Sweetwater
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| Sweetwater | ||
Sweetwater at Woodstock
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| Performed on | Day 1 | |
| Started at | 6.15 pm, Friday, 15th | |
| Played for | 45 min. | |
| Further Information | ||
| Festival Day Chronology | ||
| Prev. artist | Richie Havens at 5.00 pm | |
| Next artist | Bert Sommer at 7.15 pm | |
The first band that played at the festival was Sweetwater following Richie Havens who was a solo artist. Sweetwater arrived later on Friday afternoon because they were stuck in the traffic jam. They started at about 6.15 pm.
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[edit] Musicians
- Nancy Nevins - vocals
- Alex Del Zoppo - piano, and harmonica and backing vocals
- Fred Herrera - bass and backing vocals
- August Burns - cello
- Alan Malarowitz - drums
- Elpidio "Pete" Cobian - congas, percussion
- Albert Moore - flute, Tambourine, Cowbell, backing vocals
[edit] Setlist
- Motherless Child
- Look Out
- For Pete's Sake
- What's Wrong
- Crystal Spider
- Two Worlds
- Why Oh Why
- Let the Sunshine In
- Oh Happy Day
- Day Song
[edit] Details
Sweetwater played for about 45 minutes[1]. There exist 32 minutes of Sweetwater recordings.
Sweetwater's performance was nothing special. The jams in their longer songs, "What's Wrong" and "Why Oh Why", didn't help much. The multi-vocal parts are rather chaotic. The only noteworthy song is the psychedelic "My Crystal Spider" which includes some strange solo parts.
[edit] Availability
There are audience recordings and black/white film outtakes available. An official Sweetwater compilation contains the song "What's Wrong".
[edit] Images
Please upload any picture of Sweetwater that were taken at Woodstock! There are currently too few in the gallery.
 Sweetwater |
