Because of the many delays, however, the show went far, far off schedule. Credence Clearwater Revival experienced big travel delays, then didn't get to play until sometime between 1 and 3 a.
Sunday morning because the Grateful Dead went on too long, which left a bitter taste in the band's mouth — to the point where lead man John Fogerty refused to allow their set to be included in the original Woodstock documentary. They went way over their allotted time. Everybody has to sort of play ball," recounted Clifford in an interview. There was terrible weather. It was raining and I don't believe the stage was covered.
Things got wet, the electronics got wet so there were those kinds of problems. But I think we did a really good job with our performance against those kinds of circumstances. One of Joni Mitchell's most famous songs is Woodstock , which is written in first person and describes the experience of traveling there. Only thing was, Mitchell didn't perform at Woodstock or even attend. Her manager thought it would be more advantageous to play The Dick Cavett Show.
Rather, she was inspired by what her then-boyfriend Graham Nash told her about the experience, and composed the song in a New York hotel room after watching footage of the event on TV. The song also became a hit for Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young.
Outdoor festivals can be a nightmare sound-wise, but pioneering audio engineer Bill Hanley devised a custom sound setup that became known as the "Woodstock sound system" — one that some said was the most advanced, most expensive and largest ever constructed. Hanley's system took full advantage of the field's bowl shape, and involved custom speaker columns powered by more than 10, watts of McIntosh tube power amplifiers. The lowest one, at 20 feet, was for the audience nearest to the stage.
There were four cabinets arrayed on both towers on each level, which had about 32 woofers each. By the time the Grateful Dead took the stage on Saturday night, it was pouring rain — which did not make for a good mix with the electrical instruments. The other part was our sound man, who decided that the ground situation on the stage was all wrong.
It took him about two hours to change it, which held up the show. The stage was wet, and the electricity was coming through me. I was conducting! Touching my guitar and the microphone was nearly fatal. There was a great big blue spark about the size of a baseball, and I got lifted off my feet and sent back eight or 10 feet to my amplifier. Just weeks before Woodstock, Stratford-born guitarist John Till joined Janis Joplin's Kozmic Blues Band, and says the toughest thing about the festival was the non-stop waiting.
We sort of let the air out of the tires. So when we went on two hours after we were supposed to, I don't think we had as much energy as we would've at the scheduled time. But it was a job. You just do the best you can," said Till, who didn't realize the event was noteworthy until later. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.
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One of his most high-profile roles was in Ned Kelly , where he played the titular tin-plated Aussie bankrobber. Filming took place in Australia during the northern summer of 69 — meaning the Stones were unable to play. Folk star Joni Mitchell had a hit with the song Woodstock, which appeared on her album Ladies Of The Canyon, and eulogised the festival for posterity.
Just one thing — she never actually made it to the festival. Mitchell had been told by one of her managers that it was far more important for her career that she appear on the Dick Cavett Show, an ABC channel talk show. Mitchell ended up composing the song from her hotel in room in New York after realising just how important the festival was. That honour was to have been singing cowboy Roy Rogers. We all grew up with Roy Rogers. Quite what Rogers would have made of it is unknown, however.
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