On January 23, 2024, Melanie Anne Safka-Schekeryk aka Melanie Safka died aged 76. She was musician (guitar), singer and songwriter, one of the Woodstock Festival stars. Her best known songs are “What Have They Done to My Song Ma” and “Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)”. Melanie released 28 studio and 13 live albums.
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David Myers
On August 26, 2004, David Myers died aged 90. He was photographer and cinematographer known for his documentaries on popular music and musicians, such as the documentary on “Woodstock” festival, “Johnny Cash in San Quentin”, “Elvis on Tour”, “Mad Dogs & Englishmen” (Joe Cocker), “Soul to Soul”, “Wattstax”, “Let the Good Times Roll”, “Save the Children”, “The Grateful Dead”, “The Last Waltz”, “Rust Never Sleeps” (Neil Young & the Crazy Horse), “Shadows and Light” (Joni Mitchell), and “Cracked Actor: A Film About David Bowie”.
Santana: Santana IV
On April 15, 2015, “RCA” label released “Santana IV”, the twenty-third studio Santana album. It was recorded 2014-2015, and was produced by Carlos Santana. The title refers to the fact that this is the fourth album by most of the personnel who formed the late 1960s version of the group that performed at “Woodstock Festival”.
Personnel:
- Carlos Santana– vocals, guitar, executive producer
- Ronald Isley– lead vocals
- Neal Schon – vocals, guitar, executive producer
- Gregg Rolie– lead vocals, Hammond B3 organ, keyboards, executive producer
- Benny Rietveld – bass
- Michael Shrieve – drums, executive producer
- Michael Carabello – vocals, congas, percussion, executive producer
- Karl Perazzo – vocals, timbales, percussion
Track listing:
- Yambu – Carlos Santana, Karl Perazzo
- Shake It – Neal Schon, Gregg Rolie, Michael Carabello, Karl Perazzo
- Anywhere You Want to Go – Gregg Rolie
- Filmore East – Carlos Santana, Neal Schon, Gregg Rolie, Michael Carabello, Karl Perazzo, Michael Shrieve
- Love Makes the World Go Round – Carlos Santana, Nuru Kane, Thierry Fourner
- Freedom in Your Mind – Carlos Santana, Kenneth Okulolo
- Choo Choo – Carlos Santana, Igor Len, Neal Schon, Gregg Rolie, Michael Carabelo
- All Aboard – Carlos Santana
- Sueños – Carlos Santana, Benny Rietveld
- Caminando – Carlos Santana, Neal Schon, Michael Carabelo, Karl Perazzo
- Blues Magic – Carlos Santana, Gregg Rolie, Neal Schon
- Echizo – Neal Schon, Michael Shrieve
- Leave Me Again – Michael Sgrieve, Gregg Rolie, Carlos Santana
- You and I – Gregg Rolie
- Come as You Are – Neal Schon, Carlos Santana, Gregg Rolie, Michael Carabelo, Karl Perazzo
- Forgiveness – Neal Schon, Carlos Santana, Gregg Rolie, Claus Zundel
Paul Butterfield
On May 4, 1987, Paul Vaughn Butterfield died aged 45. He was musician (harmonica) and singer, performed with Nick Gravenites and Elvin Bishop, but was best known as the front man of The Paul Butterfield Blues Band. He gained international recognition after performing during the “Summer of Love” at “The Monterey Festival” and “Woodstock Festival”. In 2006, he was inducted into the “Blues Hall of Fame” and in 2015, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band was inducted in the “Rock and Roll Hall of Fame”.
Richie Havens
On April 22, 2013, Richard Pierce Havens aka Richie Havens died aged 72. He was musician (guitar), singer and songwriter, famous for his intense and rhythmic guitar style. Havens released 21 studio and 2 live albums but he is best known for his opening performance at the 1969 “Woodstock Festival”.
Woodstock Festival
On August 15, 1969, Woodstock Festival started on Max Yasgur’s 600 acre farm in Bethel outside New York. The three day festival was attended by more then 400,000 people. Some of the festival performers were Jimi Hendrix, Richie Havens, Joe Cocker, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Santana, The Who, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin, The Band, Canned Heat, Joan Baez, Melanie, Ten Years After, Sly and the Family Stone, Johnny Winter, Jefferson Airplane, Ravi Shankar, Country Joe and the Fish, Blood Sweat and Tears, Arlo Guthrie and Joe Cocker.
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