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Keef Hartley Band

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Keef Hartley Band
Promo shot of Keef Hartley (not taken at Woodstock)
Performed on Day 2
Started at 4.45 pm, Saturday, 16th
Played for 45 min. (approx.)
Further Information
  • Unofficial Fan Site link
  • Keef Hartley Official link
  • All Music Guide link
  • Wikipedia link
Festival Day Chronology
Prev. artist John B. Sebastian at 3.30 pm
Next artist The Incredible String Band at 6.00 pm

The Keef Hartley Band was the first British band that performed at Woodstock. Unfortunately their Jazz-biased Blues-Rock sound didn't make a great impact, so they were soon forgotten.

They went on stage on Saturday, the 16th at about 4:45 pm.


Contents


[edit] Musicians

  • Keef Hartley - drums
  • Miller Anderson - guitar, vocals
  • Jimmy Jewell - saxophone
  • Henry Lowther - trumpet, violin
  • Gary Thain - bass

[edit] Setlist

  1. Spanish Fly
  2. She's Gone
  3. Too Much Thinkin'
  4. Believe In You
  5. Rock Me Baby
  6. Medley: Sinnin' For You (Intro) > Leaving Trunk > Just to Cry > Sinnin' for You

[edit] Details

Of the above setlist only the first song "Spanish Fly" is available, a latin-themed Blues-Rock song supported by a trumpet and a saxophone.

"Believe In You" comes from Keef Hartley's then still unreleased album Battle of North West Six (1970).

[edit] Miscellaneous

It is rumoured that they played with Santana's equipment and that they weren't content with their gig[1][2].

Woodstock was the first U.S. gig for the band. They played to support their album Halfbreed (1969).

[edit] Availability

No official sources are known. "Spanish Fly" comes from an audience tape. According to Keef Hartley's autobiography Halfbreed his manager requested $2.000 in advance to be recorded and filmed which was refused[3].

[edit] Images

Please upload any picture of the Keef Hartley Band that were taken at Woodstock! There are currently too few in the gallery.

Keef Hartley Band at Woodstock

Keef Hartley on the drums

[edit] Footnotes

  1. ↑ Pete Fornatale: Back to the Garden: The Story of Woodstock, 2009, ISBN 1416591192
  2. ↑ Yahoo! Woodstock Project mailing list - Keef Hartley myths in various books
  3. ↑ Yahoo! Woodstock Project mailing list - notes from the Keef Hartley auto biography Halfbreed
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