That Sixties Music - WOODSTOCK - WHY DIDN’T THESE PEOPLE PLAY THERE??

[@lokibojangles]

Excellent video today.Thanks I was there arrived thrusday left Monday afternoon Had a great time i think don't remember much for various reasons but looking back it was a good time in my life PEACE 🙏🙏✌️✌️☮️☮️

[@the_guitar_trooper]

I have heard various stories from survivors, but most of them have fond memories of it. Please help me to spread the love 💕 by sharing this video!!

[@richardwhitfield9901]

Excellent video, I was almost 11 when Woodstock happened. Getting to know about it is great, Thanks GT

[@the_guitar_trooper]

THANK YOU! I hope the population goes for it. You never know.

[@Music_is_Breathing]

I was 14 and I wanted to go so badly.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

@ I had no idea it even occurred until my band members wanted to see the movie. We all went to a drive-in to see it. It was the first time that I ever heard or saw Joe Cocker.

[@kevinthetruckdriver353]

Talking about Joe Cocker. John Belushi did a fantastic imitation of Joe Cocker singing with Joe Cocker on SNL singing Joe Cocker's version of The Beatle's "With a Little Help From My Friends". It was hilarious.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

@ It was an amazing impersonation. I had forgotten about that bit.

[@sapelesteve]

I had always wondered why many bands were either not invited or did not perform at Woodstock. Now I know the story. Thanks for a very interesting & informative video! 👍👍

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Thanks, Steve! glad you enjoyed it!

[@markricci937]

It would have been interesting if The Kinks had been asked to perform at Woodstick since the 4 year ban of their playing the States was lifted that year and it would have reinvigorated their career at a time when they really needed it. Obviously, the group soldiered on and made a big comeback in 1970 with Lola and even bigger success as an arena rock band in the late 70s/early 80s but one can only wonder what trajectory theiir career would have taken had they played Woodstock.

[@arpeggio62]

This Video was Great and very interesting .Sounds like you did a LOT of Homework . Definitely sharing it to others ! Thanks

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Glad you liked it! Thanks for sharing!!

[@BarrySmith70]

Procol Harum, Chicago, Free, Joni Mitchell, Jethro Tull, Moody Blues and The Doors eventually performed at the 1970 Isle of Wight Festival in front of a crowd larger than Woodstock. Donovan, another Isle of Wight ‘70 performer was also considered to play at Woodstock.

[@gonzaloleon-gelpi9776]

An interesting addition to this story.

[@michaelbailey1395]

Donovan, in a small theater in Boston, was the second best concert I ever attended. The first being Led Zeppelin's first album tour.

[@Sargebri]

@@BarrySmith70 I wonder how many acts played both. I know the Who, Sly and the Family Stone, Jimi Hendrix, Melanie and John Sebastian did.

[@rbelf001]

You are talking about people in a Nursing Home...those who didn't die of an overdose. Time to move on.

[@DonatoDamiano-r2g]

Although they weren't very well known at the time of the Woodstock festival, Fairport Convention would have, no doubt, gathered a lot of attention, and new fans had they appeared on that huge stage. Sandy Denny would have 'wowed the crowd' with her beautiful voice, as I could always imagine them performing "I'll Keep it With Mine", along w/"Reynardine", and "Matty Groves". A great band of its time, and more legendary as time marches on, but Woodstock would have been great for them, alongside their American 'cousins', the Jefferson Airplane, who did play the festival. "Thanks" for this interesting topic, as it's always good to hear something new and vital concerning this legendary event. ☮️ and ❤ in the new year!

[@ronaldalanperry4875]

You echo my thoughts. I prefer their earlier work. "I'll Keep it with Mine" brings tears to my eyes even after a hundred of so listenings, but I can't quite imagine them doing it on the Woodstock stage. A bit easier to imagine "Matty Groves". Fairport wasn't just a great band; it was a supergroup. Sandy Denny, Richard Thompson, and Ian Matthews all went on to become great solo artists and staples of my musical fare.

[@Sargebri]

@@DonatoDamiano-r2g Fairport has often been referred to as the British Jefferson Airplane.

[@stevekrahn6467]

Really liked this video! I was 17 back then. I really think that was a time of the best music ever made!

[@the_guitar_trooper]

I’m right there with you!

[@cavecookie1]

Too bad the Allman Bros weren't a bit more established back in '69...they would have blown the crowd away!

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Yeah. Like Grand Funk, they were not quite on the radar yet.

[@Sargebri]

@@the_guitar_trooper They did play Atlanta though.

[@davidlewis620]

Hell yeah!!!!

[@CrazyWhiteBoomer]

Concur!

[@charlesanderson32]

The Allman Brothers were Fantastic and would have been the best in the show!

[@JudyC-f9x]

Roy Rogers at Woodstock would have been interesting to say the least. Probably would have scared the heck out of Trigger, though. Thank you again for what you do here. I can't wait to see what you do next!

[@the_guitar_trooper]

That pic would have hung around as long as Cocker’s. Thanks for your continued support, Judy!

[@Sherwoody]

Trigger warning, horses eat grass.

[@JudyC-f9x]

@ LOL, yea they have trouble with roach clips!

[@JudyC-f9x]

@ It would have been a good one! You are very welcome.😀

[@wmllr3790]

I was in Vietnam at the time, flying helicopters, and never heard about Woodstock until some time after I got back.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Thanks for serving!

[@michaelsarkisian1047]

I was 14 and bicycled up there from north Bergen, NJ. And no we didn't have tickets.

[@judih.8754]

Another informative and amusing video GT! Thanks.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Appreciate you watching, Judi!

[@kurtweiand7086]

I enjoyed this video, well done!👍

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Glad you did! Thanks for watching! Please share for me!

[@kurtb8474]

I was 10 years old at the time. I remember my older brother and many of the teenagers of that summer throwing the word "Woodstock" around.

[@joeyvocals1]

Always enjoyable shows!

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Thanks, Joey!!

[@buzzsmith8146]

I enjoyed this. Thanks!

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Glad you did! Thanks for watching! Please share for me!!

[@anderskihlberg]

Thank you, nice to know who diden't perform at the Woodstock. From Sweden with Love ❤❤

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Thank you too!

[@RandalSterling]

Slightly apropos of this video, my family stayed at David Geffen‘s upper West side apartment during the Woodstock weekend in August 1969. My father was a business manager in the music industry, and Geffen was an acquaintance. The apartment was shared by Laura Nyro . I played her acoustic guitar from the closet. And ran upstairs because my brothers had discovered a bag of grass in the ice bucket. A gift we did indeed enjoy. David Geffen and Laura Nyro were not there that weekend, as they were at the festival.

[@Foul_Quince]

The invitation really offended Roy Rogers. He was totally triggered.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Padump Chaaaaaa

[@georgebirch5635]

@Foul_Quince Ouch!!, no really, Roy was busy riding bareback with Dale!

[@the_guitar_trooper]

@ Padump Chaaa

[@Sargebri]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Mike-yc9td]

Way to corny

[@kelf114]

Good evening! I have to put off watching this til tomorrow, but I wanted to leave a like and a comment quickly for the algorithm! 😄♥️

[@the_guitar_trooper]

I’m always happy to be on the receiving end of your attention!

[@kelf114]

​@@the_guitar_trooperGosh, I hope you mean that because I'm going to ramble at you (again)! 😄 I have my own special memory of Woodstock. I was only 5, but thanks to my parents, I already loved concerts. So when I saw all the Woodstock hype on the news, I spent two days begging my parents to go. "But the Mamas and Papas will be there! Dad, you love Michelle!" I really thought that would work. 😄 We lived (and I still do) in SE PA, so I was old enough to understand we could be there in a matter of hours. Maybe we could just go for one day? Nope. The parents were firm on this one! Dad: "You see that crowd? You want to be in the middle of that?" Me: "Yes!" Dad: "You're nuts!" That was a phrase I heard a lot when I was growing up. 😄 Thank you for another great video. But mostly, thank you for the memories you stir up. 😊 And also thank you for letting me ramble. 😄♥️

[@impalaman9707]

Free had yet to achieve nationwide popularity in America until "All Right Now" a year later. Although they had one peculiar cult following already in Jacksonville, Florida. They had two albums out by the time of Woodstock that sold poorly in America, but everyone in Jacksonville, Florida who heard those albums formed a band!

[@claymor8241]

1970 was their breakthrough year in the U.K. too, so yes a bit early for them.

[@impalaman9707]

@@claymor8241 Well, Jacksonville, Florida was already hip to them because of one concert they performed there in 1968 or 69 and they were ahead of everyone else----just ask members of Lynyrd Skynyrd and 38 Special. "Tons of Sobs" was their Bible!

[@timothysader7060]

Steve Miller had a hell of a band in 1969 but he wasn’t main stream yet.

[@pathfinder1273]

Good, the less I have to hear of his "music", the better.

[@johnwright8612]

Another awesome video, GT! Keep rockin’!

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Thanks, John! I’m glad you enjoyed it!

[@musiclistsareus1029]

I've thought a lot about how the Woodstock anniversary concerts were ruined by the lack of folky, peace and love groups (Arlo Guthrie, Joan Baez, John Sebastian, Melanie Safka, Richie Havens, etc.) that helped the original have such a positive vibe.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Yeah. That remains a one time event.

[@Sargebri]

@@musiclistsareus1029 they never should have tried to repeat it, especially when it came to Woodstock 99.

[@giantgeoff]

@@musiclistsareus1029 my coworker was classmates with Justin Danko and Ben Sebastian and actually, briefly appears in some cuts of The Last Waltz running through the kitchen of the Big Pink!

[@giantgeoff]

@@Sargebri Agreed Woodstock 99 was what you get if you let Michael Lang run things

[@Sargebri]

@giantgeoff that show never should have happened. It was in a bad location plus the drugs and some of the acts that played there only made things worse.

[@BeatlesCentricUniverse]

Great video, GT!

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@bobturnley2787]

People have this misconception that Woodstock was full of the biggest and best bands of 1969 when actually most of the bands were just getting started. The big names were jimi and Janis, The Who and Jefferson Airplane, Canned Heat and Joan Baez, CCR and Grateful Dead. Most of the crowd wouldn't have been too familiar with the rest of the lineup.

[@Sargebri]

@@bobturnley2787 yup. I had never heard of Quill or Sweetwater until a few years ago.

[@marka8947]

The Banana Splits were asked to play, but were on tour.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Yes. The Sugar High Tour. I remember it well.

[@boblatzer]

CCR put on a great show and I wish their performance had been included on the film release.

[@daviduribe3111]

Roger Daltry has said that his only remembrance of Woodstock is that he got to watch Creedence perform.

[@mr.marcus3123]

Love this video and your vast and informative perspective. As an addendum, you ought to mention the fact that many big acts were not in the subsequent Woodstock movie declining the movie royalty % and opting to be paid cash or check for services rendered. Notably, CCR and Johnny Winter. Although later audio and video were available. Johnny is killah!

[@the_guitar_trooper]

You’re right! Blood, Sweat and Tears too had a GREAT performance and weren’t in the movie, because their manager called a halt to the filming. They were one of many acts that was not going to be paid. That’s an important detail, Thanks for pointing that out!

[@BROOKS39]

The Lovin Spoonful weren’t asked to Woodstock but John Sebastian played solo anyway cause he was just hanging out there

[@Sargebri]

The Spoonful had already broken up by Woodstock. In fact, Sebastian quit the band a year prior to them breaking up.

[@familydogg1234]

Yes Wood was fired and rehired a few times ( one can't read that in the US music mags at the time. ) Stewart , Wood, Jones and Lane recorded an album titled " Small Faces" for US release and " The Faces" in England. In the meantime Stewart was working on a Solo album- " The Rod Stewart Album" US release and retitled " An Old Raincoat Wouldn't Ever Let You Down". Yes Hopkins is on alot or recordings- check out the book" And On Piano....Nicky Hopkins"

[@joelcrosby8868]

King Crimson where playing several months before their debut album. They could have played Woodstock introducing the band there and then the album. Giles,Giles and Fripp were playing some of those song’s as they disband. Michale Giles was the drummer in the first lineup for King Crimson.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Another example of a missed launching pad probably

[@Dills1995]

I get it that some thought it was just another festival. I was living in Austin that summer and we knew little of Woodstock.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

I knew nothing of it until the movie came out.

[@drbluzer]

ARTISTS THAT MISSED PLAYING AT WOODSTOCK IN AUGUST 1969 : @01:30 : JEFF BECK GROUP : GROUP BROKE UP BEFORE WOODSTOCK @02:45 : PROCOL HARUM : @03:20 : IT'S A BEAUTIFUL DAY : LOST ON A COIN TOSS TO SANTANA @04:12 : CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY : BOOKED AT FILMORE WEST THAT WEEKEND @05:10 : DOORS : CANCELED AT LAST MINUTE @05:52 : BOB DYLAN : NOT INVITED & PLAYED AT ISLE OF WIGHT FESTIVAL INSTEAD @06:53 : IRON BUTTERFLY : STRANDED AT LA GUARDIA AIRPORT @07:50 : BLUES IMAGE : MANAGER NIXED THE IDEA TO PLAY THERE @08:30 : ERIC CLAPTON : "BLIND FAITH" WAS DISBANDING @09:05 : POCO : MANAGER TURNED DOWN INVITATION @09:25 : FREE : DECLINED WITHOUT REASON GIVEN @09:50 : TOMMY JAMES AND THE SHONDELLS : DECLINED INVITATION @10:40 : MOTHERS OF INVENTION : DECLINED INVITATION CITING MUD PROBLEM @11:00 : ZAGER AND EVANS : EVANS WAS INJURED BY DRUNK DRIVER & HAD TO CANCEL @11:35 : JONI MITCHELL : MANAGER WANTED HER TO APPEAR ON "DICK CAVETT SHOW" @12:42 : JETHRO TULL : DECLINED INVITATION @13:05 : RASCALS : DECLINED ; WERE RECORDING THEIR "SEE" ALBUM AT THE TIME @13:45 : LED ZEPPELLIN : MANAGER SAID "NO" @14:24 : BYRDS : DECLINED SAID THAT THEY WERE "BURNED OUT" ON FESTIVALS @14:50 : SIMON AND GARFUNKEL : DECLINED ; ALBUM & "CATCH-22" FILMING @15:49 : STRAWBERRY ALARM CLOCK : DECLINED @16:15 : MOODY BLUES : WERE DOUBLE BOOKED FOR A PARIS CONCERT & DECLINED @16:52 : SPIRIT : DECLINED DUE TO OTHER CONCERTS SCHEDULED @17:15 : ROLLING STONES : JAGGER WAS IN AUSTRALIA FILMING "NED KELLY" @17:35 : BEATLES : NOT INVITED @19:30 : ROY ROGERS ( ACTOR AND SINGER ) : DECLINED

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Where are the rest? LOL

[@strat5395]

I grew up on Yasgurs Farm milk, being I'm from Monticello NY. During the Bob Dylan segment, I see a map with an Interstate 89. There was never such interstates even close to there. Still a pretty cool video.

[@jimplumb4865]

Yeah, because it's a map of Vermont!

[@familydogg1234]

Nicky Hopkins : He is shown in the 1994 25th Anniversary edition. Vid Cass. I saw Rod Stewart at Bethel Sept 2023 and he told the audience him and Woody ( Ron Wood) showed up but no Beck! Apparently he was looking for his girlfriend. So no drummer and No Beck- 3 members were there at least . I like the Telegram John Morris sent Iron Butterfly. Looks better in print

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Nicky had way more affect on recorded music than most people realize.

[@daviduribe3111]

Two weeks before Woodstock, Jeff Beck fired Ron Wood for the third time. Rod Stewart had talked Beck into rehiring Wood after the first two firings, but Wood told Rod not to bother doing it a third time. Instead, they started jamming with the Small Faces and they had a much better time.

[@mariekatherine5238]

Some people didn’t play there because the roads were so jammed it was impossible to get there.

[@MartysPopParty]

Nice work as usual. I knew Bert Sommer back in the 80’s from playing the Albany club scene. He was lucky enough to have been booked on the bill partly due to his debut album on Capitol being produced by Artie Kornfeld who had ties to the festival. Sorry that CCR played (and was one of the headliners) but withheld their performances due to John feeling that they were sub par. It’s a shame because most live stuff I’ve heard from their prime was good.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

They sounded just fine to me. Based upon John's account, he just didn't feel much energy from the crowd.

[@royzug2847]

Lots of interesting and informative information. We'll never know what the effect on a group who didn't attend would have been.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Glad you enjoyed it,Roy!

[@onethumbpicker]

Quicksilver Messenger Service. Maybe Bill Graham had something to do with that too. Also, Savoy Brown and Peter Green's Fleetwood Mac as well as at least one or two blues artists like BB King, Albert King, Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Albert Collins, etc. etc. Maybe that wasn't the vibe that the promoters were looking for.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

at least one reason for any truncation of the roster was that there was a physical constraint on the number of acts that could be presented within the three day event, so once the slots were filled, they had to stop.

[@RandalSterling]

Tim Hardin, Incredible String Band, Bert Sommer, Sweetwater, Keef Hartley, Mountain, Quill, Johnny Winter, are on the poster. Did any of these play the festival?

[@Sargebri]

Video of their performances are on KZbin.

[@RandalSterling]

@ perhaps he poster was altered post-concert to include all those that were there.

[@GaryT1952]

Outstanding as usual G_T! Many of those would have been a welcome addition, my favorite of those you chose was "It's a Beautiful Day"...would have been a perfect venue for them. Less than a year later, they played at nearby Tanglewood in Lenox MA, opening for Jethro Tull and The Who.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Hi Gary! I did not have any of their albums. All I knew at the time was "White Bird"

[@klmullins65]

They could've broke bigger than Quill!!

[@frizzneil2590]

well, I was a senior in HS so my mom wouldn't let me play so i understand why you didn't mention me...great post thxs

[@kelf114]

😄♥️

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Yeah…. I was considering a bio on your life to that time, but…..LOL My parents didn’t know enough to say anything to me about seeing the movie, so that was my first exposure to the event.

[@giantgeoff]

@@frizzneil2590 don't feel too bad I was 11 and there weren't many 11 year olds there, but my sister was 14, her boyfriend was 16 and his close friend was over 18. And they went but not my sister did not my folks put us all on board the family's cabin cruiser took the whole family out on the Hudson River and anchored off Esopus Island until late Sunday afternoon. So we had no clue about the show until we got back to shore. Sometimes you have to give credit to them for being a lot smarter than we thought they were!

[@AndrewLoukidis-jr2bp]

Even bands that were there didn't get a bump in popularity from not being in the movie or chose not to be in it.

[@havenhemmings3574]

I don't remember The Band playing at Woodstock. Also, back in those days, outdoor concerts didn't seem to be that popular until after Woodstock. After that there were quite a few scheduled at Speedways and other open areas. Palm Beach Speedway had a 3 day event in October 1969 that had the Stones and quite a few other groups that weren't at Woodstock. 3 days cost about $20.

[@garyp9142]

Awesome information, good job once again

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Hi, Gary! Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@robertkerr4201]

Spinal Tap was planning to perform but their drummer spontaneously exploded a couple of days before.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

HA!

[@georgeprice4212]

Are you sure that wasn’t the one who died in a horrible tractor accident?

[@ApotheosisTunes]

your laugh at 13:04 is great, imagine being in a rock band in the late sixes and complaining about nudity and drug abuse.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

That one threw me

[@pathfinder1273]

It may have been common, but not required. Ian Anderson is a very religious man, albeit an outspoken critic of organized religion. Nowhere is there a law that says that drugs and sex had to be part of rock music. Bachman-Turner Overdrive was a rather successful rock band whose membership was largely Mormon, and there was never alcohol, drugs, or groupies backstage at any of their concerts.

[@ConglomerationCat]

A little surprised that Pink Floyd, Donovan or, The 5th Dimension weren't contacted or thought of.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Same here. There was a physical time constraint for the number of performances, though, and when the slots were filled, the invitations had to stop.

[@ConglomerationCat]

@the_guitar_trooper Yes, definitely...it certainly didn't help with the continual delays too .. slightly nightmarish to some degree. But some serious musical history made there for sure.

[@andrealders5053]

Yes, the 5th Dimension would have been nice!

[@georgebirch5635]

Interesting video, you don't go on to long about each artist, what about Steppenwolf??

[@the_guitar_trooper]

They were asked, but declined because of an earlier festival experience.

[@briangauci5492]

Rhinoceros apparently was asked but their manager wasn't around to get the call.

[@joelcrosby8868]

Yes,King Crimson,Moby Grape,The Stooges,Velvet Underground,Quick Sliver messenger Service,Deep Purple,Blue Cheer and Three Dog Night.

[@impalaman9707]

I would add Vanilla Fudge to that list as well, but they were on their last legs at that point. As far as Blue Cheer, they were, for all intents and purposes, already over by mid-1969---at least the Blue Cheer we all know and love. What was left was a Blue Cheer studio band being propped up with new musicians to fulfill a record contract with Philips---not the Dickie, Paul and Leigh power trio from the year before

[@Sargebri]

King Crimson didn't release their first album until after the festival and the Velvet Underground probably would have declined because Lou Reed hated hippies.

[@impalaman9707]

@@Sargebri Velvet Underground was also not the kind of band known for playing to large crowds, either.

[@impalaman9707]

Deep Purple was in transition around that time---that was when they were getting rid of Rod Evans and replacing him with Ian Gillan, but they also chose to avoid the American market for a few years

[@Sargebri]

@@impalaman9707 That's probably why they didn't play Monterey either.

[@Music_is_Breathing]

Too bad about Eric. Too bad about Tommy James too, that really s**ks. Poor Rick Evans...but I sure don't recall them doing any other song. I guess they must have but... I thought for sure Joni was there. Yeah, Dick Cavett is so much cooler than Woodstock 🙄 Led Zeppelin would have blown all the others away!! Some really poor decisions for several of these bands, bless their heart. Frank Zappa was right. Jethro Tull...WTF???? The Cyrkle might have done well there 😁 This was great!!!! I really enjoyed it! 😁😁

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Tull was just then gaining an audience - it would have boosted them. Joan Baez did the gig. Joni and her are frequently mistaken for each other.

[@Music_is_Breathing]

@@the_guitar_trooper How could anyone mistake Joan and Joni? Joan had brown hair, Joni was blond. They both had lovely voices, but didn't sound alike 🤥

[@the_guitar_trooper]

@ Similar first name and music genre

[@kelf114]

Dick Cavett was actually pretty cool.

[@Music_is_Breathing]

@@kelf114 Yes, he was. He had some great stars on his show. But nothing is cooler than Woostock, IMHO>

[@doodahdavesrecords4319]

GT what about Chicago or did u mention them? Van Morrison ? Or Beach Boys? Thanks! Kinks?

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Chicago was in there (Chicago Transit Authority)

[@raymondsmart6204]

Great video

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@PaulBrannan-mb8wv]

You and the Professor should collaborate

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Luv his stuff! He’s got too big an operation to collaborate with this tiny channel!

[@freeconvention]

Yes as a big Free fan , it saddens me to ponder on what difference the exposure could have had on the bands success in the US and at the same time a missed filming opportunity of the early band when so little footage exists

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Free deserved more popularity in the U.S. than they got. An appearance at Woodstock would likely have helped. Thanks for the post!

[@ThomasGoff-x9i]

I was drafted a week before the festival! Boy, was I pissed!

[@BipTunia_Microtonal_Cats]

Frank Zappa and Ian Anderson sure looked like hippies for people who didn't like hippies.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Both of those guys were astonishingly level-headed. Zappa in particular has always fascinated me because his verbal interactions were genuinely intellectual.

[@BipTunia_Microtonal_Cats]

@@the_guitar_trooper Yup. Plus Anderson loves cats, so that's good.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

@ well, yeah!

[@davidlsmith3864]

Three Dog Night, The Turtles, Fever Tree, Bee Gees, Gary Puckett & The Union Gap, The Association, The Buckinghams, or even Peter, Paul, and Mary ✌☮ ❤

[@Argonaut121]

LOL. I see what you're doing.

[@johnnyo3fan]

Groovy, man.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Breakfast in bed for 200,000.

[@jimmymurphy7789]

Documenting by movie-makers a 3-day Rock Music event with the largest audience ever, at the time, with some of the most popular musicians at the time should have been sufficient inspiration enough for mostly all the bands to want to get in on the bill (if they could), you would think. However, the Hindsight/20/20 thing applies here, I guess. IOW, it was the movie that really made this event more than one big, wild, giant rumour - if you know what I mean.

[@lordofthemound3890]

I wonder if, had he lived, Otis Redding would have gone. Preferably with the Stax house band in tow.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Astute observation!

[@Thrunabulax10]

a lot of groups did not play because the finances were hinky, and they were not sure they would gert paid

[@the_guitar_trooper]

I’m not sure how obvious the cash flow issue was to observers in April and May.

[@manny4552]

Nice to see one of your videos again sir

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Thanks! I have posted at least 2 long forms a month and 10 or so Shorts. Did you miss those?

[@manny4552]

@the_guitar_trooper I've seen alot but not lately ill check things out more

[@JD-te2pv]

Emerson, Lake & Palmer attended I of W but was not at WS. Also, Taste and King Crimson?

[@Sargebri]

ELP didn't get together until the next year. In fact, Greg Lake was recording the first King Crimson album when the festival took place.

[@joelcrosby8868]

Rod Evans would go on to be in Captain Beyond. A really good band that should have been bigger than they were.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Funny how the biz works.

[@FRANKBURNSONE]

I would have liked it if 'Blue Cheer' had played at Woodstock. My favorite act on the bill was Johnny Winter... and Hendrix. I often wonder how 3 days of music got condensed down to a 2+ hour movie and album. I think of all the footage that hit the cutting room floor, never to be seen or heard.

[@pathfinder1273]

Interesting that I have never heard of Paul Revere and the Raiders being considered. Granted they were often seen as much as a novelty as a serious band, but from mid-1966 to mid-1969, only the Beatles and the Stones sold more records than they did. And they had shown that they could write very serious rock tunes like Hungry and Kicks. Maybe the costumes were the issue...

[@Foul_Quince]

I assume the message to Iron Butterfly was delivered in the form of an acrostic?

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Yeah. Right

[@RickImus]

7:30 - Seven letters, starting with F, in the acrostic response...

[@Foul_Quince]

@@RickImus well spotted!

[@foghatrocks]

What about Steppenwolf?

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Yeah...They were contacted but they turned it down because of prior experiences with rock festivals.

[@KittyPurrfect100]

What about Rick Nelson and the Stone Canyon Band or the Beach Boys as a consideration, not necessary being invited? C’mon man they could have brought in a new audience and changed their image. Both artists are underrated.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Yeah. But they had both fallen into an unfortunate underground of “has beens” even though the talent was still there.

[@RichMiller]

The Animals would have been a fantastic addition.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

The Animals (last name: Eric Burdon and The Animals) were kaput by 1968, so there was no band to invite.

[@chrisbotelho7212]

@@the_guitar_trooper The Kinks. Still laboring under the soon to be lifted ban. Plus they were all but forgotten at the time.

[@111oooo]

I believe the Guess Who were invited but decided not to go as they were recording American Woman

[@joelcrosby8868]

Ive since thought of The Zombies and Booker T & The MG’s also Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band , Colleseum

[@RickyParker-d7r]

What about Fleetwood Mac?

[@impalaman9707]

If it was incumbent on popularity with an American crowd, they would have been disqualified. America wouldn't be ready for them until they were Americanized 6 years later

[@mistie710]

Seems odd that Ian Anderson would say something like that. Jethro Tull were at IOW.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Yep. The Isle of Wight rosters each year were full of great acts.

[@ofrabjousday1]

And then, there's the famous story about Neil Young actually attending to perform with Crosby, Still and Nash, but refused to be filmed. So the film makers just cut him out of the movie, and the other three played the set. There's a scene in the film where the back of Neil's head appears for a fleeting second, presumably as an elbow in his ribs by the film makers, but there are no reports whether Neil ever saw it. Oh, and by the way, The Archies were on the bill, but they refused, because the "Jughead is Dead" rumors were still boosting their sales.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Roger that on Neil. And the Archie’s were playing at burger joint grand openings at the time. Right? LOL

[@impalaman9707]

A glaring omission from your list was the "Cinderella story" of the Atlanta Pop Festival a month prior and that being Grand Funk Railroad. And before you say, "they were barely known", consider that Mountain wasn't even signed to a major label yet, and they were at Woodstock. GFR was not only already signed to Capitol, but their debut album would be release in a couple of weeks. Word of mouth had already gotten around about their performance in Atlanta and I'm surprised it didn't reach Michael Lang's ears!

[@the_guitar_trooper]

The only explanation I can fathom is that they just ran out of slots

[@jonstein1392]

What about The Kinks?

[@nbafan9388]

If Poco had played Woodstock would Randy Meisner have ever left and ever joined the Eagles? Hmm...

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Interesting thought!

[@Sargebri]

I think he had already left at that point to join the Stone Canyon Band.

[@track1949]

Wonder if this guy is aware of the festival going on at the same time in.NYC. Questlove made a documentary about it: Summer of Soul.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Ya. It was overshadowed

[@harrymaciolek9629]

To be fair, without the movie Woodstock would have been a minor footnote.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

It certainly saved the promoters. The revenue from the movie and album finally put Woodstock Ventures into the black. As I recall, it took 10 years.

[@harrymaciolek9629]

@ I didn’t see the movie when it came out because it was only shown at one theater in downtown Detroit. But we did have a couple of younger teachers that played the album in their classrooms.

[@jeffalan6339]

Lot of talent in the industry, to each their own. Moody Blues, Lynryd Skynyrd, Delaney Bonnie and Friends, James Gang are a few. One must consider to add more acts that would have been a week long festival

[@goofe.washington953]

I never understood why the Ohio Express, who had the smash hit “Yummy Yummy Yummy”, weren’t invited. Same with the Cowsills.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

I’m pretty sure that neither one of those acts would have been considered to be attractive to the prospective audience.

[@goofe.washington953]

@ It was a joke

[@the_guitar_trooper]

@ Ha! I never know. It’s a big audience. LOL

[@LimitlessStudioProductions-LSP]

Bread was invited but they were too busy loafing.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Padump Chaaaaa

[@johneckert2989]

Some of the groups that were not performing at Woodstock did not play because they wanted thier performance fee upfront! The promoters declined to go along with that. However The Who ask for and were paid before they went on!! The promoters wanted want them bad! To some of the groups that did not play....It was always about the $s!

[@fredeerickbays]

I was in Germany Watched it on TV My yr for VN was 70 with 101st AIRBORNE S3 clerk, Supply Sgt and got to be a door gunner about 50 hr every 10 days If it had been 68 i would of been at dix and i would of made it being an S3 clerk in A Bn HQ with 4 others where it was slotted for 2. Three day pass every weekend go to beach summer of 68 so yes if it had taken place in 68 I would of been there to the end because i would of taken 3 days leave added to that 3 day pass. We clerks know all the tricks. Xmass eve 70 about 19:00 CO comes into into supply room says Sgt Bays U want to go on R&R 28th right. Me: yes Sir He: u cant I boke protocol and said rather load WHAT He: Sgt Bays ur going home the 31st BEST XMESS GIFT EVER

[@IamShawnMichaelAllen]

Another great video my guy! Your response to Jethro Tull made me laugh out loud 😂

[@the_guitar_trooper]

I was genuinely surprised that he came up with that quip. Thanks as always!

[@claymor8241]

The Jeff Beck Group were very innovative, including influencing Page’s new venture. But Beck being Beck, he kept jumping off the career carousel. A Woodstock appearance might have catapulted him into the ‘big’ sphere, but it wasn’t really him.

[@kevinthetruckdriver353]

Just wondering YT favorite old guy. Are you planning to do a video concerning Woodstock II &/or Woodstock III?? Feel sorry for that Peter Grant guy. He kinda screwed up the band he was managering called Lead Zeppelin. Band had two good albums before fading away. Could of been huge if they only went.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Hi Kevin! No plans for looking at the follow-up festivals. I don’t think video would be worth the investment. And ummm. Wow. Led Zeppelin sold over 300 million records, making them one of the best selling musical acts ever. Like I said. They did OK.

[@darrylb5247]

One of the better Canadian Bands (Lighthouse) did not like the lack of Security, but later wished they had played, presumably not knowing the near Cult like status of the concert in hindsight. Obviously a bigger deal than they thought at the time. They were not alone in this regard as I thought only a few of the better known bands either could not or would not play, there are 20+ bands that missed out on WOODSTOCK just from what i see on this list alone!

[@onethumbpicker]

Ironically, I saw Lighthouse at a one-day outdoor festival in Detroit called the "St Benedictine Rock & Roll Picnic" just a couple weeks after Woodstock. There might have been a couple thousand people there. Not kidding.

[@Sargebri]

The drummer Skip Prokopf played at Monterey with the Paupers.

[@jonroesler8155]

It was only three days, is why.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

That certainly had something to do with some of those that weren’t invited! Thanks a million for the view!

[@thebassmanreigns3870]

were grand funk invited?

[@the_guitar_trooper]

I can find no evidence that GFR was invited. They were just starting at the time the organizers started signing artists in April and just slipped through the cracks I guess. Their first large scale performance was in July 1969 at the Atlanta Pop Festival.

[@MichaelStuff69]

For the record, regarding Tommy James.....Woodstock co-organizer Artie Kornfeld has said in no uncertain terms that Tommy's story is PURE FICTION, and that TJ & the Shondells were NEVER a consideration for the festival. I love TJ & the Shondells, but I'm taking Artie's word on this one.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Both are plausible, but you’re probably right.

[@JohnJarpe-b9y]

Ironically the biggest bands like CCR and Blood, Sweat, and Tears are not remembered as playing the festival because the producers of the movie Woodstock couldn’t afford the steep fees the bands were charging for participation in the film. The film was seen by many more people than were in the often stoned out audience sitting a quarter mile away from the stage battling rain, mud, and the hassles involved in what would be declared a national disaster area to be able to give an accounting that could compete with a film seen by the many millions of people and would come to to be seen as the official record of the festival. The most iconic performances associated with the festival were by bands who were of a less superstar quality at the time of the festival but whose performances immortalized in film would forever associate them with the event. Bands like Country Joe And The Fish come to mind whose Ain’t Fixing To Die Rag was more or less impromptu and would never have become cultural anthems were they not featured in the film and subsequent soundtrack.

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Thanks for watching and the great post!

[@AndrewLoukidis-jr2bp]

The festival was already running late, any more bands and it would have ran for another day The main question is who invited Sha Na Na?

[@the_guitar_trooper]

The usual story is that the only reason that they got the gig was because Jimi Hendrix recommended them to the promoters. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it. And….. don’t forget that the group got a contract to front a TV variety show that ran several seasons. Go figure.

[@Slotnikoff]

Zager and Evans? Of the less-than-one-hit-wonder 'In The Year 2525'? How embarrassing!! I remember promotional ads of Woodstock that were broadcast on what was then a progressive rock station (WMMR Philadelphia). It was advertised as a 'Music and Art Festival'. I now wonder if there were other kinds of artists there and how they made out!

[@the_guitar_trooper]

Irrespective of the duo’s flash-in-the-pan status, “In The Year 2525” was a HUGE hit. It went to number one on 8 charts in the U.S., UK, New Zealand, and Ireland. It another example of an act that MIGHT have found a wider audience by playing Woodstock.

[@manny4552]

Their hit was indeed a great song though

[@cavecookie1]

Ravi Shankar played Woodstock. In no way could his music ever be considered Rock music!

[@Slotnikoff]

@@the_guitar_trooper What about Sweetwater, Bert Sommer, Quill, The Keef Hartley Band... they all played at Woodstock. Sha Na Na played at Woodstock... they too had their 15 minutes of fame. But like Z&E, they didn't last too long. And they certainly put on a more fun show!

[@the_guitar_trooper]

@ I had to giggle when applause broke out after Shankar et al finished TUNING UP. LOL. That still makes me laugh.

[@rbelf001]

Woodstock is treated like the pinical or Rock an Roll. In reality it was an outdoor drug party in an over crowded field. Free love and drugs and looking like sh!t were made popular. It actually was the death of a once great country they were celebrating. From then on our wealth, safety and literacy declined dratically. Rock On.