Listen in on all of the great performances from 1969's Woodstock music festival

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@nungesser

What’s really bonkers about Sha Na Na is that when they appeared at Woodstock, they’d only performed a handful of times (mostly just around their college), had no record contract, and hadn’t released any songs. But their bass player was a friend of Jimi Hendrix and Jimi was a big fan, so he recommended they open for him. Their set was a total shock and surprise, the crowd went nuts, and it ended up kicking off the 50’s nostalgia wave of the 1970s.

And then they got their own variety show…

Sha Na Na

@Franko

I can see why Arlo’s set was trimmed down for the album and movie – he must’ve been high as a kite, lol.

Word is that Santana was pretty damn high for his set, too. I think he said it was mescaline.
This clip includes the full Michael Shrieve drum solo on Soul Sacrifice. They way they come back into the song at the end of his solo is fire.

Soul Sacrifice - Santana Woodstock Full Drum Solo 1969 Live