This post is dedicated to the music of Woodstock and some great quotes and philosophical ideas about music. I hope you enjoy these amazing live performances from Woodstock 1969 by Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Jefferson Airplane, Santana and The Who!
Enjoy, I'll be back later today and the rest of the week with more Woodstock themed posts so stay tuned!
Jimi Hendrix - Outro Jam (end of set) Live at Woodstock 1969
Jimi Hendrix - "Star Spangled Banner" This is a classic live performance of Jimi's version of the star spangled banner at Woodstock 1969! Jefferson Airplane - "Somebody to Love" and "White Rabbit" Live at Woodstock 1969 These live performances by Creedence Clearwater Revival are AWESOME! I wish I had been there!
Creedence Clearwater Revival - "I Put A Spell On You" Live at Woodstock 1969
Creedence Clearwater Revival - "Born on the Bayou"
Santana (live performances at Woodstock and an interview about Woodstock)
Janis Joplin - "Try" Live at Woodstock 1969
Sheet of music embellished to make art, so cute!
The Who - "My Generation" Live at Woodstock 1969
(All images in this post are sourced via Pinterest and all videos sourced via YouTube.)
Guess what this week is?? The 42nd anniversary of Woodstock! Yep its been 42 years since those three days of love, peace and music that turned out to be a whole lot more than just love, peace and music! Haha... Over 500,000 people flooded Bethel, New York in 1969 to attend the Woodstock Music and Art Fair to see many artists perform such as Janis Joplin (love her!), The Who (whoooo are you, who who!?), Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Creedence Clearwater Revival (run through the jungle! they're amazing), Joan Baez, Santana, Grateful Dead, Blood, Sweat & Tears, Jefferson Airplane and of course Jimi Hendrix, my all time favorite artist next to the Beatles. I love that man, his music rocks my world just like the first time - every time!
I am one of those old souls who loves classic rock and is quite bothered that I was not alive to attend Woodstock! Hehehehehe... I know, I know, it was days of ill-planned, grungy hippy madness but hey, I'm a hippy and although I'm anything but grungy, I would have gladly put up with all the chaos to hear Janis Joplin, Creedence and especially Jimi's spectacular performance at dawn on August 18, 1969, the last day of the festival. It would have been the sweetest music to my groggy ears - you know, whilst waking up all sticky and unbathed on a damp/grassy/muddy field. Haha, it would have been worth it, I know it. *Sigh* If only I had a time machine! But since that's not the case I settled for buying his live performance on DVD, you can see it below in the special Woodstock Amazon product widget I created at the end of this post in case you're interested in getting your own. It's a real shame that by the time Jimi Hendrix went on stage (which was supposed to be the previous night) many of the people at Woodstock had already left. Their loss huh?
Anyway, in honor of Woodstock I'm going to be doing a lot of hippie and music themed posts this week, so get ready! In the meantime enjoy these images and a video of Jimi Hendrix's live performance of Voodoo Child at Woodstock. Genius of a man! ;)
Janis Joplin John Fogerty - lead singer of Creedence Clearwater Revival The Who Jefferson Airplane Do I even need to label this musical god? Jimi Hendrix :)
Check out these Woodstock videos, music and products....
(All images sourced via Google images, video sourced from YouTube.)
Three winners will receive a framed “Keep Calm & Carry On” poster, in their choice of one of three colors. To enter this giveaway, go to Z Gallerie on Facebook by 12/14/10 and hit "Like” and then comment on their giveaway post with what keeps you calm during the holidays. Winners will be picked on Wednesday 12/15/10. (RULES: US Residents only, Z Gallerie employees excluded, no purchase necessary to win.)
To learn more about the history of the Keep Calm and Carry On poster and its meaning, please see this post. I've already entered this giveaway, my fingers are crossed... good luck to you! In the meantime, check out these items from Z Gallerie that I spotted while browsing their site, me like! Right now they are offering 20% off all gifts with the code GIFTS20 at checkout!
...white ceramic animals!!...
... white ceramic owl vase....
...white ceramic Polar Bears and Penguins....
...peace out bottle stoppers!...
... funky hourglasses, Penguin bar mixer set, nightstand all-in-one pitcher and drinking glass and chrome tree branch candlestick holders!...
....angels wings mobile phone stand...
...Keep Calm and Carry On notebooks...
...an eclectic geometric vase...
... and of course, how about some Jimi Hendrix playing cards or a Beatles Abbey Road puzzle!? YES PLEASE! :)
*GASP* I'm so ashamed that I forgot my main man's birthday!!
*Looks up to the sky... "I'm sorry Jimi!*
With all the craziness of Thanksgiving week I completely forgot.... Last Friday November 27, 2010 would have been Jimi Hendrix's 68th birthday! Boy would I bet good money that if he were still alive today he'd be rockin' and jammin' out better than ever!
Shucks, that would be a great dream come true fantasy of mine, to see Jimi Hendrix live in concert! To have been at the Monterrey Pop Festival in 1967 for his memorable performance.... or better yet, to have been woken up in the early morning hours by the screeching notes of his Star-Spangled Banner at Woodstock in 1969! Whoa, that must have been insane!
All of Hendrix's music is awesome, but my favorite songs are Hey Joe, Dolly Dagger, Voodoo Chile, Machine Gun, Gypsy Eyes, Bold As Love, If 6 was 9....
"...Now, if 6 turned up to be 9, I don't mind, I don't mind. If all the hippies cut off their hair, I don't care, I don't care. Did, 'cos I got my own world to live through And I ain't gonna copy you.
White-collar conservatives flashing down the street Pointing their plastic finger at me. They're hoping soon my kind will drop and die, But I'm gonna wave my freak flag high . . . HIGH...."
(that last part is, in my opinion, some of his best lyrics) ....and of course, especially, Foxy Lady and Red House!!
What about you, what are your favorite Jimi Hendrix songs?
This world lost Jimi way too soon, but fortunately his passion and talent enabled him to create an abundance of great music in his short life. With his music, Hendrix carved out a home for himself in the world of rock and roll and the hearts of fans like moi FOREVER. So even though he's no longer a physical part of our world, Jimi Hendrix's spirit lives on forever through his timeless music.
Happy belated Birthday Jimi, you were a hell of a guitar player and a hell of hippy Jimi, you are THE MAN.... well, you and John, Paul, George and Ringo... hehe.
Isn't this an awesome piece of art? It's titled "Jimi Hendrix Explosion" and it's by Martin Sharp... I love it!
Maniac :)
Peace out!
And finally.... Merry Christmas from Jimi Hendrix himself, hehe.... I've never seen this picture of him before but it's cute!.............
(All images via a Google image search and Last.FM)
