.

[@AnalogCinema]

Joni Mitchell is just so precious here

[@skiphoffenflaven8004]

She might be the only one I saw as precious. She seemed mentally mature and with it.

[@takecareofyourshoess]

Skip Hoffenflaven Probably because she wasn’t actually at the festival and the others were still on the high of having actually been there.

[@bryanleigh6497]

And she wrote the song

[@philsarkol341]

what an artist Joni is. So talented ..really creative artist painting , music..she seems so in touch.

[@uncatila]

She is lovely

[@trenthogan4212]

Joni is like this magical elf, she's not from our world...too awesome.

[@lilivonshtup3808]

Great description.

[@Andromeda_CT86]

but her music is unbearable

[@hellogoodbyeagain]

@@Andromeda_CT86 You poor soul.

[@rosewoodsteel6656]

@@Andromeda_CT86 You obviously don't know much about music.

[@debbieschmidling8158]

@@rosewoodsteel6656 amen!!!

[@chrispeterson9345]

I was there. It was incredible! I didn't go to Woodstock, and this was more than a consolation prize. We were all sitting on the floor or risers set up around the stage, and I sat about 6 feet from where Joni Mitchell performed.

[@4amazinggrace]

Very cool!

[@leonardodalongisland]

How did one get in to see the DC show-back in the day?

[@chrispeterson9345]

I don't know what the usual process was, but in this case they made an announcement on WABC radio (local top 40 at the time) and first callers got up to 4 tickets each. My sister called in and got thru quickly. We were literally the last ones in.

[@leonardodalongisland]

@@chrispeterson9345 Cool! I was introduced to the world of music/song via WABC! I actually have a "Best of the week" "pamphlet" with Chuck Lenard's photo on it!

[@debbieschmidling8158]

❤❤❤

[@davidsanderson5918]

How remarkable to see an interview hours after Woodstock. Mud still on the jeans. Sweat under the arms. The one who didn't play but whose talent would go on to tower above every one of them all together...all in green, there keeping a low profile.

[@empressadelexxmotherofjohn10]

Goddess Joni. Xx

[@goosegoose8982]

This is so incredibly true

[@teodelfuego]

Well said

[@lilivonshtup3808]

The one who could not be there, yet wrote the song as if she were in the audience.

[@JaN-Pigeon]

@@lilivonshtup3808 Luckily she had her boyfriend to tell her all about it

[@toneman335]

Young Joni always seemed so sweet and down to earth.

[@johnnyhammer]

So strange to hear about Hendrix in the present tense.

[@johnnyhammer]

@IngLouisSchreurs Jesus Christ man, get a hold of yourself.

[@ipsurvivor]

Josef Shaw - I get what you’re saying but this was Tuesday August 19, 1969... Hendrix had played on Monday August 18, the day before this aired. So the Star Spangled Banner and all that was “yesterday” from their point of view at the time. At a later date Jimi appeared on The Dick Cavett Show and talked about his Woodstock experiences.

[@deniskostic1502]

APSOLUTLY ,

[@johnnyhammer]

@@ipsurvivor Sorry, but do you think I was unaware of that fact?

[@ipsurvivor]

Josef Shaw - No offense but I don’t pretend to read minds or to be psychic. My comment wasn’t concerned with knowledge but about the perspective of the people at that time. We have a different perspective because we know what happened later. No offense or judgement was intended towards your knowledge. ☮️

[@kevinmost2719]

Wow,what a gathering of talent

[@toddmichaelnyc]

Joni is such a tender soul. The next year she cried on stage when the crowd at Isle of Wight heckled her. The hippies there were demanding a free festival and for some reason singled out Joni as an artist who's "selling out, man" (accepting money for performing). She is seen having difficulty getting through the song Woodstock, which has emotional meaning to her in the first place.

[@neilgrieve4220]

jONI CERTAINLY IS AN AMAZING SINGER/SONGWRITER BUT SHE GAVE AWAY HER DAUGHTER,SORRY

[@uncatila]

We have the same social shamers now abussing you for not socially distancing.

[@TheFunkybert]

Listen to her song, “For Free” I wonder if her expression in that song was rooted in the festival experience you speak of. We are all blessed by her gifts.

[@anitaquick3756]

She didn't go to woodstock

[@toddmichaelnyc]

@@anitaquick3756 I was referring to her performance of her song Woodstock, at the Isle of Wight.

[@therealzilch]

What a great group of talented people. What a time to be alive.

[@davisworth5114]

Not if you were one of half a million guys in Vietnam.

[@therealzilch]

@@davisworth5114 True. I lucked out and didn't have to go. If they'd drafted me, I'd have gone to Canada or jail.

[@DD-hy1nl]

I love Joni Mitchell, such a sweetheart..She was so young there, just as everyone else, soooo young!

[@DD-hy1nl]

@spud brain, She wouldn't be the first person with troubles like hers..We all aren't perfect, and some people do struggle with relationships..Joni is no different, I guess this is why Joni wrote about those kinda things in all her songs..Maybe to free herself from her sorrows and mistakes.

[@hippiecheezburger5457]

They’re alive and well and here they just look so so young, such beautiful faces and souls

[@marshasilvestri270]

I cracked up at the last comment by Crosby here that brought back a funny memory. I believe it was 1968, I was hanging out by the backstage door of the Fillmore East in NY, after a concert by the Who, and David Crosby came walking through the crowd, mostly unnoticed. I whispered to my friend, look, it's David Crosby, and my friend asked if we could get a photo with him, and his reply was a loud “FAT CHANCE!”. We thought that was hysterical at the time. I was so lucky to see all of these performers back then, grateful to grow up during such a rich era of music creativity.

[@channelfogg6629]

One of the greatest non-stories of out time.

[@juancpgo]

Thanks for this… Joni so adorable here ❤

[@toddvanfleet8576]

Wow. What a trip. Joni, observing. Stills & ,Crosby ...so young, And talented

[@palendromebob]

Love Dick Cavett. Humour, warmth, mutual respect. It's the reason such a plethora of artists appeared on his show.

[@s.offutt3173]

Exactly. Recall DC having 3 Beatles on his show. George, Ringo & John. When musical giants roamed the Earth. P.s. Janus too...

[@Spiderboyish]

Can you believe that this was 50 years ago today? 💛☮️🌸

[@petermacinerney1909]

no Yes Must Can't Won't

[@suzyjohnson4667]

I know, just crazy where the time has gone!

[@countblue]

"Who know where the time goes" - Sandy Denny ;-)

[@JamesSmith-vk2ky]

Yes.

[@lucyfrost6175]

Saw this when it first aired. I was in middle school. First I'd heard of Woodstock. We all knew something wonderful had happened. I'd like to see the spirit of Woodstock return.

[@melodyelson3202]

hear hear I was there at 14 our parents took us I'm so glad for your words and the event go see the

[@GOOCHIElicker]

It did return in 94 and 99

[@baberoot1998]

Joni Mitchell...is/has...such a sweet pleasing soul. She was truly an angel.

[@jakeholt1239]

Babe Root she’s still alive mate

[@carlmartenleitz2089]

@@jakeholt1239 Doing some more albums still also I believe!

[@Methilde]

For me so far from Grace talent and smartness.

[@Scottocaster6668]

Grace is just mesmerizing. Look at all the young talent on one stage together. Cavett had the best guests 👍👍

[@nathanjames3348]

This feels like the first day of camp with a bunch of 'trouble kids' loosening up and getting to know their un cool but possibly the closest thing to a parent they will ever have camp leader. It's almost sweet.

[@natedogg5708]

Cavett really had something, I think hes probably the best talk show host ever even

[@carolalves5779]

joni mitchell always looks ethereal

[@rexmonarch2]

I met her in a natural foods store in Boulder CO in the spring of 1976. She looked like the cover of "Clouds." She was driving across country on her Hejira (I figured that out later). She was very friendly. I was shocked that it was actually her and I was literally speechless. She kept trying to be friendly but I could not say anything. She finally gave up and walked away. I certainly will never forget that fleeting moment.

[@carolalves5779]

@@rexmonarch2 wow what a dream come true!! i would be absolutely speechless too if i ever met her

[@uploaderofmonkeybath.mp4761]

shut up nerd

[@fionamaddock3984]

Gerry Lavelle Wow! That would be amazing! I would be tempted to sing Clouds to her, if it had happened to me. The only thing going is I was only 4 in 1976 and I wouldn't have known the song! If only we had a time machine!

[@hollygolightly7475]

Like transparent her skin glowed

[@NeonRadarMusic]

Grace and Joni are just stunning here, wow. I don't think that people knew just how much of a genius Joni would prove herself to be over the years.

[@dgb5820]

Why can’t we have natural interviews like this, it’s one of the best

[@dharmabeachbum6330]

Crosby: "Hey, Ringo, did your barber die?" LOL.

[@jamesanderson348]

I remember watching that show when it first came on. Its interesting to see it again 50 years later and what happened to everyone on stage that day. A snapshot in time. Where has the time gone...sigh

[@hollygolightly7475]

I think that as well.. remembering this and seeing them now and aging, dying getting old, it’s a trip but glad their all here minus a few

[@victorgalindo7026]

Wow Grace was a beautiful young woman , love how she just sits there and listen's to everyone

[@TheFunkybert]

When I think of all the top female musician vocalists of their generation Grace possesses a strength and directness about her that is simply inspiring.. she is a fascinating person to listen to for an interview.

[@peliche77]

Grace was very sensual beauty Joni was more angelical beauty. But both of them were amazingly beautiful

[@peliche77]

And incredibly talented!!

[@Thomas-xs2kq]

Especially Joni

[@carl_anderson9315]

We’ve came to a point in history when our old heroes from that era are dying, not for drugs, but from aging. It’s so unreal for me the watch them so young on this videos and finding they’re going each year. When Paul and Ringo leave this world I’ll be devastated.

[@BladeRunner-td8be]

I loved seeing Joni so young again!

[@skydog9043]

These are the people that matter to me. Growing up in SoCal watching the Woodstock movie in the summer between jr.high and high school was a BIG turning point for me.

[@dalesanders1260]

What a great flashback interview. To be in that time again. Grace is not only beautiful, but a great sense of humor as well. Joni is an understated beauty.

[@cinnamongirl64]

Loved seeing some of my faves just being theirselves chatting with Dick, Joni looked adorable. They didn’t even realize they just made music history.

[@wilmtigers]

What a gem of a clip! The rock stars of that era may have made some questionable choices regarding drugs and promiscuity, but on the good/interesting side, there was also a childlike innocence to most of them. They looked at the world with eyes of wonder and they were eager to convey that positivism to their fans. It's plain to see this in the clip. Thanks for posting it.

[@KayEl58]

Beautifully said and so true. I've never seen this clip before and I'm amazed that cynical old David Crosby once had such a gentle, serene speaking voice. They all seem so childlike, simple and hopeful.

[@nivarna1]

Yes an innocence, humbleness and not aggressive - softly spoken

[@jamespyacek2691]

Plus hugely talented and driven young people. Blows my mind.

[@debbieschmidling8158]

@@KayEl58 I agree!

[@hollygolightly7475]

They are all supremely talented young free beautiful astute and hip❤ a once in a lifetime treasure. That’s why we should worship them like the gods they are, their songs shaped your life.. or mine at least.

[@catsinhouse]

I remember seeing this the night it was aired. A very memorable event - the aura of Woodstock began.

[@caprise-music6722]

This is so utterly fascinating and magical. Well done for preserving this treasure for posterity. Thank you! Without sounding rude, I don’t feel like in 50 years time, Justin Bieber and his contemporaries sitting around a table being interviewed, that it would be anywhere near as special or important as this.. what so ever. Great video

[@1BuckeyeRob]

Not rude, just what 99% of the population thinks.

[@hollygolightly7475]

Don’t make me puke putting him even near these iconic music talents

[@elainebishop3673]

Wonderful.....Joni, the most talented one there, so humble and fresh.

[@tommym321]

If there was ever a portal for time travel this is it. This is the most 60s thing ive ever seen

[@mr.b.4048]

Beautiful.

[@ericpeterson7512]

You nailed it brother. This was the moment, the day after Woodstock, the mud still on his jeans, Hendrix still sleeping on cloud nine just hours after playing the iconic Star Spangled Banner. Incredible!

[@riverraisin1]

I sensed a lot of nervous tension during this interview, which I think was common of rockers back then. The general public had not accepted their lifestyle until a generation later and these musicians felt uncomfortable opening up and speaking freely about their lives and beliefs. Now the world views these people as groundbreakers and visionaries. Well deserved accolades, I might add.

[@InService77]

Agreed. They all seem awkward to me, and Dick makes it even more so.

[@pchacha469]

@@InService77 That's Dick Cavett in a nutshell. How can any be so loose and yet so uptight at the same time? He managed to pull it off, though.

[@Handlebar-MustDash]

Or just the drugs made them edgy.....

[@Welcome2TheInternet]

"I sensed a lot of nervous tension during this interview," Yes that's what happens when you put artists who have been out of their minds on cocaine for a week into a room with normal people.

[@hollygolightly7475]

Woodstock was an experience they just came off of, you heard Steven say Jimis asleep

[@SwinginPig]

Wow. "He'll be alright, man. He'll be alllllllright." (7:27) -David Crosby on Jimi Hendrix, 1969.

[@MoeGreensRightEye]

LiKe WoW mAn WhAt A MiNd BLoWeR !!!1!

[@zackzallie8735]

Also David Crosby on Eddie Van Hallen: "meh"

[@chrischampagne4307]

Like, let's get high

[@ryanw-oo1hh]

Yo, its swingin pig out in the wild! Love the stuff you do man.

[@thomaswschaller]

So grateful this tape exists - Amazing to see these icons the "morning-after" . We all wanted to see Joni there - But her presence hovered over

[@muhammadrifkiridhani874]

Woodstock 1969 is iconic festival music ever... never happen again concert like that

[@jackoscar11]

those mic operators are next level

[@marcomanino8884]

‘What do you think Hendrix is doing right now?’ ‘Sleeping’. That gave me chills.

[@cjsnidlio9409]

Rip Crosby. Saw this. Long time ago. Thinking of it tonight

[@theshadow3001]

I live right outside the area of Woodstock where they had the concert you should see it now it's so beautiful I was only 10 years old when all that was happening remembering them now I'll seeing then how young they were

[@mathrodite]

Iconic heroes of a past age - so normal, even ordinary, in fact. Did they realize who they were and what they did?

[@taciodasilva8291]

This is type of moment that needs to go to a museum and played daily until the end of our civilization.

[@bernlin2000]

Stunning assortment of people...hard to put into words how much influence is on test stage. Staggering! Such a great moment in history, Dick Cavett was apart of many moments like this throughout the 60s and 70s, glad we have this archive footage.

[@stemplar43]

I can not even imagine this piece of History of Rock, we can see them all together is amazing!

[@beaperry3984]

i know right! this is incredible

[@Meme-zc4cw]

Crosby, Stills and Nash is what I listen to when I am stressed, sad, or anxious. It relaxes me and takes me back to happier times. Unfortunately, I have to listen a lot lately.

[@Libertariun]

Shows that you’re still one of the sane

[@Butterflies-are-free]

…..and Young, too………. they are truly one of the most notable contributors to music in the last century

[@dwaynecoy1871]

Joni Mitchell was planning on being at Woodstock along with Crosby, Stills, Nash, Young. She had performed on the Saturday night in Chicago with them at one of their first public performances as a group. But her manager had already booked the appearance on the Cavett show for Monday, Aug 19 and was worried about something going wrong and not being able to get out of Woodstock in time for the Cavett show. At the time, the Cavett show was huge and would have been a bigger boost to her career than going to Woodstock. It was probably the right call. If she had arrived at the same time as Stills and Crosby, they might not have made the show at all. And she was able to write the definitive song about the whole experience.

[@lisadc4681]

This is amazing! And really love that this particular group of icons are all still alive!!

[@wayneblanchard97]

Not all alive. From the Airplane Marty Balin (blue jkt.), Spencer Dryden (hat) and Paul Kantner (glasses) are all gone from this world. Though yes, the 'icons' - Grace, Joni, David, and Stephen are all still here.

[@lisadc4681]

@@wayneblanchard97 Oh sorry, didn't notice all of them in the background at first. But also was including Dick Cavett in still alive group!

[@lynngregory393]

It’s 2022 and I would like to see Cavett with them again AND the audience that was there🥰

[@randalclarke5487]

OK... So, first off, Kantner was a criminally underrated RHYTHM guitarist and visionary if the Airplane. I finally realized they all defer to Crosby because he was a BYRD... 1st generation, before any of them, even Stills, Crosby was a famous, groundbreaking Rock star. Very insightful video 😊

[@icecreamforcrowhurst]

Poor Joni missed the big party and had to sit there and smile while she listened to everyone rap about how amazing it all was 😂

[@TheDivayenta]

And yet she wrote the song.

[@letsrock1729]

@@TheDivayenta She did indeed ❤

[@candelise]

@@TheDivayenta If she had gone the song would not have been written.

[@harrylazard805]

I think the song she wrote describing the experience is her best creation....

[@candelise]

@@harrylazard805 Surely no better than Edith and The King Pin, Amelia, Free Man In Paris, Song For Sharon, For The Roses, The Same Situation Ethiopia, or a ton of others. But there you go.

Blast from the past! I totally remember. These people were so much the soundtrack! Great share and many thanks!

[@laurelcello]

grace slick's outfit alone proves that she's cooler than any of us will ever be

[@gemeu1129]

I knew a kid growing up who had two pairs of clothes an entire school year, and one pair of shoes he wore for years. The COOLEST person I have ever met. Clothes didn’t make him, personality made him.

[@joelewing4498]

Take a look at her now, Laurel.....she ain't cool now.

[@laurelcello]

@@joelewing4498 yeah no I'm gonna have to disagree with you on that

[@joelewing4498]

@@laurelcello Oh, it's cool Laurel. If she's your idea of someone to hold up in high regard, so be it. I'd caution you in the spirit of friendly advice from someone that may be a little further down the path than you may be to be very careful about holding ANY fellow human being up in reverence.

[@splitpitch]

@@joelewing4498 we all get old, she pretty good for 80.

[@stratbmx1542]

So glad I could watch this 😍☮️

[@THE-HammerMan]

"I still have my mud!" If only the jeans would have been preserved & framed as-is...now THAT would be worth display in the RRHOF!

[@tomzielinski9506]

@@Valkonnen can I have some of that mud, I want to taste it

[@Luv2tickt]

Well actually...you can go to the RR( and with their latest crop of crap they're letting in that part is debatable), HOF and they have the poncho that Stills is wearing in this interview and obviously Woodstock. And yes, it's preserved!

[@THE-HammerMan]

@@Luv2tickt No debate about it-- you are absolutely right. All the RnR and RnB greats that have passed are vomiting in their graves over the garbage called music and put into the RRHOF today! One really has to hunt to find the good music that IS out there today. You won't hear it on the radio or mentioned for the HOF. I drive coast to coast and especially on NPR(PBS) radio I hear some good stuff; sometimes on Satellite too. Small clubs & bars too...just never on "mainstream" radio, which sold out 100% many years ago. I will not ever consider rap(crap) or hip hop to be music. Ever.

[@ericpeterson7512]

My jaw dropped when he said that. The actual mud from Woodstock! And Hendrix had just played the Star Spangled Banner that morning! Absolutely iconic. A snapshot of a time in the history of this thing called rock n'roll that can never be repeated. This interview is priceless.

[@Smittyschannel]

What a neat gathering of artists that will never ever be matched again

[@irishelk3]

I love all these people, i love their energy, and i love the way they all pay attention to each other and dig each others vibe and really listen to what the other person has to say, you don't really get that now. I remember first discovering Jefferson Airplane as a teen -- i was born in 91 --buying Surrealistic Pillow and putting it on in my room one night, i was really taken away by it, every single song had something to it, the whole album was good. Don't buy into the whole nobody likes America rubbish, people in Ireland and Europe and the Uk are all influenced by America, and all the great people and amazing things that have happened there.

[@Adele.N]

Jim, thanks for the nice post you left here, I think we in the USA are just going through some growing pains just now. Hopefully when we get a president in office that we can respect things will get back to almost normal again, whatever that will be. 😊

[@AOXOMOXO]

Jim O'Ryan - Surrealistic Pillow - you picked good one my friend. While I like Volunteers and Crown of Creation...S.Pillow was that nexus between the folk and psychedelic eras...Marty Balin's songs and Paul Kantner's "DCBA" on that album are my favorites, along with Grace's very good nice singing in "Rejoyce" from After Bathing at Baxters.

[@AOXOMOXO]

@Invidious - Well, that was Dave Crosby for ya - at 9:14, notorious for being the self indulgent goof ball/jerk that he was..the looks Grace and Joni give him right after that comment he made speaks volumes.(check out what former band mate Roger McQuinn of the Byrds had to say about his ramblings on stage at Monterey Pop...at 0:35 on kzbin.info/www/bejne/bXPFZXemms-Ii6M probably why they had to part company). From what G. Nash said recently on CNN at the 50th Woodstock anniversary program, no one even talks to Crosby anymore. Quite a statement.

[@haintedhouse3052]

@Invidious thanks Debbie Downer.

[@Methilde]

You're kidding, they were all inflenced by the English invasion who even made americans rediscovering they own blues roots.

[@tomzielinski9506]

Despite the country's political problems then, and lack of modern age technology and convience. That was a better time back then. And I'll stand by what I say as true. I miss how simple and genuine people were then. Now days it's all about me, what's in it for me.

[@tomzielinski9506]

@Carolann Cannuli-Denton you hit the bulls eye, you are so correct. They all sold out, grew old and lost there dream.

[@ungoliantmarauder8849]

Then you support the destruction of the individual in defense of the Body of Christ, as traditional (and not protestant) christianism has ever defended?

[@tomzielinski9506]

@@ungoliantmarauder8849 what are you exactly talking about?

[@ungoliantmarauder8849]

@@tomzielinski9506 Im talking about the death of our so-called "unique personality features" and everything that makes us who we are due to the acceptance of the cruxcification and the unity of all souls in one whole body, in which we are all members of it.

[@tomzielinski9506]

@@ungoliantmarauder8849 your confused,..

[@LeMortso]

precious video.... The biggest stars of the era being themselves. My GOD I'm glad I watched this!

[@richardjohnston2557]

Remarkable how Cavett just fits in pretty well. They all seem to like him and his company. How many talk show hosts would get on so well with that group of artists at that time?

[@harmoniabalanza]

he was a talented guy. He worked his nerdy persona to make people feel comfortable --a few jokes, not stepping on anyone, really interested.

[@hollygolightly7475]

It’s called being interested

[@Richard19551]

Remarkable that this was made DURING the Woodstock festival. The contemporaneity is striking "Wake up, Hendrix" and how tired they are, due to how many hours before they had finished their sets. Amazing.

[@dogbarbill]

Actually, this was after the festival ended on Monday sometime after Hendrix finished his set.

[@blackpilledchad1927]

This was after the Woodstock festival. They weren't tired, the drugs were starting to go out of their systems

[@JackT13]

What I would give to have a conversation with that group of people. An unbelievable array of talent in that room

[@Sargebri]

Grace and Joni on the same stage.

[@BladeRunner-td8be]

Grace compared to Joni.... well there's just no comparing the two. Joni's work enters the upper stratosphere of music while Grace ....heh, well you get the picture.

[@Sargebri]

@@BladeRunner-td8be Dude, I wasn't comparing the two. I was just mentioning the fact that two of the most iconic female singers of the late 60's/70's were both on the Cavett show.

[@BladeRunner-td8be]

@@Sargebri yeah, I can see why you'd take it like that. Sorry if I offended you.

[@Sargebri]

@Willie Gordon that wou have really been something. However, Janis might have still been recovering.

[@BladeRunner-td8be]

@Willie Gordon Joni Mitchell net worth 100 million. Grace Slick net worth 20 million. Joni is one of the greatest song writers of all time. Grace slick isn't in the top 10,000.

[@malbug]

All that amazing musical talent on a talk show host’s stage...incredible.

[@mojojeinxs9960]

I went to see the Woodstock site back in August 2010. I stumbled across a festival about a mile down the road at Hectors Inn. Went back every year after for the anniversary of Woodstock . I met the owner who bought Yasgur farm house. Stood in the kitchen while the owner Mr. Vine told us about the property. Met some famous people over the years who performed or attended in 1969. Something about that place is so incredible. The wonderful energy created there in 1969 still surrounds the area. Catskill mountains is a mystical place. Sadly haven’t been able to go for the last 2 years. Was hoping this year for the 50th I could be dancing barefoot on that field but doubt it will make the pilgrimage home up the country to the hippie mother land.....The Garden.

[@markgoch9598]

You're absolutely right, I used to attend the Mountain Jam festival when it was held on Hunter Mountain...such cool vibes in the entire area.

[@hollygolightly7475]

You lucky person❤

[@jeffdawson2786]

Thank you, DC. Your interviews get more valuable every day.

[@cuebj]

And Crosby making better music than ever in 2021, over 50 years on from this discussion!

[@tonysmith5878]

I LOVE THE FACT THEY'RE ALL STILL HERE TOO. AMAZING MUSICIANS!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@annlange2154]

I love Joni M. I don't like it when people fight, argue and act ugly towards one another. You see more and more of that in the comments. Grow up .

[@squatch545]

AUGUST 19, 1969. Amazing video record of all those musicians in one studio after such an historic event.

[@tomloft2000]

of course at the time they didn't know that it would be historic.

[@bonniehughes9375]

saw Dick Cavett on Stephen Colbert the other night, it was nice to see him!

[@phillacey878]

Joni may not have made it to the festival but she wrote one of the greatest songs ever written about that time and that generation which highlited just how good she was at her art. WE ARE STARDUST WE ARE GOLDEN BILLION YEAR OLD CARBON AND WE GOT TO GET OURSELVES BACK TO THE GARDEN. what a woman much love joni you knew we came from outta space.👀🗯

[@robertmorley4506]

And she didn't go to Woodstock because of the Cavett show. She feared she wouldn't make it. That's what I heard anyway. Not sure her 1969 sound would translate well to Woodstock anyway.

[@kalevala29]

Grace didn't like Woodstock. She said Monterey Pop was the best festival of that era.

[@TheDivayenta]

I was there - it was. Best sound system ever according to David Crosby at the time. Relaxed, small crowd.

[@GordonLF]

Monterey does not compare in historical terms. Might had been more organized with better performances, but that is not what the festival going crowds are ever looking for.

[@kalevala29]

@@GordonLF I don't remember exactly what she said about it but something like it was a shambolic mess. Also, it was early in the morning and they had been drinking and doing drugs for hours.

[@synchronicity492]

They were supposed to play Saturday night, but waited delay after delay, like 15 hours and finally had to play at 9 AM Sunday, so yeah not liking it. None of them as tired as they were thought it was that great of a performance (though in retrospect Kantner seemed to shine and as they had asked Nicky Hopkins to sit in on piano - he became the glue that kept the thing together). That's why in the film Grace says, "Good morning people!" and, "Alright, friends," addressing the sea of humans, “you have seen the heavy groups. Now you will see morning maniac music. Believe me, yeah, it’s a new dawn."

[@haintedhouse3052]

Grace said she was jealous of CSN getting to play a good time slot while Airplane kept getting bumped back to early Sunday morning. I would have thought in 1969, Airplane would have more say so about when they played. Even though Joni Mitchell missed the concert, she later said she was glad she didn't have to deal with all the backstage bullshit about who plays when.

[@randyman9167]

Wow, to see all these great people on this show. Thanks for the post..!

[@vonlossberg]

What a slice of a magical time. Just saw a documentary on Joni Mitchell..she is an amazing artist too. So much talent. We are all the same age. Sure were cute back then!

[@rajennaidoo5380]

Enjoy what little you got, this was the 60s the best, enjoy, I'm stuck in the mid 60s and mid 70s when it to came to music, thank you.

[@markusantonio4866]

Thanks for posting this. 👍

[@telemore2154]

This is so wholesome. 🥲

[@theolamp5312]

Dick seems so comfortable talking with these musicians.

[@sonnypearce5279]

How bizarre, @7:08 Cavett asks "where's Hendrix" and Paul Kantner points to the sky.

[@dommyjudd]

Thought the same thing immediately. Kind of eerie, isn't it?

[@kimberlygradel8240]

Same. Hmmm

[@runninrebel1520]

Sonny Pearce high

[@lastnamefirst4035]

He meant he was high (i think lol)

[@runninrebel1520]

Meant ‘he’s high’

[@lrodger2486]

The most magnificent time capsules ......

[@BJBDF]

Would have been nice to here someone besides David Crosby every once in a while.

[@haintedhouse2990]

cocaine defintely brings out the blah-blah-blah in some folks.

[@dannyd1572]

This is an amazing piece of film. It really is. Dick Cavett could only make this happen. This would not have worked with any other interviewer who may interject their opinion way too often, and not let the subject talk. (Stern is terrible at this). But the fact they just came directly from Woodstock. Amazing!

[@samlewis7878]

I wonder how many people thought that Joni Mitchell would become the AMAZING genius she became as the years went on.

[@deniskostic1502]

Pure gold , for me this is history ....Wars are not history, Love is history ,God is Love

[@dodibenabba1378]

God is not drugs

[@deniskostic1502]

nope but somehow this was much better age, cant see nobody high in studio!!!

[@ericpeterson7512]

Actually God IS drugs! God is EVERYTHING my friend!

[@phredharvey7428]

All you need is love love is All you need

[@pedenmk]

Wow. This was 50 years ago. They are still one of my favorite ROCK bands. I remember my older sister watching this on dick cavett so many years ago.

[@rexdby2984]

I was 24 days old the day this aired... probably asleep like Hendrix.

[@jerrylives2278]

One of the coolest videos I have ever seen.

[@avidnongetit8710]

Dick Cavett always gave great interviews! As a child I watched him. I remember thinking why are Johnny and Phil even on. Dick seemed to have his "finger" on America's pulse.

[@BladeRunner-td8be]

Dick Cavett always impressed me as a person with very high intelligence. Perhaps higher than any other talk show host.

[@joelewing4498]

He's a Lincoln, Nebraska native...just like me. I could NEVER understand why he spoke in that ...."whatever" - type of speak he had. It sure wasn't typical of anybody else in Nebraska that I ever heard. It's almost some kind of "upper-crust / high-fallutin" speak, for lack of a better term. Anybody else know what I'm trying to say....lol?

[@davisworth5114]

he's a passive-aggressive dweeb.

[@hollygolightly7475]

Interesting intellectual who read- lives in the Hamptons next door to Peter beard and Andy Warhol , or did then

[@brentacusmaximus6677]

Wow that was an interestingly groovy look back in time a year before I was born !

[@MrGiorgioud]

God, David Crosby’s singing voice is what the angels must listen to when they are chilling out in Heaven....one of the best voices ever!