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RETROFEST 14 
A WOODSTOCK 69 TRIBUTE CONCERT
at
THE TRIAD THEATER, NEW YORK, N.Y.*
SPONSORED BY ABELES AND HEYMAN

The Woodstock Music Convention         Black Box Entertainment         Ultrasound Studios 

EVENT PAGE

Start End

When ever possible, the show will follow the same order and instrumentation that was used at Woodstock in 1969.

Key for additional Instrumentation:

HS  Horn Section  (Richard Fairfax and Michael Cohen (Sax) , Mike Cobrin (Trumpet) , and Sandro Comini (Trombone)
PC  Percussion     (David Polakoff, MIke MIller, Mike Latanso)
HM  Harmonica     ( David Polakoff)
CV   Violin             (Helen Hooke)
FL   Flute               (M Cohen)

6:00 6:45 ASCAP HOUSE BAND (60 min)

Darlin' Be Home Soon                           John Sebastian                Helen Hooke
Motherless Child            
PCCV         Sweetwater                    Haley DeVestern  
Jennifer                                                   Bert Sommer                   Melody Zimmer 
The Live the Life             
PCFL            Quill                                      Allan Spielman
Waiting                             
PC                 Santana                              Instrumental
Soul Sacrifice                 
PC                 Santana                              Instrumental
Blood On the Sun                                      Mountain                            Jimmy Kunes of Cactus
Long Red                                                    Mountain                            Jimmy Kunes of Cactus

Theme For An Imaginary Western              Mountain                            Rommel
Summertime                  
HS                   Janis Joplin                        Haley DeVestern
Try                                    
HS                   Janis Joplin                        Haley DeVestern
Piece Of My Heart         
HS                   Janis Joplin                        Haley DeVestern
Ball & Chain                      
HS                   Janis Joplin                        Haley DeVestern
7:00 7:30 OTTO (Seth Salzman)  (30 min)

TBA  

7:30 8:30 ASCAP HOUSE BAND   (60 min)

Mama Tried                                              Grateful Dead                    
Haley
Suzie Q        
HM                                         CCR                                        Danny O' Doule
Dance To The Music   
HS                       Sly & The Family Stone    Haley DeVestern
I Want To Take You Higher  
HSHM      Sly & The Family Stone    Haley
Summertime Blues                                 The Who                             Jimmy Kunes of Cactus

White Rabbit                                             Jefferson Airplane         Stephanie Geber
Somebody To Love                                   Jefferson Airplane         Sara Mc Carthy
Feeling' Alright    
HSPC                              Joe Cocker                       Rommel
With A Little Help From My Friends  
HSPC    Joe Cocker                       Rommel
Not So Sweet Martha Lorraine           Country Joe And The Fish   Jon Sobol  
Good Morning Little Schoolgirl             Ten Years After                    Jon Sobol    
I'm Going Home                                          Ten Years After                    Jon Sobol 

Everything's Gonna Be Alright  HSHM      Paul Butterfield Blues Band     Jon Sobol  
For What Its Worth                                 CSNY                                  Sara Mc Carthy 

Hey Joe                                                        Jimi  Hendrix                    Garry Inglisi   

Little Wing                                                  Jimi  Hendrix                    Stephanie Geber
8:45 9:15  King Penguin 
 
The Band Tribute
The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down
The Shape I'm In
Ophelia
I Shall be Released  with Eddie  Kaercher  
The Weight   
           with Eddie  Kaercher  

 

9:15 9:30 Eddie  Kaercher of the  BAND      (15 min)
Richie Havens and  Rick Danko Tribute
9:45 10:15 KINGS COUNTY BLUES BAND  (30 min)

Johnny Winter & Paul  Butterfield Blues Band Tribute

Mean Town Blues                                          Johnny  Winter
Don't Take Advantage of Me                     Johnny  Winter
I Just Want to  Make Love to You           Johnny  Winter
Get Out of My Life Woman                          Paul Butterfield Blues Band
 
Blues with a Feeling                                      Paul Butterfield Blues Band
 
Born Under a Bad Sign                                  Paul Butterfield Blues Band
 

10:30 11:00 Powderfinger     

CSNY-Neil Young Tribute

Mr Soul
Long Time Gone
Sea of Madness

Wooden Ships
Carry On
Ohio

Southern Man
Like a Hurricane 

The following is a list of the musicians and instrumentation used at Woodstock in 1969.

1969 Act Woodstock Lineup
Sweetwater Nacy Nevins - vocals
Alex Del Zoppo - guitar
Fred Herrera – bass
August Burns – cello
Alan Malarowitz - drums
Elpidio "Pete" Cobian - conga, drums
Albert Moore - flute, backing vocals
Bert Sommer      Bert Sommer  - guitar, vocals
Charlie Bilello – bass
Ira Stone - guitar, organ, harmonica
Tim Hardin   Tim Hardin - vocals, guitar
Richard Bock – cello
Steve "Muruga" Booker – drums
Gilles Malkine – guitar
Glen Moore - bass
Ralph Towner - guitar, piano
Arlo Guthrie  Arlo Guthrie - guitar, vocals
Bob Arkin – bass
Paul Motian – drums
John Pilla - guitar
Joan Baez Joan Baez - vocals, guitar
Richard Festinger – guitar
Jeffrey Shurtleff - vocals, guitar
 
Quill Jon Cole – vocals
Dan Cole - bass, vocals
Roger North - drums
Normman Rogers - guitar, vocals
Phil Thayer - keyboard, saxophone, flute
SANTANA Carlos Santana - guitar
Gregg Rolie - vocals, keyboard
Jose "Chepito" Areas - percussion
Mike Carabello – congas
Michael Shrieve - drums
David Brown - bass
CANNED HEAT Alan "Blind Owl" Wilson - guitar, harmonica, vocals
Bob "The Bear" Hite - vocals, harmonica
Harvey "The Snake" Mandel - guitar
Larry "The Mole" Taylor - bass
Adolpho "Fito" de la Parra - drums
MOUNTAIN Leslie West - guitar, vocals
Felix Pappalardi – bass
N.D. Smart - drums
Steve Knight – keyboards
JANIS JOPLIN 
AND THE COSMIC BLUES BAND
Janis Joplin – vocals
Maury Baker – drums
Terry Clements - tenor saxophone
Cornelius "Snooky" Flowers - baritone saxophone
Luis Gasca - trumpet
John Till - guitar
Richard Kermode – keyboards
Brad Campbell - bass
GRATEFUL DEAD Jerry Garcia - guitar, vocals
Bob Weir - guitar
Bill Kreutzmann - drums
Mickey Hart - drums
Ron "Pig Pen" McKernan - keyboards, vocals
Tom Constanten - keyboards, vocals
Phil Lesh - bass
Creedence Clearwater Revival John Fogerty - vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano
Tom Fogerty - rhythm guitar, vocals
Doug "Cosmo" Clifford – drums
Stu Cooke - bass
Sly & 
the Family Stone
Sly Stone - vocals, keyboard
Freddie Stone - guitar, vocals
Gregg Errico - drums
Larry Graham – bass
Jerry Martini - saxophone
Cynthia Robinson – trumpet
Rosie Stone - keyboard, vocals
 harmonica
THE WHO Roger Daltry – vocals
John Entwistle – bass
Keith Moon – drums
Pete Townshend - guitar

Jefferson Airplane   Marty Balin – vocals
Grace Slick – vocals
Paul Kantener – guitar
Jorma Kaukonen – guitar
Jack Casady – bass
Spencer Dryden – drums
Nicky Hopkins - piano
Joe Cocker   Joe Cocker – vocals
Henry McCullough - rhythm gutar
Alan Spenner – bassist
Chris Stainton - keyboard
Bruce Rowlands – drums
Bobby Torres - congas

Note: Although no horns were used at Woodstock, at other venues Joe Cocker made extensive use of the horn section on these songs and therefore we include it.
Country Joe 
And The Fish
"Country" Joe McDonald - guitar, vocals
Barry "The Fish" Melton – guitar
Greg "Duke" Dewey - drums
Mark Kapner – keyboards
Doug Metzler - bass
Ten Years After   Alvin Lee - guitar, vocals
Leo Lyons – bass
Chick Churchill - organ
Ric Lee – drums
The Band Robbie Robertson - guitar, vocals
Rick Danko - bass, vocals
Levon Helm - drums
Garth Hudson - organ, keyboard, saxophone
Richard Manuel - piano
Johnny  Winter Johnny Winter - vocals, guitar
Edgar Winter - keyboards
Jommy Shannon - bass
"Uncle" John Turner - drums
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young David Crosby - guitar, vocals
Graham Nash - guitar, vocals
Stephen Stills - guitar, vocals
Neil Young - guitar, vocals , Organ
Greg Reeves - bass
Dallas Taylor - drums
Paul Butterfield 
Blues Band
Paul Butterfield - harmonica, vocals
Gene Dinwiddie - tenor saxophone
Buzzy Feiten - guitar
Rod Hicks - bass
Steve Madaio - trumpet
David Sanborn - alt saxophone
Teddy Harris - piano
Phillip Wilson - drums
Keith Johnson - trumpet
Trevor Lawrence - bariton saxophone
Jimi Hendrix
Gypsy Sun & Rainbows     
Jimi Hendrix - guitar
Mitch Mitchell - drums
Billy Cox - bass
Larry Lee - rhythm guitar
Juma Sultan - percussion
Gerardo "Jerry" Velez - congas

Source used for setlist order: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woodstock_Festival

 

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