Blood, Sweat & Tears
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| Blood, Sweat & Tears | ||
Blood, Sweat & Tears at Woodstock
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| Performed on | Day 3 | |
| Started at | 1.30 am, Monday, 18th | |
| Played for | 60 min. (approx.) | |
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| Festival Day Chronology | ||
| Prev. artist | Johnny Winter at 12.00 pm | |
| Next artist | Crosby, Stills & Nash (and Young) at 3.00 pm | |
Blood, Sweat & Tears had this distinctive R&B sound and gained a huge popularity in the 60ies. Their first few albums were well received and it was no big surprise that they ended up in Woodstock, too.
They started around 1.30 pm in the night of Sunday to Monday. So it was already the 18th of August, the last day of the festival.
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[edit] Musicians
- David Clayton-Thomas - vocals
- Bobby Colomby - drums
- Jim Fielder - bass
- Dick Halligan - keyboards, trombone, flute
- Jerry Hyman - trombone
- Steve Katz - guitar, harmonica, vocals
- Fred Lipsius - alto sax, piano
- Lew Soloff - trumpet, flugelhorn
- Chuck Winfield - trumpet, flugelhorn
[edit] Setlist
- More and More
- Just One Smile
- Something's Coming on
- More Than You'll Ever Know
- Spinning Wheel
- Sometimes in Winter
- Smiling Phases
- God Bless the Child
- I Stand Accused (???)
- And When I Die
- You've Made Me So Very Happy
[edit] Details
By the time of Woodstock founding member Al Kooper has already left the band. Nevertheless their blend of Jazz, Psychedelic, Soul and R&B was a nice addition for the musical diversity of the festival.
Blood, Sweat & Tears have already produced two hit albums so they could choose popular and well-known songs. However, it seems that not everything of their set was taped. The songs we have got are: More And More, Something's Comming On, I Love You More Than You'll Ever Know and Spinning Wheel. Despite the negative comments (see below) the band played the songs flawlessly and with a lot of feeling.
[edit] Availability
The four songs described above are available via film outtakes (very good quality). "More and More" can be found on the video Woodstock: The Lost Performances, too.
[edit] Miscellaneous
Pursuant to Saxophonist Fred Lipsius, Woodstock was the worst gig that Blood, Sweat & Tears ever played [1][2]. Mr. Lipsius claims that David Clayton-Thomas sang off key that night, which is the only time in the history of the band it ever happened.
[edit] Images
 David Clayton-Thomas and in background guitarist Steve Katz |
 David Clayton-Thomas |
 Fred Lipsius |
 Bobby Colomby on drums |
 Dick Halligan on keyboards (barely visible in the dark), David Clayton-Thomas |
 Bobby Colomby |
 either Lew Soloff or Chuck Winfield (please help identify!) |
 Jim Fielder on bass |
[edit] Footnotes
- ↑ Unpublished interview with Jack Lokensky on December 4, 2007
- ↑ Richard Havers and Richard Evans: Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace & Music, p. 200, published by Chartwell Books in 2009. ISBN 0785824979
