August 16, 2025

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Woodstock Day 1 – Joan Baez, August 15, 1969

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Young and Very Pregnant Joan Baez Wows at Woodstock

Sweet Sir Galahad was her first really good composition

Miss Baez referred to Woodstock as the eye of the hurricane of that turbulent time, with good reason. She was among the half-millions people who marched on Washington on August 28, 1963, to demand Civil Rights African Americans and other peoples of color, and led them in singing “We Shall Over Come” at the Lincoln Memorial, and she supported peace initiatives throughout the course of the Viet Nam War.

Alfred Hayes’ poem “Joe Hill” set to music by Earl Robinson in 1936, and dedicated to the immigrant labor activist who was framed and executed for murder in 1915.

 

Here she performs with Jeffrey Shurtleff on vocals and guitar, and Richard Festinger on lead guitar

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Woodstock Day 1, act i – Richie Havens

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August 15, 1969, Woodstock Day 1 started with Richie Havens

A lasting legacy of advocacy through music

There is along standing legend that Richie Havens was asked to entertain the crowd for three hours, due to the transportation difficulties of other acts. This was perpetuated by Richie Havens, who was exaggerating when making such a claim. But he did play longer than expected.

Rich Haven Woodstock Setlist:

  1. From the Prison
  2. Get Together
  3. From the Prison (reprise)
  4. I’m a Stranger Here
  5. High Flying Bird
  6. I Can’t Make It Anymore
  7. With a Little Help from My Friends
  8. Handsome Johnny
  9. Strawberry Fields Forever > Hey Jude
  10. Freedom (Motherless Child)

And Richie Haven’s immortal Woodstock encore

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